Mercedes AMG Toys With Building a Cayman Competitor

It looks like the Mercedes performance arm will continue to be a thorn in Porsche's side with word of yet another bespoke model taking direct aim at a Stuttgart favorite. With the GT Coupe and recently revealed GT 4-Door serving as foils to the Porsche 911 and Panamera, Mercedes-AMG's next bespoke machine will be a direct competitor to the Porsche 718 Cayman (and Boxster, if a droptop version also materializes) if a new Autocar report is to be believed.

While the report oddly doesn't provide any direct quotes or call out any sources, a cheaper "entry-level" sports coupe does seem like a logical next step considering the company has already ruled out a bespoke SUV. Plus, it's about time Mercedes had a serious competitor in the compact sports car game. Sure, the SLC (née SLK) is indeed still a thing, but I think we can all agree that car never really had the track-ready chops to scare any competing Porsches or BMWs.

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cidflekken - 4/13/2018 2:45:47 PM

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Does Chris Tsui (the author) know any other descriptive words besides "bespoke"? Used 4 times between his article title and the first two paragraphs.

For Mercedes-AMG, I say build it. Why not. It will probably be a bigger hit outside the US, but it will probably sell more than the SLC. BMW will have its new Z4. Toyota will bring out the Supra. Audi still has its TT series.

MDarringer - 4/13/2018 6:49:28 PM

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The Z4 doesn't sell well.
The TT doesn't sell well.
The SLC doesn't sell well.
The Cayman doesn't sell well.
So of course it makes sense to add an AMG model that won't sell well either.