Upcoming Mercedes-AMG GT gets its own website, stays (mostly) in the shadows

Sleek, indirect replacement for SLS AMG gets sleek, vague online home
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This photo gives us a taste of the upcoming Mercedes-AMG GT's proportions, but the details remain hidden in the shadows. 

We may be powerless to stop the discontinuation of the SLS AMG, but Mercedes really wants us to know that the car's indirect replacement is on the way. The Mercedes-AMG GT -- and that isjust Mercedes-AMG GT, sorry about that, Karl -- is expected to debut later this year.

We've seen the car testing in camouflage, and more recently, caught glimpse of what appears to be a production-ready interior, but so far, we've been denied a clear look at its curves.

The Mercedes-AMG GT microsite that just went live doesn't get much more explicit. There's a high-res teaser photo front and center, but even our crack Photoshop team wasn't able to extract much info from the shadows (see our attempt above).

More tantalizing but vague information is scheduled to appear on the site over the coming months. A segment titled “Dynamics” is set to go live in June, followed by “Performance” in July and “Design” in August. And speaking of design, the GT shares its long-hood/short-deck proportions with the gullwinged SLS AMG, but the supposed Porsche 911-fighter appears to be smaller -- and its doors get conventional front hinges.

A short, fast-paced film clip also fails to show much of the car, but it does seem to suggest its strengths as a close-quarters handler -- designed to provide a “daily sports driving experience,” in the words of Mercedes-AMG.

We do wish that Mercedes-AMG would just get it over with and pull the wraps off the GT sooner rather than later, but in the meantime, check out that dedicated microsite and stay tuned for updates.