---
title: "Mercedes-Benz’s 2017 Plans Include Two New AMG Sports Cars"
description: "And a pickup truck."
date: "2016-07-25"
modified: "2016-07-25"
authors:
  - name: "Will Sabel Courtney"
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url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/4567/mercedes-benzs-2017-plans-include-two-new-amg-sports-cars"
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tags:
  - "Mercedes-AMG"
  - "Mercedes-Benz"
---

# Mercedes-Benz’s 2017 Plans Include Two New AMG Sports Cars

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Daimler has been on a roll lately, cranking out models, carving out niches, and creating entire brands with verve. And based on [Mercedes-Benz's 2017 new car plans](<https://www.motoring.com.au/mercedes-benz-2017-product-rollout-revealed-103225/>), which were included in Daimler's mid-year investor report released late last week, it seems the next calendar year will also be filled with a bevy of new Benzes.

Early next year, Mercedes-Benz will launch the coupe version of the new E-Class, roughly around the same time [the Mercedes-AMG GT R that debuted at Goodwood](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/4145/your-first-look-at-the-new-mercedes-amg-gt-r>) reaches the showroom floor. The [Outback-ified Mercedes-Benz E-Class All Terrain wagon](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/3873/mercedes-benz-to-reveal-e-class-all-terrain-wagon-at-paris-motor-show>) will show up shortly thereafter, complete with a mild lift, all-wheel-drive, and what we hope will be a tasteful amount of body cladding. That will be followed by a facelift for Mercedes's other super-soft-roader, the GLA-Class, which will likely bring it closer into line with the recently-tweaked CLA-Class.

That's when things kick into high gear. Around that time, AMG will then release something called the "GT C Roadster." At first glance, you might think that "C" simply refers to the long-expected topless version of the GT S...but under the carmaker's current nomenclature, "C" is Mercedes-Benz's term for "compact," not "convertible." (See: GLC-Class, SLC-Class.) Plus, a few months down the calendar from that, the roadmap mentions something called an AMG GT C Coupe. All of which leads us to believe that Mercedes-Benz will be rolling out a smaller sports car come 2017. Which would, obviously, improve our outlook for 2017.

![mercedes-benz\_inline.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content/archive-images/mercedes-benz_inline.jpg>)
*Mercedes-Benz included this 2017 product teaser in its mid-year investor update, presumably knowing it would whip the Internet into a frenzy.*

In the months between the arrival of the two new GT C models, Mercedes will unveiled a mid-cycle refresh for [the S-Class](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/2929/next-mercedes-benz-s-class-may-get-a-sleek-new-variant>), presumably packing more technological gimmickry than a dozen Sharper Image stores. After that come three more vehicles: the aforementioned GT C Coupe, the E-Class Cabriolet, and [the rumored Mercedes-Benz Pickup](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/2570/will-the-mercedes-benz-pickup-truck-concept-hit-paris>)—which Daimler left unnamed, instead choosing to tease us with a teeny, tiny picture of it.

![mercedes-benz\_pickup.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content/archive-images/mercedes-benz_pickup.jpg>)
*This is all we know about the looks of Mercedes-Benz's new pickup truck. So, we know it will have a bed. And a grille.*

Oh, Daimler will also unveil two- and four-door electric smart cars in the first half of 2017. But, c'mon, you don't really care.

## Author
Will is the former managing editor of *RIDES Magazine* and the former online editor for *0-60 Magazine*. He has worked for *Time Out New York* and *Rolling Stone*, and was the creator of *College Cars Online*, the first automotive blog specifically targeted at college students and young professionals.

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