Why the new Mercedes-AMG GT R is the David Hasselhoff of sports cars

The nickname of the Nissan GT-R is "Godzilla." Now that Mercedes has its own GT R, this begs the question: What — or who — is the German equivalent of Godzilla? I reckon it's David Hasselhoff. Accordingly, I say we nickname this Teutonic GT R the "Hoff."

You're welcome, Mercedes.

Mercedes-Benz officially revealed its latest and greatest sports car Friday morning, the Mercedes-AMG GT R, which takes the lion-like GT S and adds more power and extreme performance.

For those of you unaware of the new Mercedes nomenclature, the GT R's "Mercedes" brand moniker is followed by "-AMG" instead of "-Benz" because it was created by the brand's performance arm, AMG. Standard Mercedes get the "-Benz" suffix, while the sportiest of models are branded "AMG." Make sense? Read more...