2024 Mercedes-AMG GT3 Edition 130Y Motorsport

The GT3 Edition 130Y Motorsport combines modern customer-racing architecture with a design tribute to Mercedes-Benz competition history. Announced at Pebble Beach in August 2024, the 13-car programme is explicitly non-homologated. Its freedom from ordinary GT3 rules is part of its technical identity.

History and verified programme identity

The 130-year anniversary refers to the 1894 Paris–Rouen competition context described by Mercedes-AMG. It does not date the GT3 chassis family to the nineteenth century. The edition’s 2024 premiere corrects the workbook’s 2023 reference. Historical colours and racing graphics link the modern body with earlier eras, while the actual vehicle remains a contemporary collector track car.

Engineering and design

The US release specifies a naturally aspirated V8 marketed as 6.3 litres, producing 671 hp without an air restrictor. A sequential six-speed racing transmission sits at the rear in transaxle layout. Revised aerodynamics and technical equipment exploit the non-homologated brief. Those features should not be treated as automatically legal equipment for a particular GT3 championship. Reading this design as a complete system is more useful than treating its most conspicuous detail as a separate accessory. Body shape, packaging and the intended operating environment influence one another. The specification describes the original programme; equipment fitted to another derivative should not be transferred simply because its badge looks similar. Keep metric power, mechanical horsepower and market-specific published figures in their original conventions when comparing technical records.

The physical car in the supplied photograph

Manufacturer-supplied GT3 Edition 130Y Motorsport exterior in a studio, with anniversary graphics and its large fixed rear wing. The asset belongs to the August 2024 thirteen-car programme release.

Edition identity and design significance

The model is distinct from the five-car GT3 Edition 50 and the later five-car Edition 55. The anniversary numbers refer to different occasions; they are not engine grades or interchangeable labels. The 13-car limit belongs to the full named programme. A race-number graphic on the body is a design element rather than a count of cars completed.

Collecting and chassis evidence

Retain manufacturer delivery and authenticity documents, running-hours logs and component-service records. Championship eligibility needs its own rules check. A collector track vehicle can be fully authentic while being ineligible for a series that requires a different homologation configuration. Begin an individual vehicle file with the permanent chassis identity, dated manufacturer specification and original delivery paperwork. Retain later invoices and dated photographs beside that starting record. Paint, wheels and badges can be replaced; they describe current appearance rather than proving original allocation. A documented repair or specification change deserves its own date and explanation. An edition plaque is most useful when it agrees with the factory record. Do not turn a registration year, current plate number or event appearance into another manufactured vehicle.

Related Mercedes-Benz designs and meaningful comparisons

GT Track Series uses a flat-plane twin-turbo V8 in another dedicated circuit programme. AMG ONE pursues a Formula 1-related hybrid architecture for road use. Together they demonstrate three distinct answers to the question of how racing ideas can reach collectors.

Reading the sources

The programme sources and the photograph answer different questions. Manufacturer and custodial records establish the original model, Type, category and published production scope. The creator’s file establishes the pictured subject, setting and image permission. An individual chassis history can then add ownership, competition entries and dated repairs without changing the scope of the original programme. Build references are not survivor counts, and a later specification does not automatically become an additional newly manufactured vehicle. Where primary evidence does not establish a complete fabrication census, that field remains unassigned.

Specifications and rarity evidence

Frequently asked questions

How rare is the GT3 Edition 130Y Motorsport?

Mercedes-AMG announced 13 GT3 Edition 130Y Motorsport cars worldwide in August 2024, correcting the workbook’s 2023 date. This is a non-homologated collector track programme, not 13 additional road cars or ordinary FIA-homologated GT3 entries.

How is GT3 Edition 130Y Motorsport classified?

This is a Mercedes-Benz competition archive. It remains separate from Mercedes-Benz road-car production. Customer cars, works entries and converted chassis need a reconciled scope before any complete fabrication tally is assigned.

Which technical details are established for the programme?

The manufacturer programme record supports engine: Naturally aspirated V8, marketed as 6.3 litres; us output / transmission: 671 hp; sequential six-speed rear transaxle; regulatory role: Non-homologated collector track car. These are programme or explicitly attributed photo references. A particular surviving car’s engine, chassis repairs and competition preparation require its own dated documentation.

Does the photographed appearance establish factory originality?

The caption records a source-identified GT3 Edition 130Y Motorsport subject and its documented setting. It establishes the illustration’s scope, while original components, restoration work and individual race provenance require chassis-specific evidence. A competition number, current paint or museum display is not used as an originality certificate.

What rarity or archive scope is verified?

Mercedes-AMG announced 13 GT3 Edition 130Y Motorsport cars worldwide in August 2024, correcting the workbook’s 2023 date. This is a non-homologated collector track programme, not 13 additional road cars or ordinary FIA-homologated GT3 entries.

What credit and reuse terms accompany the image?

Mercedes-Benz AG / Mercedes-Benz Media Newsroom USA (manufacturer-supplied image; photographer not named) via Mercedes-Benz Media Newsroom USA, under Manufacturer editorial-use permission. The original file and licence are linked with the image. Retain the creator, source and licence when uploading, exporting or reusing it; local retouching and synthetic enlargement have not been performed.

Related Mercedes-Benz profiles

• 2022 Mercedes-AMG GT Track Series
• 2022 Mercedes-AMG ONE

Sources and photo credits

• Manufacturer programme record

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