RE: Driven: Mercedes G63 AMG
Discussion
gumsie said:
I suspect your annual salary is somewhat less than that? If you had 10 mil in the bank, you might think differently.
....the new ESP system, which calls time so early you think it's broken. That's the bit that really kills me, same thing in every Merc I've driven.
But in the AMGs I've driven, you can actually turn them fully off unlike some marques. ....the new ESP system, which calls time so early you think it's broken. That's the bit that really kills me, same thing in every Merc I've driven.
Ice handling in a E63 AMG with no aids was good fun
Crunchy Nutter said:
The reason this is so cool and an X6 M is NEVER cool is that this sort of makes no pretence that it's a brilliant road car. It's a bit s
t in some ways, and we Brits love things that are a bit st. Like that dancing fat bloke from Cyprus or the performing dog off Britain's Got Talent. Or old TVRs. A bit st but we love 'em. No BMW could ever loosen its tie enough to admit it's a bit st. All BMWs truly believe they're the best in their classes, and that kind of arrogance makes cars, as with people, fundamentally dislikeable.
Crunchy nutter, you have hit the nail on the head. The Merc people (or more specifically the AMG people) have a sense of the ridiculous that makes their products so much more likeable than those of current BMWs. Which is ironic, because the E39 M5 was a supremely likeable car despite various foibles, as were various other old BMs. E30 M3, M1, etc etc, come on down... t in some ways, and we Brits love things that are a bit st. Like that dancing fat bloke from Cyprus or the performing dog off Britain's Got Talent. Or old TVRs. A bit st but we love 'em. No BMW could ever loosen its tie enough to admit it's a bit st. All BMWs truly believe they're the best in their classes, and that kind of arrogance makes cars, as with people, fundamentally dislikeable.But the current crop of BMWs is just so up itself that buying one is like being mates with the guy who has all the toys but refers to himself in the third person... The ML63 is, in many objective ways, not better than a X5M. But it's fun, and a little bit silly, and gives a taste of the all-out certifiable lunacy of the G63. What's not to like?
Caulkhead said:
Gorbyrev said:
Swap the wheels and this will climb a mountain.
I'm not sure you could actually fit any off-road wheels and tyres over those massive calipers but I know what you mean! 
Too bling, stick with the old G500.
When I go to the Balkans I see lots of G-class ( can you really say Gelanderclasse?, it is less resonant than Gelanderwagen.), I spoke to an owner next to a fishing lake in Bosnia who proudly showed off his thirty year old machine that looked brand new, they are that good.
The G makes MLs rightly look like poofy softroaders.
Made by Steyr , their Pinzgaur is a really serious 6 wheeled off-roader, though not as imposing as the pre-war Mercedes 6 wheeled G-wagen much favoured by 'you-know-who'.
As others note, the problem today is tyres. A friend with a Cayenne has low profile road tyres that can't even cope with grass , let alone a mountain track. When will the tyre companies bend the laws of physics and chemistry to give us the all-purpose tyre. A G-classe with 70 or 80 profile tyres has a nice ride on good tarmac .
When I go to the Balkans I see lots of G-class ( can you really say Gelanderclasse?, it is less resonant than Gelanderwagen.), I spoke to an owner next to a fishing lake in Bosnia who proudly showed off his thirty year old machine that looked brand new, they are that good.
The G makes MLs rightly look like poofy softroaders.
Made by Steyr , their Pinzgaur is a really serious 6 wheeled off-roader, though not as imposing as the pre-war Mercedes 6 wheeled G-wagen much favoured by 'you-know-who'.
As others note, the problem today is tyres. A friend with a Cayenne has low profile road tyres that can't even cope with grass , let alone a mountain track. When will the tyre companies bend the laws of physics and chemistry to give us the all-purpose tyre. A G-classe with 70 or 80 profile tyres has a nice ride on good tarmac .
Edited by rogerhudson on Wednesday 16th May 00:22
rathur said:
i love my g55 kompressor. mad but fabulous. it would survice a nuclear attack
here it is.
with custard.....
Fantastic mate....what year/miles etc? you had it for long? I'd love a g55/63 but went g350cdi on miles and resale. After being rather won over by unquantifiable characteristics I could be very tempted here it is.
with custard.....
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