Wednesday 25th September 2013

Mercedes G63 AMG 6x6 price announced

Be prepared to dig deep if you want six wheels on your G-Wagen

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We've seen the Mercedes G63 AMG is capable of an awful lot for what is fundamentally a very old car now. It can hold its own on the autobahn (well, up to the 130mph limiter anyway) and is a fairly decent tow car also. It can probably do some off-roading if required too.

LHD-only doesn't really matter out here!

But apparently three locking diffs and four-wheel drive was insufficient for some AMG G-Wagen customers, hence the arrival of the G63 AMG 6x6. As our Time for Tea? vid earlier this year made clear, six wheels and five locking diffs leaves nothing insurmountable. Especially when they're supported by 544hp and 560lb ft.

Today a price has been announced for this absurd, wonderful creation. And, befittingly enough for a vehicle with 37-inch tyres and a 3,775kg kerbweight, it's massive; 451,010 euros in Germany, or around £380,000. A standard G63 is a relative snip at £123,975, but then that has to struggle along with four wheels.

Only between 20 and 30 G63 6x6s will rumble their way out of Affalterbach each year, all in LHD. The first customers will receive their cars early in 2014. Carpool submissions always welcome!

And as always with fast Benzes, there is an alternative if the AMG is just too subtle. This applies even to the G63 6x6; Brabus will sell you a 700hp version for half a million quid. You pays your money...

[Erwin1978]

massive amounts of want, mine in dark green, black wheels and grey trim and a stationbody please, i don't like to stand out...

[Krikkit]

I'd definitely have a Brabus version, just for the giggle.

ETA: It manages quite respectable economy too, 16mpg on the combined cycle!

Edited by Krikkit on Wednesday 25th September 11:29

[Varsity]

I think this maybe just a marketing stunt..........just saying!!

I'll get me coat.

[deltashad]

I want mine with a jacuzzi, hookers and coke.

[0llie]

I really think they should be applauded for making this. Absolutely superb, but it is almost the price of a Lexus LFA...

[garypotter]

I think that is a bad photoshop picture of the 6X6 in the air.

WHY a 6X6? Why not if public want a crazy looking 6 wheel drive then I applaude Merc for filling a gap in the market, I remember several years ago Landrover had a similar although slightly smaller offering.

I wait to see how long it takes Mini to release a 6X6 version.......

[Froomee]

Would be pretty useful over speed humps

also instead of avoiding width restrictions you could just drive over them

[Amirhussain]

Boring...

[AyBee]

So the choice is 2 extra driven wheels or 2 extra standard G63 AMGs?

[X5TUU]

Just plain AWESOME ...

[don logan]

deltashad said:

I want mine with a jacuzzi, hookers and coke.

And the jacuzzi must have handles all around the edge like those powerful inflatable boats have to stop the oily hookers from flying out when you start misbehaving around corners (slight curves)

[struttob]

Where there is a market -- there will be a supplier ! LUNACY but I bet they sell em all !

Bob

[Bill]

AyBee said:

So the choice is 2 extra driven wheels or 2 extra standard G63 AMGs?

Brilliant, isn't it?

[Sexual Chocolate]

Coming to school run near you

[R6VED]

Love it for being completely ridiculous and pointless.

Surely as frequenters of a site such as Pistonheads, we should be applauding this sort of automotive tomfoolery wholeheartedly.

Charlie

[Bill]

Sexual Chocolate said:

Coming to school run near you

I wish

[dasherdiablo1]

Absolutely ridiculous, a real chav wagon - rich chav obviously. Coming to a hood near you......

[The_Burg]

No doubt there will be one round here before too long for the school run, (South Kensington).

[TwigtheWonderkid]

Absolute pile of junk. Who in their right minds buys a G Wagon in any form. They look like 4 washing machines welded together.

[bigblock]

TwigtheWonderkid said:

Absolute pile of junk. Who in their right minds buys a G Wagon in any form. They look like 4 washing machines welded together.

Thank you for your well reasoned and informed opinion that the G Wagon is an 'absolute pile of junk'. I am sure that this will come as some surprise to the thousands of people both civilian and military who have owned and operated the G Wagon in its various roles over the last 40 years.

I am sure when you decided that it was a 'pile of junk' you took into consideration that it is hand built for Mercedes by Magna-Steyr in Austria, the same company who is entrusted to assemble that other 'pile of junk' the Aston Martin Rapide. The same company who have been designing and building some of the most robust and capable offroad military vehicles for the last 80years.

The styling may not be to your taste but as far as build quality,longevity and off road capability go the G Wagon is certainly no 'pile of junk'.