Wednesday 21st March 2012

V12 Mercedes G65 AMG on the cards for April debut?

Internet rumours suggest bi-turbo V12 uber-G-class run-out special is coming this year

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Last year we heard that Mercedes and AMG was to celebrate/mark the demise of the 33-year-old G-wagen with a V12 twin-turbo G65 AMG.

Now that rumour's back, and French car site caradisiac reckons we'll see the V12 G-class/G-wagon/G-wagen around April time (sounds like it could be a New York show debut, then) before the car goes on sale in limited numbers in June.

The 6.0-litre twin-turbo V12 is expected to offer 612hp - a solid 105hp more than the G55 manages - while torque is rumoured to be between 664lb ft and 738lb ft, channelled via Merc's Speedshift Plus 7G-tronic transmission.

Should it happen, the price is still expected to be around 220,000 euros, which translates at current exchange rates to £183,000.

The G65 wouldn't be the first Gelandewagen to get 12-cylinder power, though - Brabus does a V12 G-class and several bespoke AMG versions are reputed to have been built for wealthy customers. Should still be a fitting swansong for the boxy Merc off-roader, though...

[ArnieVXR]

I had wondered how the last drop of petrol would get used up...

[TACottle]

If I won the Lottery...

[timlovett1982]

RHD version?

[Hunttheshunt]

TACottle said:

If I won the Lottery...

+1

[GTEYE]

Absoutely pointless......

And that is exactly what makes it so wonderful

Nice one Merc - it proves they do have a sense of humour!

[ghibbett]

Yes it is very much on the cards and yes it is happening...I see them every day. Oh, and I'm told it's 640PS (whatever that is in bhp).

[911Thrasher]

i'll have one anytime - love this machine

[sleep envy]

GARLICK!!!

[loveice]

If MB can put 600bhp+ twin turbo V12 in this 'old truck', why can't LR do something special for the last few Defenders? How about the current RR's TDV8?

[Gizmo!]

Mental, mental, mental.

Wonderful.

An LM002 de nos jours.

[pSyCoSiS]

Absolutely epic.

G-Wagen is my favourite off-roader, EVER!

What a great send-off, but, I'd be more than happy with a G55 AMG Kompressor version. In black, of course.

[McSam]

Gizmo! said:

Mental, mental, mental.

Wonderful.

An LM002 de nos jours.

Pretty much!

The AMG boys must have been looking at that engine bay the whole time and shouting at the accountants.

"It VILL go in, ve heff done it, look, all you must now do is sell it to zuh rappers und zuh dealers!"

And one day, we'll see them knocking around at a fuel-crisis-induced ten grand, and how great will that be

[mikel429]

The world's most expensive penis enlargement.

I'll have mine in burgundy, please.

[Garlick]

mikel429 said:

The world's most expensive penis enlargement.

I'll have mine in burgundy, please.

I know you meant it in jest, but this is a penis enlarger



Whereas the G is a masterpiece

[obscene]

McSam said:

Pretty much!

The AMG boys must have been looking at that engine bay the whole time and shouting at the accountants.

"It VILL go in, ve heff done it, look, all you must now do is sell it to zuh rappers und zuh dealers!"

And one day, we'll see them knocking around at a fuel-crisis-induced ten grand, and how great will that be

Love it. I can't wait to see this beast.

[Johnboy Mac]

It would be rude not to, if you had the money. Still, it's an outrageous price all the same - I'll have mine in navy with oxblood leather, please.

Edited by Johnboy Mac on Wednesday 21st March 20:01

[thepeteh]

G Wagons still very much available out here in the UAE!!

[Vilhelm]

loveice said:

If MB can put 600bhp+ twin turbo V12 in this 'old truck', why can't LR do something special for the last few Defenders? How about the current RR's TDV8?

Because the Defender is outdated, and highly underdeveloped. It couldn't handle the power of the TDV8, in the shape it's in now.

[deadtom]

is the G wagon still body on frame construction?

love the fact they're putting that much power through solid axles front and back. and im surprised the axles can take that much power

utter sillyness. love it

[mrloudly]

loveice said:

If MB can put 600bhp+ twin turbo V12 in this 'old truck', why can't LR do something special for the last few Defenders? How about the current RR's TDV8?

Land Rover have done something special with every Defender