Mercedes-Benz G Class News
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While Dartz has moved on from its days peddling whale-penis leather (or at least they haven’t bragged about it in a while), the Latvian tuner company has turned its eye toward the Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG 6x6. This time, with an eye for re-creating a movie car: The MRAP from Die Hard 5. Called the Drive Hard 6x6 G, this special movie-inspired SUV creation isn’t just for show. The armored Drive Hard wears B8-grade armor making it resistant to all small arms fire and even the smaller range of bombs and IEDs. MUST SEE: Ford Sends A 2015 Mustang Into SPACE With the addition of that B8...
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Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG 6x6 To Star In Jurassic Park 4?
The dinosaurs of the upcoming Jurassic Park 4 movie, Jurassic World, may not be the biggest things onscreen; news has emerged that the six-wheeled Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG 6x6 will be making an appearance in the new movie. A photo posted on a fan-operated Facebook page shows a veiled G63 AMG 6x6...
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Mercedes-Benz Brings G63 AMG 6x6 To The Northeast
Originally, the plan was to build about three to four of these monstrosities. That number was bumped up to a figure between 20 and 30 units per year, which isn't bad when you consider we're talking about a beastly behemoth of a machine that costs nearly $500,000. It's the Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG 6x6...
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Brabus Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG Concept Reports For Duty With Dubai Police
A tuned G63 AMG is the latest addition to the Dubai Police's stable of exotic vehicles.
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Craigslist Diesel G-Wagen Awesomeness For Just $23,500?
It's not exactly luxurious, and it's not sporty in the on-road sense of the term, but there's something about this 1985 Mercedes-Benz 280GE "rebranded" as a 300GD that makes us want to clear a space in the garage. The Portland-area seller describes the diesel G as "city tough" and says it's...
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Dartz Dreams Up Its Own Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG 6x6
Latvian tuner and manufacturer of armored vehicles Dartz has come across what’s possibly the only SUV tougher and more extreme than its own line of Prombron monsters, the new Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG 6x6. Rather than trying to outmatch the tough-as-nails AMG off-roader, Dartz has imagined its...
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Combine an AMG twin-turbo V-8 with the Mercedes-Benz G Class’s robustness, and then throw on an extra axle for good measure, and you’ve got one of the most extreme off-roading machines money can buy. And yes, you can actually buy this monster, devised by the engineers at AMG. The vehicle is called the Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG 6x6, and we first brought you details on it--including a video--earlier in the month. Now we have a mega gallery with almost 50 photos for you to drool over. So, in addition to having six driven wheels, what else makes the vehicle such a standout? Well, in...
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6-wheeled Mercedes G63 AMG 6x6 unleashed on the public
Just in case the regular G63 AMG from Mercedes-Benz wasn’t extreme enough, the company will soon be offering this six-wheeled version. The vehicle is built alongside the regular G-Class range at Magna Steyr's operations in Graz, Austria, and was originally developed for the Australian...
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Meet Cigarette Racing’s Huntress, The 42-Foot Boat Inspired By Mercedes' G63 AMG
Custom boat builder and racer Cigarette Racing, based in Miami-Dade County, Florida, is set to debut a new version of its signature performance boats, the 42-foot Huntress. Why are we reporting on a boat? Because, like its previous 46-foot Rider XP and 50-foot Marauder, the design of Cigarette...
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Lamborghini Murcielago Heads Toyo Tires' 2012 SEMA Lineup
Tire manufacturer Toyo will be back at the SEMA show in 2012 with four new concept vehicles developed with some top tuners, including Japan’s Wald International. One of the concepts is based on the Lamborghini Murcielago supercar, though what’s most impressive about the lineup is its...
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Mercedes-Benz Marks 105 Years of Four-Wheel-Drive
In 1907, Damiler-Motoren-Gesellschaft (DMG), the predecessor of today’s Mercedes-Benz, launched a revolutionary commercial vehicle it called the “Dernburg-Wagen.” Billed as the first commercially available four-wheel-drive vehicle, the Dernburg-Wagen also featured four-wheel...
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2011 Mercedes-Benz G-Class Recalled To Prevent Airbag Hazard
Mercedes-Benz is recalling the vehicle due to fears part of the dash might break off and become a projectile when the airbags are launched.
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The Mercedes-Benz G Class has been around for more than three decades but the origins of the vehicle go back much farther.
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2013 Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG first drive review
No respectable dictionary would define a neologism like "ridonkulous" just yet. And even if they did, they probably wouldn't do it with a picture of a Mercedes SUV blowing through a water trap like it had lost all common sense and all ability to tread lightly on anything, whether it be terra firma...
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2013 Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG preview
After teasing us with its announcement earlier this month, Mercedes-Benz has finally released images for its new G63 AMG model, which joins the rest of the 2013 Mercedes-Benz G Class range in showrooms this August. The biggest update to the performance SUV is the addition of AMG’s...
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Mercedes-Benz Announces G65 AMG, Power And Price Both Ridiculous
So the rumors have finally proved true: Mercedes-Benz will build a G65 AMG. Unfortunately, it was left out of the U.S. announcement, indicating it probably won't be available here. Still, a 612-horsepower, quarter-of-a-million-euros SUV merits some attention. Yes, the G65 AMG will cost nearly a...
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2013 Mercedes-Benz G-Class And G63 AMG Make Debut
The new 2013 Mercedes-Benz G Class may not look any different from its predecessors but its interior has been completely updated with luxury items.
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Mercedes-Benz G-Class-Based Electric: Portly And Proud
Engineering an electric vehicle conversion from an existing platform is hardly a plug-and-play operation. A myriad of challenges are inherent; not the least of which are aerodynamics, range and weight. But once those obstacles are addressed, some slick marketing can position the car as a must-have...
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A French website is reporting that the rumored G65 AMG SUV will be shown in April, with sales beginning in June.
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2013 Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG Spy Shots
Unlike the Land Rover Defender, which will gain a successor in the form of a production version of the recent DC100 concept vehicles, the equally-utilitarian Mercedes-Benz G Glass is soon to meet its demise. To celebrate its life, Mercedes unveiled the Final Edition and Edition Select models for...
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Mercedes-Benz Shows Off Full Guard Security Vehicle Lineup
Factory-built luxury security vehicles are, without doubt, members of one of the smallest segments anywhere. But with their rarity and exclusivity comes a certain cool factor, a factor enhanced by their capabilities. Mercedes-Benz states outright that "The aim of the Guard models...is to protect...
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Mercedes-Benz Working On G65 AMG V-12 SUV?
File this one in the unsubstantiated rumor bin for now, but reports out Europe indicate Mercedes-Benz is working on a twin-turbo V-12 version of the G-Class for a special 200-unit limited run as the sun sets on the platform. If it is built--and that's doubtful--it would potentially mean a...
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Mercedes-Benz G-Class BA3 Final Edition, Edition Select
Germany's own military-bred super SUV is soon to meet its end, and to celebrate the G-Class's run, Mercedes-Benz has unveiled a pair of special edition models: the Edition Select and the aptly named BA3 Final Edition. The Final Edition is a short-wheel base model, while the Edition Select is long...
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Video: Getting Sideways In The AMG Gelaendewagen
Built for cross-country duty in a terrifically, angularly Tuetonic way, the G-Class, and its sportiest variant, the G55 AMG, is no exactly the first vehicle you'd think of when you think "drift." And this wet roundabout isn't exactly the forum for real drifting, but the quantity of opposite lock...
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