Mercedes-Benz G Class News

  • Mercedes-Benz Brabus G63 6x6 for sale

    If you want to have the most ridiculous ride in the Starbucks parking lot, or at your local Cars & Coffee, here's your chance. A Mercedes-Benz G63 6x6 is for sale for $1,349,999. What's more, it's in the U.S., which is rare since it wasn't really sold in the U.S. market. This particular 6x6 has been cranked to 11 by the team at Brabus. Output is increased to 700 horsepower and 708 pound-feet of torque courtesy of two Brabus turbochargers with a higher compression ratio than stock, gold heat reflection for the intake and boost tubes, and a Brabus tune. It features non-performance enhancing...

  • 2017 Mercedes-Benz G-Class at Schoeckl Mountain, Austria
    Relic or thrill ride? Up a mountain in a Mercedes-Benz G-Class

    After nearly 40 years, you’d think that Mercedes-Benz would run out of tricks for its G-Class. After all, the company’s box-on-wheels doesn’t look much different today than it did back in 1979, when it first hit the road as a go anywhere, do anything four-by-four. But the hits...

  • Kevin Hart and his Mercedes-AMG G65 (via Instagram)
    Comedian Kevin Hart poses with his Mercedes-AMG G65

    Being a celebrity definitely has its perks. The rich and famous collect cars the rest of us can only dream about, like the Mercedes-AMG G65, a G-Class SUV stuffed with a 6.0-liter twin-turbocharged V-12. Not satisfied with merely securing one of these rare beasts, comedian Kevin Hart decided to...

  • 2017 Mercedes-Benz G-Class (European spec)
    2017 Mercedes-Benz G-Class preview

    Mercedes-Benz’s G-Class has been in production for almost four decades but the rugged, go-anywhere SUV only gets better with age thanks to the series of updates made over the years. For the 2017 model year, the G-Class gains a new G550 4x4² variant and sees some technology updates in the...

  • 2017 Mercedes-Benz G-Class Light Armored Patrol Vehicle spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2017 Mercedes-Benz G-Class LAPV spy shots

    Mercedes-Benz is working on a new version of its G-Class-based Light Armored Patrol Vehicle, or LAPV for short. The vehicles are developed exclusively for military use and feature among their upgrades armor protection and beefed up suspension. The last was the LAPV 5.4 introduced in 2008. Its...

  • 2016 Mercedes-Benz G-Class by Designo Manufaktur
    Mercedes Launches Designo Manufaktur Personalization Program

    Previously only a high-end brand for various cabin trims used in Mercedes-Benz’s cars, Designo is now being transformed into a standalone personalization program for the German automaker. The new program, called Designo Manufaktur, allows customers to personalize their cars in ways not...

  • 2016 Mercedes-Benz G Class

    For almost every vehicle on the market, product cycles typically last six to eight years. At the end of that run, the vehicle gets a redesign with either a new or significantly improved structure. That’s not the case for the Mercedes-Benz G-Class. First released in 1979, the G-Class has never been redesigned. Instead, Mercedes has opted to continually update the interior appointments, powertrains, and tech features of the “Geländewagen”—as it’s called in its home country—and that's precisely the case for the reworked 2016 model. The changes for 2016...

  • 2016 Mercedes-Benz G-Class
    2016 Mercedes-Benz G-Class pricing starts at $120,825

    When we got the first details on Mercedes-Benz's 2016 G-Class range, it wasn't clear the specifications that would be available in the United States. Now we know what will be on offer here, and how much they'll set you back. Opening bids for the G550 will start at a heady $120,825, including a $925...

  • Mercedes-Benz G500 4x4(2)
    Extreme Mercedes-Benz G500 4x4² confirmed for production

    Mercedes-Benz is expanding its G-Class lineup with a new variant aimed at the serious off-roader. The vehicle is the awesome G500 4x4², first shown as a concept at March’s Geneva Motor Show and now headed for production. Mercedes says the “outstanding” response to this...

  • Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG 6x6 by Mansory
    Hell's School Bus: Mansory's Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG 6x6

    Back in February, Mercedes-Benz ended its limited run of its monstrous, $400,000 G63 AMG 6x6. Just 100 examples exist, and while we don't know the fate of all of them, we now know Mansory got its hands on one. MUST WATCH: Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG 6x6 Terrorizes Supercars At Zandvoort: Video And the...

  • G500 vs Raptor
    Not Dead Yet: Top Gear Pits G500 4×4² Against Ford F-150 Raptor

    Clarkson and the lads might have left the building, but the BBC has no intention of putting its cash cow franchise out to pasture, as evidenced by this new teaser shot for the digital edition of Top Gear magazine. MUST SEE: Bugatti Veyron Successor To Do 0-60 MPH In 2.0 Seconds: Report While the...

  • 2016 Mercedes-Benz G-Class
    2016 Mercedes-Benz G-Class Benefits From New V-8, Chassis Upgrades

    We recently reported that Mercedes-Benz, in an effort to curb the emissions on its G-Class, was planning to replace the current 5.5-liter V-8 in the G550 (a G500 in other markets) with a smaller yet more powerful 4.0-liter mill. Well, the German automaker has now confirmed the news while also...

  • Mercedes-Benz G500 4x4² concept

    In an effort to curb the emissions on its G-Class, Mercedes-Benz will replace the current 5.5-liter V-8 in the G550 variant (a G500 in other markets) with a smaller yet more powerful 4.0-liter mill. The information was confirmed to Dutch website Autovisie by Wolf-Dieter Kurz, who is in charge of SUVs at the German automaker. Kurz said the switch to the new engine will be made by the end of the year, suggesting we could see it offered on the 2016 G550 here in the U.S. The move is crucial in ensuring the G-Class range meets planned Euro 6 emission standards coming into effect next year. CHECK...

  • 2016 Mercedes-AMG G65, 2015 New York Auto Show
    2016 Mercedes-AMG G65 brings V-12 goodness for $218,825

    If you thought the G63 AMG wasn’t badass enough, wait until the G65 AMG hits the scene later this year. The V-12 brute has been on sale elsewhere since 2012 but it’s now coming to the U.S., priced from a staggering $218,825, including a $925 destination charge. This means the...

  • Mercedes-Benz G500 4x4(2)
    Mercedes-Benz G500 4x4² concept debuts at 2015 Geneva auto show

    It may be old, but the Mercedes-Benz G-Class shows no sign of fading away. Mercedes continues to update the venerable Gelandewagen with new versions, the latest of which has just been teased in the form of a thinly-veiled concept version starring this week at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show. The new...

  • Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG 6x6 Sea Monster
    Mercedes-Benz Sells Out All Of Its G63 AMG 6x6 Beasties

    Remember when Mercedes-Benz unveiled the monstrous G63 AMG 6x6? At the time, the automaker stated that two had been built, and a few more could be produced pending customer demand. Well, it turns out that demand was pretty strong for a six-wheeled-vehicle that cost over $400,000. Over 100 examples...

  • Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG 6x6 For Sale In Florida
    Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG 6x6 For Sale In Florida: $975,000

    If you’ve always wanted your very own insaneballs six-wheel-drive AMG-powered pickup, now’s your chance. One of the vanishingly rare Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG 6x6s is for sale in Florida for just under a cool million. That’s right—$975,000. If that seems like a steep premium...

  • Hardcore Mercedes-AMG G63 spy shots
    Hardcore Mercedes-AMG G63 Spy Shots

    Mercedes-AMG’s G63 6x6 has proven to be a massive hit, despite its price tag of around half a million dollars and the fact that it barely squeezes into most parking spots. Now, it appears the engineers at Mercedes-AMG are testing a version of the regular four-wheeled G63 fitted with a number...

  • 2014 Mercedes-Benz G-Class Edition 35

    The Mercedes-Benz G-Class, or G-Wagon (short for Geländewagen) as it’s affectionately known, has been around for more than three decades and hasn't changed much, visually at least, since launch. Despite the numerous updates the SUV has benefited from over the years, it still manages to retain the classic look of the original that debuted in 1979. ALSO SEE: Enjoy This Blast To 213 MPH In The Ferrari LaFerrari: Video Now, 35 years on, Mercedes is celebrating its G-Class with an Edition 35 special edition model. The vehicle is being offered overseas only and comes in either G350...

  • 2013 Mercedes-Benz G65 AMG
    V-12-Powered Mercedes-Benz G65 AMG On Its Way For 2016: Report

    If you thought the G63 AMG wasn’t badass enough, wait until the G65 AMG hits the scene in 2016. The V-12 brute has been on sale elsewhere since 2012 but a new report claims we’ll be seeing it introduced to local showrooms for the 2016 model year. According to Automotive News...

  • Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG 6x6 at Zandvoort screencap
    Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG 6x6 Terrorizes Supercars At Zandvoort: Video

    The Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG 6x6 was designed to go anywhere, almost.

  • INKAS Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG armored limo
    Canada’s INKAS Can Build You An Armored G63 AMG Limo

    This armored G63 AMG is perfect for touring a war zone in style.

  • Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG 6x6 Sea Monster
    Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG 6x6 Appropriately Dubbed The Sea Monster

    The Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG 6x6 is a glorious monument to excess. It's both perfect, and way too much at the same time. It's both useless, and incredibly useful. It's beautiful and ugly. It's wonderful. Also, it's wonderfully expensive, which is why most of these limited-edition machines are finding...

  • Mansory Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG 6x6
    Mansory Mercedes G63 AMG 6x6: No More Wheels, Much More Power

    When Mercedes-Benz showed off the G63 AMG 6x6, many declared it the ultimate iteration of the venerable "G-Wagen"--more wheels, more luxury and more power than ever before. We all forgot one thing, though: Companies like Mansory exist. MUST SEE: Pagani Huayra From The Driver's Point Of View: Video...

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