Brabus 700 G63 6x6 and G500 4×4² in Lime Green Play in Sand Factory

All sorts of other projects happened because of it, including the Brabus version costing around a million euros. But because not ever Middle Eastern billionaire has room for a yacht in his driveway, Mercedes also made the G500 4×4².

It's a brilliant "little" thing that previews future of the G-Wagon and the use of the 4-liter twin-turbo engine in more models. We rarely get to see these two monsters together, but a leasing company in Germany had the 6x6 and 4×4² lying around and let them play with a Brabus example at a sand factory near Nuremberg.

Taking advantage of the loose traction conditions, all the drivers have a go at all-whee drifting, better known as driving around in a big circle and throwing sand everywhere. They also make dealing with these conditions seem really comfortable.

However, we can't help but notice that this isn't the point with either of the AMG monsters. Any old SUV can drive in circles at a sand factory, but these bad boys can "walk" through a meter of water.

Right, you guys didn't come here to watch me argue with myself, so we'd better get on with it. Let's have some specs before that. Under the hood of the yellow fellow is a 4-liter twin-turbo producing 421 hp and 610 Nm or 450 lb-ft of torque. Since it's roughly the same mill found in the C63 S, we know that it might reach 600 hp with TLC.

Next, we have the 6x6, fitted with a 544 hp 5.5-liter V8 and five mechanical diffs. Its fancy axles can be found on the baby model of this test. A tire pressure control system and a special chassis allow this pickup to make progress in environments usually reserved for army tanks.

For some people, that's enough. But the Brabus 700 exists for the few, the 0.1%. Only 22 have ever been made, and they each feature some pretty serious engine mods that increase the engine output by 156 hp and 200 Nm (147 lb-ft), resulting in the delivery of 700 hp and 960 Nm (708 lb-ft) of torque.