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The G-Wagen needs no introduction considering how often it’s featured in music videos and how many roll about your city’s poshest boulevard. Codenamed W463, the current generation of the Gelandewagen prepares to say adios, but not before Mercedes-AMG improves the 4x4er with lavish add-ons.
Enter the G63 Exclusive Edition and G65 Exclusive Edition, two behemoths that ooze with opulence. First of all, let’s talk pricing. The G63 in special attire retails at €163,125. As for the G65, prepare to pony up a whopping €287,658!
Factually speaking, the 2018 Mercedes-AMG G65 Exclusive Edition is the third most expensive three-pointed star after the Project One hypercar and G65-based Mercedes-Maybach G650 Landaulet. Setting the limited-run models apart from the regular counterparts are 21-inch twin-spoke alloy wheel beautified by a matte black finish. Side rub strips with carbon fiber-inspired inserts are optionally available, as are different wheel designs of the same size.
The visual trait that grabs the most attention is, without a shadow of a doubt, the exclusive exterior color. Called AMG monza grey magno, the matte paint is complemented by the two-tone leather interior that’s furthered by carbon fiber or piano lacquer trim. Red seatbelts, leather on the grab handles, and an AMG steering wheel are on the menu too, as is a genuinely monstrous engine.
G65 Exclusive Edition customers are in for a twin-turbo V12. Displacing 6.0 liters and force fed by two turbochargers, the range-topping plant develops 630 PS (621 horsepower) and 1,000 Nm (738 pound-feet) from 2,300 to 4,300 rpm. The lesser model isn’t exactly a slouch either, with the 5.5-liter twin-turbo V8 rated at 571 PS (563 hp) and 760 Nm (561 lb-ft) between 1,750 and 5,250 rpm.
With more than 300,000 examples manufactured by Magna Steyr in Austria since 1978, the G-Class prepares to welcome an all-new member in 2018. Codenamed W464, the newcomer is wider, longer, and teaming with the latest technology. And full-LED headlights, for a change.
Factually speaking, the 2018 Mercedes-AMG G65 Exclusive Edition is the third most expensive three-pointed star after the Project One hypercar and G65-based Mercedes-Maybach G650 Landaulet. Setting the limited-run models apart from the regular counterparts are 21-inch twin-spoke alloy wheel beautified by a matte black finish. Side rub strips with carbon fiber-inspired inserts are optionally available, as are different wheel designs of the same size.
The visual trait that grabs the most attention is, without a shadow of a doubt, the exclusive exterior color. Called AMG monza grey magno, the matte paint is complemented by the two-tone leather interior that’s furthered by carbon fiber or piano lacquer trim. Red seatbelts, leather on the grab handles, and an AMG steering wheel are on the menu too, as is a genuinely monstrous engine.
G65 Exclusive Edition customers are in for a twin-turbo V12. Displacing 6.0 liters and force fed by two turbochargers, the range-topping plant develops 630 PS (621 horsepower) and 1,000 Nm (738 pound-feet) from 2,300 to 4,300 rpm. The lesser model isn’t exactly a slouch either, with the 5.5-liter twin-turbo V8 rated at 571 PS (563 hp) and 760 Nm (561 lb-ft) between 1,750 and 5,250 rpm.
With more than 300,000 examples manufactured by Magna Steyr in Austria since 1978, the G-Class prepares to welcome an all-new member in 2018. Codenamed W464, the newcomer is wider, longer, and teaming with the latest technology. And full-LED headlights, for a change.
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