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Oddly, the AMG-flavored Mercedes-Benz G-Class is one of the main reasons for the recent increase in G-Wagen sales all over the world, and this is despite the model's 34 year birthday taking place this year.
In the United States, for example, the G 63 AMG version represents about 65% of Mercedes-Benz G-Class sales. In Russia, almost everytime you see a Rolls Royce or some other luxury car on the road it is usually flanked by at least one black AMG G-Class, while white G 63 AMGs in Dubai are about as common as sandy flip flops.
Truck Trend decided to have a go in the latest AMG-tuned G-Class and they found one that looks straight out of a hip hop video. Painted with a rather expensive Magno Night Black matte finnish and with black 20-inch light-alloy wheels with low side wall, you know this isn't your average SUV.
Their only quarrels were with the noise levels – which can actually be one of the car's upsides – and the handling prowess on the road. Considering the G-Class was initially developed back in 1972 for the military, while its road-going version has been manufactured since 1979, the car still has rigid suspension front and rear, so the fact that it doesn't handle like a modern SUV isn't exactly news.
The upsides are more than enough to persuade someone to invest in a G 63 AMG though. It is still manually built in Graz, Austria, its interior has been redesigned and fitted with some of the latest three-pointed star advances in comfort and technology, while the 544 hp (536 bhp) and 760 Nm (561 lb ft) of torque from the twin-turbocharged 5.5-liter V8 are enough to make it leave quite a lot of sports cars in the dust. You can check out Truck Trend's review of the G 63 AMG here.
Truck Trend decided to have a go in the latest AMG-tuned G-Class and they found one that looks straight out of a hip hop video. Painted with a rather expensive Magno Night Black matte finnish and with black 20-inch light-alloy wheels with low side wall, you know this isn't your average SUV.
Their only quarrels were with the noise levels – which can actually be one of the car's upsides – and the handling prowess on the road. Considering the G-Class was initially developed back in 1972 for the military, while its road-going version has been manufactured since 1979, the car still has rigid suspension front and rear, so the fact that it doesn't handle like a modern SUV isn't exactly news.
The upsides are more than enough to persuade someone to invest in a G 63 AMG though. It is still manually built in Graz, Austria, its interior has been redesigned and fitted with some of the latest three-pointed star advances in comfort and technology, while the 544 hp (536 bhp) and 760 Nm (561 lb ft) of torque from the twin-turbocharged 5.5-liter V8 are enough to make it leave quite a lot of sports cars in the dust. You can check out Truck Trend's review of the G 63 AMG here.
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