2013 Mercedes-Benz AMG G63: We Test the Basically Unstoppable Geländewagen

"Gunter glieben glauchen globen." We can't so much as look at the Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG without the phrase running through our minds. Coined by poodle-haired '80s Brit-rockers Def Leppard, the ostensibly German words have essentially no meaning, yet, like the G63 AMG, carry plenty of Teutonic gravitas. Precisely why this pop-rock chestnut imbeds itself into our subconscious whenever a slab-sided G-wagon rolls into view is a question best left to Freud. Wouldn't an equally dramatic tune from tanzmetal kings Rammstein, or, say, David Hasselhoff make far more sense? Whatever the reason, there's no denying the G63 (and the lesser G550 model) exudes more single-minded purpose than anything this side of a Panzer tank. (Freud, of course, was from Austria, and so is the G63. It is assembled in Graz by Magna-Steyr under contract with Mercedes.)  READ MORE ›› from Car and Driver Blog http://blog.caranddriver.com

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