Australian car site caradvice.com.au is reporting that the 4×4 version of the six-wheeled G63 6×6 is a go for production. If you think a 4×4 variant of the G63 6×6 would simply be, well, a typical G63 AMG, peep out the spy photos of this particular G-wagen. It's a whole new bag.
Indeed, while the G63 AMG you or anyone else who's comfortably wealthy can go out and buy has four-wheel drive, it still rides on street-oriented tires and a relatively conventional suspension and chassis for a giant, decades-old refrigerator–like SUV. A 6×6-derived G63 would replace that street gear with burly off-road stuff more in touch with the G-class's military roots.
Like the 6×6 (pictured here in its element), the G63 4×4, as we assume it'll be called, would utilize a raised suspension, gigantic all-terrain tires, and the 6×6's portal axles, which use gearsets at each wheel to allow for hub centerlines below those of the axles for better ground clearance.
But why wouldn't someone seeking an off-road-oriented G simply look to the non-AMG G550? If you must ask that question, clearly you don't understand the G-class. It might seem thick to those of us who don't wipe our undercarriages with cash, but a G63 4×4 not only offers more horsepower than the G550, but more tire and more capability. It'll force craggy trails into submission all while announcing that its owner is both someone to loathe and deeply envy at the same time. It also allows those folks to acquire the 6×6's abilities in a package more suited to driving in traffic or paved roads.
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That concept of more is what made the 6×6 a reality for civilian buyers, and it's what will allow Benz to charge probably $200,000 or more for the version lacking a third axle.
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