Tuesday, May 13, 2014

2014 Mercedes G63 AMG 6X6 Review

     I am pretty sure everyone reading this blog has heard of the Mercedes-Benz G-Class, which is one of the best off-roaders of all time. It has been in production since about 1979 and has grown to be so much more since then. It used to be a stripped-out jeep-like thing for the German military, but over the years, it has received lots of off-road tech, a luxurious interior, and a very powerful array of engines. But about a year ago, someone in AMG headquarters in Affalterbach, Germany, found the blueprints for a design they had made for the Australian army. But then, someone said "why don't we put our 531-hp, 5.5 liter twin-turbo V8 in as the engine?" Obviously, that person was insane, considering putting that engine in a 9000-pound vehicle resulted in a 5.9-second 0-60 time, which is crazy, because that's sports-car fast for something the size of a sports-car factory. But the idea behind the 6X6 is that there needs to be a vehicle that is a little more interesting than a Range Rover and appeals to Dubai sheiks, and has incredible off-road capabilities with S-Class levels of creature comfort.





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