2013 Mercedes-Benz AMG G-63 6x6 Pickup

2013 Mercedes-Benz AMG G-63 6x6 Pickup

"Produced on a limited basis – and at a price of £370,000 – the colossal double-cab pickup started life as an even more rugged military version of the G 320 CDI conceived and engineered for the Australian army and in operation since 2011. This plush, leather-lined civilian version of the off-road vehicle has been conceived to appeal to some of Mercedes-Benz's most affluent clientele, and promises a vehicle without compromise..." – Autocar.

Introduced as long ago as 1979, the Mercedes-Benz G-Class 'Geländewagen' (cross-country vehicle) was the result of a joint venture with Steyr-Daimler-Puch of Austria, a firm with considerable experience in developing four-wheel-drive systems for off-road vehicles. Its purposeful appearance – fundamentally unchanged throughout its life – and engineering excellence has secured the G-Wagen cult status and earned it a reputation as one of the most coveted of classic 4x4s.

Hailed by Autocar as "the ultimate in go-anywhere civilian vehicles", offered here is one of the rarest G-Wagen derivatives, the Mercedes-Benz AMG G-63 6x6, which, as its name suggests, features drive to all of its six wheels. According to Mercedes, it represents "the last word in forward-thrusting power for the beaten track". The concept was initially developed for the Australian Army before emerging as a production model for the civilian market in 2013. The 6x6 features the G-63 AMG's 5.5-litre twin-turbo V-8 engine, portal axles, a pickup version of the G-Class body, and a luxurious interior. In 2015, having sold more than 100 units, Mercedes-Benz stopped production of the G-63 6x6, supposedly to maintain its exclusivity.

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