Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG 6x6

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2014 Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG 6x6 First Drive Putting the G in Unglaublich: Ridiculous toys don't get more fun than this The most flabbergasting aspect of the 2014 Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG 6x6 isn't that it exists, but that it's a production vehicle. As in, you can buy one. AMG has already built nearly 60 units so far this year. We just spent a week at the Magna Steyr plant in Graz, Austria -- home of the Geländewagen -- and saw five 6x6s: three customer trucks, one for display, and the slate-colored beast you see here. Turns out that the gargantuan 6x6 is actually hand-built on the same assembly line that produces every other G-Wagen. A workforce 1500 strong recently added a second shift because G-Wagen sales are through the roof, with 2012 the stout off-roader/military vehicle's best full sales year since production started in 1979. As of November 2013, Mercedes had already sold more of them than in all of 2012, and about half of those are the very pricey G63 AMG models. Get this: In the States, the G63 is now the best-selling AMG product. Since the G-Wagen is hitting its stride after 34 years, Axel Harries, the "Boss of the G," gave the green light to throw caution, common sense, and any pastiche of restraint to the wind and green-light the 6x6. Why? Well, for one, they had parts lying around. READ THE FULL STORY First Test: 2013 Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG 2013 Range Rover vs. 2013 G63 AMG: Head2Head G63 AMG First Drive: Posh, Meet Rugged 2014 Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG S vs. BMW M5 Competition Pack First Drive:2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek Hybrid 2015 Lincoln MKC First Look: Moving Forward 2014 Mercedes-Benz CLA45 AMG First Test 2015 Hyundai Genesis: Completely Revealed Get Our Apps Subscribe to Motor Trend FROM OUR FRIENDS FOURWHEELER.COM JP Magazine's Girls of the 2013 SEMA Show EUROPEAN CAR Ken Block's Gymkhana Six: Behind the Scenes Exclusive MUSTANGS AND FORDS Top Classic Fords Of SEMA 2013 TO OUR E-MAIL SUBSCRIBERS: YOUR PRIVACY IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO US. IF YOU BELIEVE YOU HAVE RECEIVED THIS EMAIL IN ERROR OR WISH TO UNSUBSCRIBE, PLEASE CLICK HERE. Write to us at: Motor Trend Digital Newsletter 831 S. Douglas Street El Segundo, CA 90245 Privacy Policy (c) 2013 Source Interlink Media, Inc. All rights reserved.