Review: 2015 Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG - LeftLane News
Yet, the G63 and its more pedestrian G550 sibling, continue to move off the assembly line in Graz, Austria, as they always have, since the vehicle was originally introduced in 1979. Technically, it is not even built by Mercedes-Benz. Between 4,000 and 6,000 of the five-passenger G-Class vehicles are constructed each year at the Magna-Steyr plant in Graz, which has also been responsible for the E-Class 4Matic cars, and the MINI Countryman and Paceman. The G63 AMG is the hot-rodded version of the G-Wagen full-on luxury SUV, featuring a hand-built 5. 5-liter direct-injected and twin turbocharged V8 engine that produces a stump-pulling 536 horsepower and 560 lb-ft of torque. It is mated to a seven-speed AMG SpeedShift-Plus transmission with steering wheel-mounted paddleshift levers. The G-Wagen is also available in the less potent G550 model range, which features a naturally aspirated 5. 5-liter V8 that produces 382 horsepower and 391 lb-ft of torque. That brutish V8 and automatic transmission are mated to a full-time 4Matic all-wheel-drive transmission with two-speed transfer case and three independent differential locks. Source: www.leftlanenews.com
