Mercedes-AMG G65

Mercedes-AMG G65 is a V12 engined (with twin turbochargers) version of the Mercedes-Benz G-Class. The vehicle weighs 6250-pounds (US model as estimated by an automotive magazine publication) and has 603 hp going into a seven-speed transmission.[1] In the United States it cost $224,000 USD in the year 2016,[2] another source says it cost $218,000 USD.[3][4] It was noted as being cheaper than a previous limited production run of Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG 6x6 (old-style name) from 2013.[3] (note in this period of the 2010s, transition AMG vehicles from Mercedes-Benz to Mercedes-AMG branding.[5] The US Version was previewed at the New York Auto Show in the spring of 2015 as a Mercedes-AMG model.[6]

The basic model was introduced in Europe in 2012 and in 2015 was introduced in the United States as a Mercedes-AMG brand model. Prior to its US launch, Daimler experienced sales of over 3000 G-class vehicles of which about half were the AMG specification version.[3] The car tuner Brabus also made a version of the G65.[7]

Mercedes-AMG is a brand of Daimler AG (Mercedes-Benz, Unimog, AMG, and Smart)

Size

Specifications:[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Car and Driver - 2016 Mercedes-Benz G65 AMG
  2. ↑ Bloomberg - 2016 Mercedes-Benz G65 AMG Is a $200,000 Way to Brag
  3. 1 2 3 2016 Mercedes-AMG G65 Brings V-12 Goodness For $218,825: Live Photos
  4. ↑ Instrumented Test, March 2016
  5. ↑ Mercedes kills AMG Sport sub-brand, promotes existing models to full AMG status January 15, 2016
  6. ↑ NY LIVE: 2016 Mercedes-AMG G65
  7. ↑ Brabus Eight Hundred IBusiness Mercedes Benz G65 AMG
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