2020 Mercedes Benz G63 AMG First Drive Review | The Ultimate All Purpose Flex Mobile

Sad. That's the sound of the polar ice caps melting. I'm really excited today because we're reviewing my 2020 Mercedes Benz G63, finished in cardinal red metallic. Now, my car has only about 800 miles on it, so we're not gonna do any acceleration tests because I'm pretty anal about the break in service. But I'm gonna give you my first drive impressions on the new G63. The G63 is sort of controversial. Not in the same way that a C8 Corvette or a Supra are controversial. But this thing serves no real purpose, except you can flex real hard in one of these things. Yes, you get three locking diffs. You also get 9.5 inches of ground clearance. You get the heritage and design of a military vehicle. So this thing is more than capable on and off road. But let's be real, who's actually taking this thing off road? Unless you consider mounting a curb on Rodeo Drive off roading. But enough about that. In 2019, Mercedes gave us a brand new G wagon. In my eyes at least. Yes, the exterior is still the same, but the interior completely reused, revamped. Now you get this beautiful 12 inch digital dash standard in the 2020 model. But in 2019 was an option. So if you still have analog gauges in your 2019 G Wagon, you are broke, my friend. But good news, Mercedes finally gave us cup holders. Because before, you just got a little fishnet. This entire center console has been redesigned. So now the gear shifter moved from the center console to the column. And now speaking of the column, this steering wheel. This was an optional steering wheel with the carbon fiber and alcantara. This is heated, but just the sides. Carbon fiber, not heated. It's kind of the same steering wheel you get in a C43, but I can live with it. The handling is way more responsive now. You actually feel connected to the road. And you don't have to worry about flipping over at like 20 miles per hour, which is nice. It's a comforting feeling for a car this size because everything is way more direct. Now, when you take a corner, there is a lot less body roll and you don't go flying out of your seat because this car has active lumbar support. So whichever way you're turning, the seat will actually hold you in place. Oh, and they massage you. Did I mention that they're heated and cooled? So let me tell you about how this thing drives. Put it into sport plus mode and put your foot down and this thing will have you pinned in your seat. Feels really Unnatural for a car of this size. And all the torque delivery is built down low so you get it throughout the entire rev range. And the gearbox having it in sport mode, automatic, it shifts actually really fast. But when you start using the paddles, then you get that one second delay that I don't like. In terms of drivability, this thing is 100% daily drivable contingent upon you have unlimited funds to keep filling the gas in this car because you only get about 10 miles to the gallon on a good day. But if you're driving a G wagon, then I guess money ain't a thing. If your purpose is to off road this thing, then you're in luck because for 2020 Mercedes is now offering a trail package which gives you a smaller wheel and all terrain tires. My car has the optional 22 inch wheels with Pirelli all season tires which do pretty decent off road, but not the most ideal. But now let's take a look at the outside. To most people this is an expensive box on wheels. To me this is an elegant and expensive box on wheels. A lot of the G wagons that we see out on the streets are usually white, black, gray, matte black. I happen to buy mine in red because it's my favorite color. It's classy and menacing all at the same time. Kind of like Dwayne Johnson wearing a red suit at your retirement party. Hmm. Speaking of Dwayne Johnson, let's take a look at the muscle under this thing. And here it is. The 4 liter twin turbo V8, producing 577 horsepower and 6627 foot pounds of torque, taking this 5842 pound behemoth to 60 in 4 1/2 seconds and doing the quarter mile in 12.5 seconds. Not bad. Before I get into the car, I want you guys to see how massive these brakes are. That rotor is 15.7 inches. The brakes are actually really nice on this thing and you will stop no problem, even with all this mass. But I have to go drive this thing around because I'm not going to be able to find out what the acceleration times are until I put a thousand miles on it. There's quite a few good reasons to buy a G wagon. Sure, it's expensive, yeah, it's obnoxious and the gas mileage is terrible as you'd assume, and it's also kind of unnecessary, but it does a lot of things right. It's fast, it's luxurious, it screams flex and it's really quite practical as a family. Vehicle, even though I'm not a family man myself. And really, it's in a class of its own. Despite it looking quite intimidating, it really doesn't drive as big as it looks, and at 191 inches long, it's about the same size as a Porsche Cayenne. The interior on this new one is a huge upgrade from the last generations. The thing is, for the Money, the old G63's interior was really lacking for 150k. Now we feel like we're sitting in something a lot more special. If you're on the fence on buying a 2020 G63, my advice is to go ahead and place an order. Just know that you'll be waiting almost two years for an allocation, and if you want to get one lightly used, you'll be paying almost 20 racks over sticker, which means this is the first car that I've ever purchased that actually appreciated in value. The second second I drove it off the lot. There's been multiple times where I could have flipped it for a profit, but the truth is I just love it too much to let it go.

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