Black Mercedes-AMG G 63 head-on with round LED headlights and the star grille

Still a Box

Black Mercedes-AMGG 63

Five hundred and seventy-seven horsepower, one hand-built V8 and a shape that has not apologised once since 1979.

Rental in Los Angeles · from $1,099

Every other car here was shaped by a wind tunnel. This one was shaped by an argument nobody won.

The G 63 is a military chassis with a hand-built AMG V8 dropped into it and an S-Class cabin bolted on top — five hundred and seventy-seven horsepower, doors that shut like a safe, and a silhouette so square it is the only car on Rodeo Drive you can identify from a block away in the dark.

Specification

Horsepower
577
0–60 mph
4.5s
Top speed
149mph
Seats
5

4.0L twin-turbo V8 · 4WD

Black Mercedes-AMG G 63 from a low front three-quarter beneath palm trees
01Blacked out to the wheel nuts, and still the most legible object on the street. Nothing else this tall has corners.

Mercedes has redesigned the G-Wagen exactly once in forty-five years, and even then it kept the door handles, the exposed hinges and the clunk the locks make. The company has said out loud that customers would revolt if any of it changed, which tells you what kind of object this is: not a car people compare, a car people already decided about.

Underneath, though, it is entirely modern. One engineer builds each AMG V8 by hand and signs it. There are three locking differentials nobody will ever use on Sunset. Sixty arrives in four and a half seconds, in a vehicle with the aerodynamics of a filing cabinet, which is either absurd or the entire joke depending on your mood.

Aerodynamically it is a filing cabinet.
It reaches sixty in four and a half seconds.

Steering wheel and AMG instrument display of the Mercedes-AMG G 63
Centre console of the G 63 with its turbine air vents and grab handle

02Two screens under one pane of glass, turbine vents lifted straight from an AMG GT, and a grab handle on the passenger side that has been there since the vehicle was built for armies.

Cabin of the Mercedes-AMG G 63 in black quilted leather with blue ambient light
03Diamond-quilted black hide, sixty-four colours of ambient light, and a seating position high enough to see over everything in the next lane.
V8 BITURBO badge and side exhaust of the Mercedes-AMG G 63
Illuminated AMG tread plate in the door sill of the G 63

04The engine announced on the wing in three words, the exhaust routed out ahead of the rear wheel, and AMG lit up in the sill every time a door opens.

The particulars

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Queries

How much does it cost to rent a Mercedes-AMG G 63 in Los Angeles?
The black G 63 is $1,099 a day, with multi-day stays discounted. Delivery to our Beverly Hills partner hotels is complimentary.
Is it comfortable enough for a whole week?
Yes — five seats, a boot that swallows luggage, and a cabin that shares its switchgear with an S-Class. It rides taller and firmer than a Bentayga, which is exactly why people pick it.
How far ahead should I book it?
There is one black G 63 in the fleet and it is the car people book for a specific weekend. Name the date early and it is held for you.

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When you can have it

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Take the one everybody recognises.

Tell us the date and the address. The G 63 is delivered hand-detailed at the hour you name, and it fits the whole week — canyons, hotels, luggage and all.

Check dates & reserve or call +1 (424) 303-6496

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