Still a Box

Black Mercedes G-Wagon (AMG G 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

Rate$1,099 / day
SeatsFive, and luggage for five
EngineHand-built, and signed
In the fleetOne, in black on black

The guest book

Rented the AMG G 63 for a weekend and it was spotless, whole process took like ten minutes. Nick made it super easy.
Jordan R. · 3 months ago
the AMG G 63 fit our whole crew plus luggage no problem, so comfortable
Nadia W. · 2 weeks ago
AMG G 63 was exactly what i wanted, quick pickup and everyone was really friendly
Rachel · 4 months ago

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. The day rate is the whole of it on this car — there is no weekly or monthly block, so a longer booking is priced day by day. 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.

The diary

When you can have it

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Reserve

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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The terms, before you commit

Refundable deposit: $2,000; A hold, not a charge. Back with you 5–7 business days after the car is home.
Damage and liability cover: $225 a day; Mandatory, and priced off the deposit rather than the rate. Your own qualifying full-coverage policy takes this line out of the quote entirely.
Driver, 21–24: $175 a day; Twenty-one is the floor, with a licence held two years. The higher band applies above a $1,500 deposit; this car is in it.
Shortest booking: 24 hours; No maximum. Delivery is complimentary at our Robertson Boulevard lot and our four Beverly Hills partner hotels; LAX is $75 to the parking structure or $150 to the terminal, each way.

This one is the same rate at every length — it carries no multi-day block, so three days is three times one day. We would rather say that than imply a discount that is not there.