White Mercedes-Benz G 550 from a front three-quarter with the V8 badge on the wing

White on Red

White Mercedes-Benz G 550

Four hundred and sixteen horsepower under the least aerodynamic shape Mercedes has ever refused to change, with a cabin trimmed entirely in red.

Rental in Los Angeles · from $899

The G-Wagen in black is a statement about money. In white it is a statement about weather.

Same military chassis, same forty-five-year-old silhouette, same doors that shut like a safe — but a 4.0-litre V8 that has stopped shouting, a body in white, and a cabin lined in red from the seats to the door cards. It is the G-Wagen for people who want the shape without the soundtrack.

Specification

Horsepower
416
0–60 mph
5.6s
Top speed
130mph
Seats
5

4.0L twin-turbo V8 · 4WD

White Mercedes-Benz G 550 from the rear three-quarter with the spare wheel on the tailgate
01The spare still bolted to the tailgate, where it has been since 1979, and a door that swings sideways rather than lifting.

Mercedes has redesigned this vehicle exactly once, and even then it kept the exposed hinges, the grab handle on the passenger side and the sound the door locks make. What changed underneath is everything else: independent front suspension, a modern V8, and a cabin that shares its switchgear with an S-Class.

In white it reads completely differently from the black AMG. It is the one that turns up at the beach house rather than the club, and the red interior is the joke it keeps to itself until somebody opens a door. Five seats, real luggage space, and a driving position high enough to see over everything on the 405.

White is the practical half of that decision as well as the loud half. A dark G-Wagen left on Sunset through an August afternoon is an oven with door handles; this one comes back to you at roughly the temperature you left it in. It is also the reason the red works at all — black on black swallows an interior, and here it is the only colour in the car.

In black it is a statement about money.
In white it is one about weather.

Steering wheel and red leather interior of the Mercedes-Benz G 550
Centre console of the G 550 with its turbine vents and red seats either side

02Turbine vents lifted from an AMG GT, a grab handle that has outlived the army it was designed for, and red hide on every surface either side of them.

Red leather cabin of the white Mercedes-Benz G 550 seen through the driver's door
03Red from the seats to the door cards to the stitching, under a roof that is still, at heart, a box.
Illuminated Mercedes-Benz tread plate in the door sill of the G 550
Open side-hinged tailgate of the white Mercedes-Benz G 550

04The name lit into the sill every time a door opens, and a tailgate that swings out to the side because that is how it has always been done.

The particulars

  • Rate$899 / day
  • SeatsFive, all in red
  • DeliveryComplimentary to Beverly Hills partner hotels
  • In the fleetOne, in white on red

The guest book

  • the G550 was such a smooth experience, everything went easy from pickup to drop off

    Tom P. · 3 months ago

  • perfect for airport runs, the G550 had plenty of space and everything was smooth

    Andre R. · 2 weeks ago

  • great experience with the G550, felt brand new and the whole thing was zero stress

    Steven L. · 2 months ago

Queries

How much is a Mercedes G550 rental in Los Angeles?
The live daily rate is at the top of this page. 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. The G550 is the G-Class without the AMG engine — the same upright shape and the same presence, for less per day.
How much does it cost to rent a Mercedes G 550 in Los Angeles?
The white G 550 is $899 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.
What is the difference from the G 63?
The G 63 is the AMG version — more power, louder, black on black, and more per day. The G 550 is the same shape and the same cabin with a calmer engine, in white on red. Both turn the same number of heads.
How far ahead should I book it?
There is one white G 550 in the fleet and it is the car people book for a specific weekend. Name the date early and it is held for you.
Is the G 550 the same thing as a G-Wagon?
It is. G-Wagon is the name everyone outside Germany uses for it, and a fair number of people write it gwagon, in one word. The 550 is the standard-engined one — same body, same doors, same spare wheel bolted to the tailgate. Renting the white G-Wagon gets you all of that without the AMG exhaust announcing you to the street.
Does it take five people and their luggage?
Five seats, all in red, and a square load bay behind them: the shape that makes it look like a filing cabinet is the shape that swallows a weekend for five. One thing worth knowing before you park it — the tailgate swings sideways rather than lifting, so it wants about a metre of clear ground behind the car before it will open.
What else is worth a look if the G 550 is taken?
The AMG G 63 is the identical box with the loud engine and black paint. If it is the badge rather than the box you are after, the AMG GLE 53 is the same family with the rear roof pulled down into a fastback, and the AMG GT43 is the four-door that trades ride height for a roofline. All three are in the fleet.

The diary

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Take the shape without the shouting.

Tell us the date and the address. The G 550 is delivered hand-detailed at the hour you name, and it fits the whole week.

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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.