Mercedes-AMG G 65

The Mercedes-AMG G 65 (previously sold as Mercedes-Benz G 65 AMG) is a V12 engined (with twin turbochargers) version of the Mercedes-Benz G-Class. The vehicle was sold in the 2010s and was one of the few vehicles at the time in the high-performance off road luxury market. The V-12 offered more power and smoother power compared to supercharged V-8 models in the Mercedes options at that time. The design was demonstrated in 2012, testing V-12 in this chassis and entered series production later. It was sold in 2013 in the EU and 2015 in the US, until the 2018 model year.

The G 65 was a version of the G-class with a luxury interior and a twin-turbo charged V-12 engine. The vehicle weighs 6,250-pound (2,835 kg) (US model as estimated by an automotive magazine publication) and has 603 hp going into a seven-speed transmission as of 2016.^[1][2] In the United States it cost US$224,000 in the year 2016,^[3] another source says it cost US$218,000.^[4][5] It was noted as being cheaper than a previous limited production run of Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG 6x6 (old-style name) from 2013.^[4] (note in this period of the 2010s, transition AMG vehicles from Mercedes-Benz to Mercedes-AMG branding.^[6] The US Version was previewed at the New York Auto Show in the spring of 2015 as a Mercedes-AMG model.^[7]

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.^[4] The car tuner Brabus also made a version of the G65.^[8]

The 2016 model was noted as mix of old, high-performance, and off-road ability, with it being less luxury focused then a contemporary like the Bentley Bragata, but more expensive then the super-charged Range Rover (100+k) or a Jeep with all options topped out.^[9]

The last year was 2018, with the "Final Edition" being the last models.^[10] 65 models of the Final Edition were produced, and it featured bronze coloured 21 inch wheels, and also had a higher price tag.^[11] The G 65 was at the top end of the range, which for example in Canada included the G550, G550 4x4² (portal axle), and G 63 (supercharged V8).^[12]

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

The 2018 model for the USA has the AMG bi-turbocharger V-12 producing 621 horsepower and 738 lb-ft (US units).^[13] This is connected to a 7-speed transmission and full-time four wheel drive drivetrain.^[13] The G65 is more oriented towards urban driving, with low-profile tires and a 0-60 mph (96.56 km/h) time of 5.1 seconds making it fastest of MB G-Class models offered then.^[13]

In contrast to the G63 in the MB product line, the 65 used a twin-turbocharged V-12, rather than a super-charged V-8.^[9] Automotive journalists noted that the G65, despite being more expensive then that model was actually less ostentatious and the V-12 produced smoother more refined power then the supercharged V-8.^[14]

V-12 powered SUV are not very common, the first appeared in the 1980s such as the Lamborghini LM002, vehicles that combined the idea of off luxury roading with a V-12. By the 2020s Mercedes had left this market leaving the more luxury focused Rolls-Royce Cullinan and Ferrari Purosangue. ^[15]

Size:^[1]

• Wheelbase 112.2 in
• Length 188.5 in
• Width 73.0 in

Weight:

• Estimated weight about 6,250-pound (2,835 kg) for US model.^[1][2]

Fuel Capacity:

• 25.4 gallons (about 96.15 litres) ^[16]

Max angle of approach:^[16]

• 36 degrees

Max angle of departure:^[16]

• 27 degrees

• Mercedes-AMG
• List of Mercedes-Benz vehicles
• Mercedes-Benz G500 4×4²
• Lamborghini LM002, one of the only other V-12 powered SUV

• MB-USA page for G65 (2018)