AMG G63 Does Sub 4.5-second, 62 MPH Run
Despite claims of 4.5 seconds from AMG, YouTubers lay down a much quicker time with their 2019 G63.
The 2019 Mercedes-AMG G63 takes a pretty great thing, and makes it better. The twin-turbo 4.0-liter V8 that pumps 416 horses and 450 lb-ft in the standard G-Wagen gains a big boost in power after AMG touches it, leaving Affalterbach with 577 horses and 627 lb-ft of gravel-throwing torque. According to AMG, that’s enough power to launch down the road from zero to 62 mph in 4.5 seconds.
Or is it? YouTube channel ArabGT took a 2019 G63 down a desert road for a quick acceleration test not too long ago. What they found was that AMG was holding back on paper.
The SUV’s quite a looker in its Edition 1 form, with redline black wheels and gray decals hanging out near the quad exhaust pipes, but it’s its sound that sends pulses racing. And speaking racing, that’s what the duo behind ArabGT do in their G63 on the twisty roads somewhere in the south of France.
From a standing start, the G63 roars down the road, hitting 62 mph in not 4.5 seconds as AMG claims, but at 4.02 seconds. It isn’t too long thereafter that the SUV maxes out at around 122 mph, just short of the electronically limited top speed of 149 mph.
If that doesn’t stir your soul, Mercedes’ performance line may have something else in mind in the works. According to Motor1, G-Class product boss Dr. Gunnar Guthenke floated the idea of a G63 S. Meanwhile, AMG registered the G73 trademark, hinting at the possibility of a monster SUV with a hybrid system good for a total of over 800 horsepower. Dodge Demon owners might have something to worry about, to say the least.
Of course, whatever figures are issued by Mercedes-AMG for their fire-breathing beasts may only serve to mask the raw power hidden under the hood. We’ll have to rely on outside sources to get at the truth, as usual.
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