2019 G550 vs/ G63: A Head to Head Comparison Video
10-31-2018, 02:28 PM
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2019 G550 vs/ G63: A Head to Head Comparison Video
Hands down, this video is absolutely the BEST video I have seen to date that gives an extremely thorough, head-to-head, real world driving comparison of the new 2019 G550 vs/ 2019 G63, including on curvy roads, hi ways, and off-road testing. The guy also does an excellent job of comparing the 2018 G63 to the 2019 G63. The differences here are dramatic. I have a G550 on order, but now having watched this video, I am pretty sure I am going to change my order to a G63, and take a big hit on a lot of extra wait time. I'm pretty sure my dealer will go MSRP, with no second sticker.
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10-31-2018, 03:59 PM
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Hands down, this video is absolutely the BEST video I have seen to date that gives an extremely thorough, head-to-head, real world driving comparison of the new 2019 G550 vs/ 2019 G63, including on curvy roads, hi ways, and off-road testing. The guy also does an excellent job of comparing the 2018 G63 to the 2019 G63. The differences here are dramatic. I have a G550 on order, but now having watched this video, I am pretty sure I am going to change my order to a G63, and take a big hit on a lot of extra wait time. I'm pretty sure my dealer will go MSRP, with no second sticker.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jr0mLKTQEqw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jr0mLKTQEqw
Does your dealer have any G63 allocations available? When I was shopping back in July, dealers only had wait lists, but no allocations for the G63. My dealer at the last minute wanted to add a $10k mark-up on my G550, but later came to their senses. I was told they will add a mark-up (maybe $30k) to their G63s.
10-31-2018, 04:29 PM
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I was waiting for the off-road segment with the G63, but it didn’t happen.
Does your dealer have any G63 allocations available? When I was shopping back in July, dealers only had wait lists, but no allocations for the G63. My dealer at the last minute wanted to add a $10k mark-up on my G550, but later came to their senses. I was told they will add a mark-up (maybe $30k) to their G63s.
10-31-2018, 05:22 PM
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I have done business with my Mercedes salesman for 21 years now (bought my first Merc for my wife in Nov 1997), and he is so great to work with, and I trust him emphatically. I plan to sit down with him next week, and change my order from 550 to 63. I already know it will be a long wait, but IMHO the G63 is just so much of a different vehicle than the G550. Totally a personal choice, of course.
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10-31-2018, 05:35 PM
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Good point, and I totally agree. I also have no intentions to take a new nearly $200k G63 off road! I live in the Pacific NW, with tons of great off roading opportunities. I plan to get the new Ford Raptor with its all new awesome 7L V8 for such duty. Bye bye twin turbo V6, hello throaty 428! My Ford dealer says he expects he will be writing orders by end of this year, or early next, with deliveries about Fall 2019. I bet I may land the Raptor before my G63 shows up. 😁
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Good point, and I totally agree. I also have no intentions to take a new nearly $200k G63 off road! I live in the Pacific NW, with tons of great off roading opportunities. I plan to get the new Ford Raptor with its all new awesome 7L V8 for such duty. Bye bye twin turbo V6, hello throaty 428! My Ford dealer says he expects he will be writing orders by end of this year, or early next, with deliveries about Fall 2019. I bet I may land the Raptor before my G63 shows up. 😁
10-31-2018, 08:19 PM
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Good point, and I totally agree. I also have no intentions to take a new nearly $200k G63 off road! I live in the Pacific NW, with tons of great off roading opportunities. I plan to get the new Ford Raptor with its all new awesome 7L V8 for such duty. Bye bye twin turbo V6, hello throaty 428! My Ford dealer says he expects he will be writing orders by end of this year, or early next, with deliveries about Fall 2019. I bet I may land the Raptor before my G63 shows up. 😁
The GenI vs GenII Raptor argument is very similar to the new G vs old G - the new one will be much better, but not nearly as cool.
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10-31-2018, 08:30 PM
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https://speedtwitch.com/report-2019-...dohc-v8-motor/
We should probably move this discussion to the Ford site, as this is obviously not G stuff.
We should probably move this discussion to the Ford site, as this is obviously not G stuff.
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10-31-2018, 09:03 PM
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Hands down, this video is absolutely the BEST video I have seen to date that gives an extremely thorough, head-to-head, real world driving comparison of the new 2019 G550 vs/ 2019 G63, including on curvy roads, hi ways, and off-road testing. The guy also does an excellent job of comparing the 2018 G63 to the 2019 G63. The differences here are dramatic. I have a G550 on order, but now having watched this video, I am pretty sure I am going to change my order to a G63, and take a big hit on a lot of extra wait time. I'm pretty sure my dealer will go MSRP, with no second sticker.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jr0mLKTQEqw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jr0mLKTQEqw
10-31-2018, 09:46 PM
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I know this guy and have communicated with him via e-mail. I agree, imo he did the best Gwag comparison. In my further opinion, I would stay with the G550 and do the suspension upgrade. The HP of the 550 is plenty for this vehicle, the G63 and G65 are overkill. Forget the price savings, the G550 properly optioned will do anything the G63 will do and if you get the AMG Line option, it looks almost the same.
10-31-2018, 10:01 PM
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I know this guy and have communicated with him via e-mail. I agree, imo he did the best Gwag comparison. In my further opinion, I would stay with the G550 and do the suspension upgrade. The HP of the 550 is plenty for this vehicle, the G63 and G65 are overkill. Forget the price savings, the G550 properly optioned will do anything the G63 will do and if you get the AMG Line option, it looks almost the same.
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11-01-2018, 11:28 AM
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Yes, but from what I have observed in many test drive videos comparing the 2019 G550 to the hot rod fast G63 (I admit this is not the same thing as being in the car), it sure looks like if you totally badass tromp on the G63's throttle, it literally snaps your neck and shoves you back in your seat, as it moves from 0 to 60 in 4.4 seconds. The exhaust sound in AMG Sport+ mode sounds so phenomenal, too. Now, it isn't like the 550's 0 to 60 time of 5.9 seconds is slow, but hey, 4.4 is really fast! Course, I guess a guy could buy a Dodge Demon, or a Tesla Model S equipped with Ludicrous, and really get his head snapped, given its 0 to 60 time is a heart hammering 2.5 seconds. Plus, you could save a lot of $'s going the Model S route vs/ G63. Don't try dirt tracking with that Model S, though!
