Wheels Australia - June 2018

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Firstttdrives

THIS MONTH’S FRESH METAL

FIRST

OVERSEAS

DRIVE

Mercedes

AMG G63

Reboot of a heavy-metal

classic that rocks our world

FIRSTDRIVES SPECS

Model

Engine

Max power

Max torque

Transmission

Weight

0-100km/h

Fuel economy

Price

On sale

Mercedes-AMG G63

3982cc V8 (90°), dohc, 32v, twin-turbo

430kW @ 6000rpm

850Nm @ 2500-3500rpm

9-speed automatic

2485kg

4.5sec (claimed)

13.1L /100km (EU)

$247,700

August

IT BEGINS with a

press of a button.

Old-school metal door

handles with the sort

of push-button release

most manufacturers relegated to

history many decades ago.

And if you do it with your

eyes closed, you can literally feel

1979 at your fingertips. Despite

appearances, this new-generation

G-Class is box-fresh from top to

toe, yet its gloriously retro door

handles are a direct DNA link

to its 39-year-old predecessor.

They’re exactly the same.