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Truck Of The Day: May 15, 2017; Matchbox '14 Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG 6x6
Topic Started: May 15 2017, 09:50 PM (289 Views)
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The Mustang II is a Mustang too!
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Today's Car Of The Day is Matchbox's 2014 Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG 6x6.

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Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG 6×6 is a SUT manufactured by Mercedes-Benz. A SUT derivative of the six wheel drive Mercedes Geländewagen developed for the Australian Army from 2007, at the time it was the company's largest and second most expensive street-legal offroad vehicle, manufactured by Magna Steyr in Graz, Austria. It combined the engine from the G63, a twin-turbo V-8, with a 6x6 portal axles, with pick-up version of the G-Class body, and a luxury interior. It was produced from 2013 to 2015, with production exceeding 100 vehicles.

The G63 AMG 6×6 features six-wheel drive running on 5.5L, 536-hp, 561-lb-ft twin-turbo DOHC 32-valve V-8 AMG engine. The G63 AMG 6×6 was fitted with Mercedes' 7G-tronic seven-speed automatic transmission; its transfer case can alter between a 0.87:1 high-range ratio for on-road driving and 2.16:1 low-range ratio for off-road conditions to all six wheels in a nominal 30:40:30 split. An extra shaft delivers power to the rearmost axle. The vehicle had five electronic differential locks, which can deliver 100% lockup of all six wheels, operated by three switches on the dashboard.

The G63 AMG 6×6 is 5875 mm in length, 2110 mm in width and 2210 mm in height, having ground clearance of 460 mm and fording depth at 1000 mm. It has arch axles, almost similar to those fitted on Unimog vehicles. The vehicle was installed with 18-inch beadlock wheels wrapped with gummy 37-inch tires, 4196-mm wheelbase (front axle to rearmost axle) had 4105 kg of curb weight. The G63 AMG 6×6 could deliver 0–60 MPH in 7.8 seconds with a top speed limited to 100 MPH. It appears in the movie Beyond the Reach and also featured in Jurassic World.

The G63 AMG 6x6 featured a compressor which allowed to reduce or increase tyre pressure in order to adapt the traction to the driving surface, especially in desert like environments. Therefore, the compressor filled four containers with 20 litres each to allow fast inflation of the tyres. This made it possible to change from sandy deserts to regular streets in less than twenty seconds.


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For more information and pictures of the real car, please visit: Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG 6x6

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When your neighbor trades in his Hummer for an International CXT, this is the logical choice to one-up him.

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The Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG 6×6 was launched in early 2013. The company decided to stop sales of the car and declared the model completely sold out in early 2015 to maintain model's exclusivity. Mercedes-Benz managed to sell more units of G63 AMG 6×6 than originally anticipated. The last customer delivery of G63 AMG 6×6 left the G-Class factory in Graz, Austria in May 2015.

In 2015, Mercedes-Benz introduced a limited 15 units RHD version of Brabus 6×6 for the Malaysian market; they are the only RHD version of 6×6 units in the world. They are only available at the Malaysian market and bought by Naza World, one of the largest automotive conglomerates company in Malaysia. They come with price tag of RM3,214,119 (698,888 euros).


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pjedsel
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Muscle Car
:wave: Whoa...a street legal version of Big Foot! :lol: That is one impressive looking off road truck - well detailed licensed model from Matchbox.
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Stampede
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Team Canada
A licensed model with four-sided tampoes? Yes please. A definite highlight for this year's mainline.

Now, to find one...
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chris.p
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I'm looking forward to finding this in the not too distant future - even if it does have black windows.

Nice to see The two MBs talking together again.

Chris
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I see this being a contender for casting of the year...
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Running in the 90's
I'm waiting for one of these to come into work. It has to happen one of these days lol
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New casting? Quick! Take it apart!
Should be renamed for the well to do purchasers as the GPC....Grand Piano Carrier :redneck: :toofunny: :toofunny:
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