The next-generation Mercedes-Benz G-Class has been
filmed testing in AMG G63 guise before its global premiere next year.
This G63 features camoflage
across on every surface but unlike some others, the front grille has been left
slightly exposed, allowing us to see the Panamericana grille it will adopt with
vertical slats.
Interestingly, the SUV filmed has a fully digital
gauge cluster, a feature missing on previous prototypes and inevitably a
component which will make it through to the production car. The video makes it
difficult to determine if the gauge cluster utilizes the same 12.3-inch display
as other Mercedes models but it wouldn’t be surprising to see the firm diving
into its catalog of pre-existing parts.
Sitting beneath the tweaked bodywork of the new
Mercedes-AMG G63 will be Affalterbach’s twin-turbo 4.0-liter V8. Already used
in the AMG GT, C63 and E63, this engine will replace the outdated 5.5-liter
twin-turbo currently used by the G63. The range is also likely to offer a selection of
turbocharged straight-sixes and continue to use a twin-turbo 6.0-liter V12 for
the AMG G65.
