Buyers also benefit from a Burmester hifi, Active Multicontour Seats in two-tone Manufaktur leather and there’s more cow covering the headliner, luggage compartment and seat switch panel. Clearly this is for people whose idea of off-roading is parking up to watch a game of polo. Under the hood, the 4.0-liter V8 is unchanged, but its 416 hp makes it way punchier than the original 500 GE, which made do with just 237 hp.
The G500 Final Edition is available to
order now and costs € 196,350 (US$ 215k) in Germany, which is ton of cash. The
Mercedes Germany retail website says a stock G500 only stickers at € 130,204
(US$ 143k), and even a G63 is just € 187,247 (US$ 205k). But not the new G63 Grand
Edition. That costs € 228,896 (US$ 251k), a price it also tries to justify with a
bundle of extra equipment and rarity – only 1,000 are being offered for sale.
There are no paint options with this one,
every example coming dressed in Manufaktur night black magno with gold
graphics. The 22-in center-lock forged AMG wheels also get the gold treatment,
as do the front and rear bumper inserts, front skid plate, spare wheel ring and
various interior details, including the seat stitching. Nappa leather covers
the seats and roof grab handles, while the passenger handle in the dash has a
carbon inlay and a “Grand Edition” logo. And to keep this butch off-roader safe
from nasty dust a breathable indoor car cover rounds off the package.
“With the expressive and limited Grand
Edition, we are celebrating the success story of the G63, which is far from
over,” says Michael Schiebe, CEO of Mercedes-AMG GmbH. We can understand
Mercedes dropping the G500, which we imagine might return with six-cylinder
hybrid power. But it’s great to know that Mercedes and AMG are committed to
preserving the absurdity of the G63.
