The portal-axle G: the G 500 4x4² of 2015–17 with the 6x6’s portal axles on the four-wheel chassis, a 4.0-litre biturbo V8, 450 mm of ground clearance and 22-inch wheels, and the G 63 4x4² of 2022 on the second generation with 585 hp.
BASE VEHICLEG-Class W463 (1990–2018)BUILT BYMercedes-Benz (Daimler-Benz), Magna Steyr (Steyr-Daimler-Puch), GrazIN SERVICE2015PRODUCTIONNot publishedLAYOUT4 wheels · 112.2″
The record
Mercedes put the 6x6’s portal axles under a standard G 500 in 2015 for the ultimate factory off-roader and revived the idea on the new G as the G 63 4x4² in 2022.
Research status: draft — identification, dates or figures could not all be pinned down; the summary says what is unresolved.
formerly Steyr-Daimler-Puch, Graz, Austria, for Mercedes-Benz
MANUFACTURED2015–present
ENGINE4.0-litre M177 biturbo V8, 422–585 hp
PRODUCTION RUNNot published
COUNTRY OF ORIGINAustria
STATUSin production
RECORD KINDNamed model
MODEL LINEG-Class (W460, W461, W463)
FAMILYG-Class (W460, W461, W463)
WHEELS4
NOMINAL WHEELBASE112.2″
BODY STYLEstation-lwb
Catalogue fields describe the vehicle's structure and body as this registry records it. They are not certified factory measurements, and no performance figures are published here.