4×4S.ORGTHE REGISTRY NAMED MODEL · 1998–2018
NAMED MODELAustriaGermany

G 500 (W463, 1998–2018)

The V8 G: the G 500 of 1998 with the 5.0-litre M113 V8 (296 hp) replacing the 500 GE, and from 2015 the 4.0-litre biturbo (422 hp), the G that made the W463 a luxury bestseller in the United States from 2002.

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Sources & evidence
G 500 (W463, 1998–2018) — W463系メルセデス・ベンツ・G500をフロントから撮影。Tokumeigakarinoaoshima · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗
BASE VEHICLEG-Class W463 (1990–2018)BUILT BYMercedes-Benz (Daimler-Benz), Magna Steyr (Steyr-Daimler-Puch), GrazIN SERVICE1998–2018PRODUCTIONNot publishedLAYOUT4 wheels · 112.2″

The record

The G 500 carried the W463 through its second half; official US sales began in 2002 and the G 500 and G 55 AMG made the G a Beverly Hills car. The 4.0 biturbo of 2015 and the 4x4² of 2015–17 were its last forms.

Specification

MANUFACTURERMercedes-Benz (Daimler-Benz) ↗, Magna Steyr (Steyr-Daimler-Puch), Graz ↗
formerly Steyr-Daimler-Puch, Graz, Austria, for Mercedes-Benz
MANUFACTURED1998–2018
ENGINE5.0-litre M113 V8; 4.0-litre M176 biturbo V8 (2015–18)
PRODUCTION RUNNot published
COUNTRY OF ORIGINAustria
STATUSout of 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.

Variants & colours

Base model variants

Factory colours

  • Obsidian Black Metallic

Codes on hover. Hex values are representative approximations of period paint unless a source states a measured value.

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Sources

  1. 1Mercedes-Benz G-Class ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-22SOURCE

Registry record updated 2026-09-22 · status: researched