Mercedes-Benz G-Class
Every Mercedes-Benz G-Class generation in the Burbles catalogue — complete specs, rarity tiers, interactive 3D cards, and the collectors who have spotted them on the street.
- Lineage Span
- 1979–present 26 generations · 67 published trims
- Power Evolution
- 114 → 888 hp Base lead-trim output across eras
- Catalogue Rarity
- 14 Legendary 14 Legendary · 11 Epic · 1 Rare/Common
All 26 Mercedes-Benz G-Class Generations
Each generation deals in its rarity tier’s alloy with its engine disc, lead specs, and first spotter record. Click into any generation for full trims and market figures.
Mercedes never officially confirmed the W465 chassis code; media outlets coined it themselves after the old W463 ended.
Brabus stretched the G63's wheelbase 20 inches to fit the XLP 900's pickup bed -- 27 inches more overall length, on only 10 trucks.
Its Active Ride Control suspension replaces anti-roll bars with hydraulics, linking each damper's compression side to the rebound side opposite.
The 2019 G-Class looks almost identical to its predecessor — but underneath, only three parts carried over: the headlamp washers, the door handles, and the spare-wheel cover.
The portal-axle G63 4x4² variant of this generation went on sale for 2023 with a $350,050 starting price.
It reaches 100 km/h in 4.3 seconds, and Brabus caps the top speed at 240 km/h to protect the tyres.
Mercedes built only 99 of these at €749,700 each, using rear doors lifted from a stretched G 55 built in 2001.
The G65 AMG made the G-Wagen only the third production passenger SUV ever built with a V12 engine, after the Lamborghini LM002.
This oddball G-Wagen wasn't built from scratch — Mercedes shortened the chassis from the six-wheeled G 63 AMG 6×6 and bolted a normal G-Class body on top.
The 2012 G63 AMG's tough-guy new look borrowed parts from unexpected places — its mirrors came straight off the GL-Class and ML-Class SUVs.
The G63 AMG 6x6 began life as a pickup pitched to the Australian Army in 2007; Mercedes expected modest interest and sold just over 100 anyway.
Mid-cycle, this G 63 AMG swapped its supercharged V8 for a twin-turbo 5.5L unit — a rare case of a performance SUV gaining displacement while actually cutting fuel use and emissions.
The boxy G 65 AMG is only the third production SUV in history to carry a V12 — the first was the Lamborghini LM002, a decade before Mercedes made the idea a showroom option.
A boxy, military-derived off-roader became a Hollywood status symbol: the G55 AMG is the version that turned the G-Wagen into the favourite ride of celebrities and the wealthy.
Mercedes and AMG never advertised the G63 AMG V12 at all -- no brochures, no ads, no shows. Only about five were built, offered quietly to hand-picked AMG customers.
A W463 G-Class exists that Mercedes never advertised: the G 63 AMG V12, built in secret for select customers with no brochures, ads, or shows — reportedly just five made.
Mercedes planned to pull the G-Class from the US after 2005 — until the Marine Corps ordered 157 G-based Fast Attack Vehicles and the automaker reversed course.
Only 38 G 43 AMGs were ever built, every single one ordered under a "company vehicle" country code — mostly for VIPs, and quite possibly intelligence services.
AMG didn't bother building a bespoke engine for its first G-Wagen — the G 36 AMG just borrowed the straight-six already doing duty in the C 36 AMG and E 36 AMG.
The first-ever AMG-built G-Wagen, the 500 GE 6.0, bored its V8 out to six litres — and then built only thirteen of them, all long-wheelbase.
The '500' in 500 GE V8 was meant to be the production run — but Mercedes only had enough leftover V8s on hand to actually finish 446 of them.
Mercedes-Benz didn't think Americans wanted the G-Wagen, so a small New Mexico importer called Europa International started certifying and selling them in 1993 on its own — and sold Mercedes on the idea so well the company eventually bought the US distribution rights back.
Brabus didn't just remap this G-Wagen's little four-cylinder — they bored it out from 2.3 to 2.6 litres to get more power out of it.
The austere, military-spec W461 G-Wagen ran on its own 24-volt electrical system — a deliberate break from the civilian G-Class that made it incompatible with ordinary 12-volt parts.
Long before AMG G-Wagens were a status symbol, AMG was already tuning the utilitarian G-Class: the 280 GE AMG pushed its 2.8-litre six up to 182 PS.
A civilian G-Wagen became a Popemobile within a year of going on sale — built for Pope John Paul II's first trip to Germany in 1980.
Collectors Who Spotted the Mercedes-Benz G-Class
No member has published a public street spot of the Mercedes-Benz G-Class yet — the First · Worldwide stamp is wide open.
Mercedes-Benz G-Class Generation-by-Generation Comparison
Lead figures across every published generation, newest to oldest. Select any generation to inspect all trims and engine options.
| Generation | Years | Tier & Rarity | Engine | Power & Torque | 0–60 mph | Weight | Trims | First Spotter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W465 G-Class (2024–present)W465 | 2024–present | Epic | 3.0L I6 | 362 hp · 553 lb-ft | — | — | 5 trims → | Unclaimed |
| W463A Brabus XLP 900 6x6W463A-BRABUS-XLP-900-6X6 | 2024–present | Legendary10 built | 4.5L V8 | 888 hp · 774 lb-ft | 4.4 s | — | 1 trim → | Unclaimed |
| G63 AMG (W465)W465 G63 | 2024–present | Epic | 4.0L V8 | 577 hp · 627 lb-ft | — | — | 1 trim → | Unclaimed |
| W463A G-ClassW463A | 2019–2024 | Epic | 4.0L V8 | 416 hp · 450 lb-ft | — | — | 1 trim → | Unclaimed |
| G63 AMG (W463A)W463A G63 AMG | 2019–2026 | Epic | 4.0L I8 | 577 hp · 627 lb-ft | — | — | 4 trims → | Unclaimed |
| W463A G63 Brabus 700 WidestarW463A-BRABUS-700 | 2019–present | Legendary | 4.0L V8 | 691 hp · 701 lb-ft | 4.3 s | — | 1 trim → | Unclaimed |
| Mercedes-Maybach G 650 Landaulet (2017–2018)W463-G650-LANDAULET | 2017–2018 | Legendary | 6.0L V12 | 621 hp · 738 lb-ft | — | — | 1 trim → | Unclaimed |
| G65 AMG (W463)W463 G65 AMG | 2016–2018 | Legendary | 6.0L V12 | 621 hp · 738 lb-ft | — | — | 1 trim → | Unclaimed |
| G 500 4×4² (2015–2018)W463-G500-4x4 | 2015–2018 | Legendary | 4.0L V8 | 416 hp · 450 lb-ft | — | — | 1 trim → | Unclaimed |
| G63 AMG (W463)W463 G63 AMG | 2013–2018 | Epic | 5.5L V8 | 536 hp · 590 lb-ft | — | — | 2 trims → | Unclaimed |
| G 63 AMG 6×6 (2013–2015)W463-G63-AMG-6x6 | 2013–2015 | Legendary | 5.5L V8 | 536 hp · 561 lb-ft | — | — | 1 trim → | Unclaimed |
| G 63 AMG and Mercedes-AMG G 63 (2012–2018)W463-G63-AMG | 2012–2018 | Epic | 5.5L V8 | 536 hp · 590 lb-ft | — | — | 2 trims → | Unclaimed |
| G 65 AMG and Mercedes-AMG G 65 (2012–2018)W463-G65-AMG | 2012–2018 | Legendary | 6.0L I12 | 603 hp · 738 lb-ft | — | — | 2 trims → | Unclaimed |
| G55 AMG (W463)W463 G55 AMG | 2003–2011 | Epic | 5.5L I8 | 349 hp · 387 lb-ft | — | — | 3 trims → | Unclaimed |
| G 63 AMG V12 (2002–2003)W463-G63-AMG-V12 | 2002–2003 | Legendary | 6.3L I12 | 437 hp · 457 lb-ft | — | — | 1 trim → | Unclaimed |
| W463 G-ClassW463 | 2002–2018 | Epic | 5.0L V8 | 292 hp · 339 lb-ft | — | — | 6 trims → | Unclaimed |
| G 55 AMG and G 55 AMG Kompressor (2001–2012)W463-G55-AMG | 2001–2012 | Rare | 5.4L V8 | 349 hp · 387 lb-ft | — | — | 4 trims → | Unclaimed |
| G 43 AMG (1997–1998)W463-G43-AMG | 1997–1998 | Legendary | V8 | — | — | — | 1 trim → | Unclaimed |
| G 36 AMG (1994–1997)W463-G36-AMG | 1994–1997 | Legendary | 3.6L I6 | 276 hp · 284 lb-ft | — | — | 1 trim → | Unclaimed |
| 500 GE 6.0 AMG (1993–1995)W463-500GE-6.0-AMG | 1993–1995 | Legendary | 6.0L V8 | 326 hp · 387 lb-ft | — | — | 1 trim → | Unclaimed |
| 500 GE V8 (1993)W463-500GE-V8 | 1993–1994 | Legendary | 5.0L V8 | 237 hp · 277 lb-ft | — | — | 1 trim → | Unclaimed |
| W463 G-Wagen and early G-Class (1990–2001)W463-1990 | 1990–2001 | Epic | 2.0L I4 | 114 hp · 127 lb-ft | — | — | 10 trims → | Unclaimed |
| 230 GE 2.6 Brabus (W460)W460-230GE-BRABUS | 1989–1990 | Legendary | 2.6L I4 | 153 hp · 192 lb-ft | — | — | 1 trim → | Unclaimed |
| W461 utility and military G-Wagen (1985–2022)W461 | 1985–2022 | Epic | 2.3L I4 | 125 hp · 139 lb-ft | — | — | 7 trims → | Unclaimed |
| 280 GE AMG (W460)W460-280GE-AMG | 1979–1990 | Legendary | 2.7L I6 | 180 hp · 167 lb-ft | — | — | 1 trim → | Unclaimed |
| W460 G-Wagen (1979–1991)W460 | 1979–1991 | Epic | 2.0L I4 | 117 hp · 131 lb-ft | — | — | 7 trims → | Unclaimed |
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