What’s the Point of a Six Wheel G-Wagon?

2013 Mercedes-Benz AMG G-63 6×6 Pickup, Bonhams, 12/16/22

Tony’s Take: The price of a pre-loved four-wheel-drive Mercedes-Benz G-Wagon has tanked. The G-Wagon may be a tax tiger and capable off-roader, but it lacks the carrying comfort, speed, handling and cachet of an Aston, Porsche, Lamborghini or Ferrari SUV. That said, the six-wheeled AMG G-Wagon has unique, bizarro bonkers appeal. In fact . . .

The Mercedes-Benz AMG G-63 6×6 is the world’s most ridiculous street legal luxury SUV – the kind of thing only a Middle Eastern oil sheik, demented Russian oligarch (aren’t they all?), billionaire prepper, car show impresario or lottery-winning redneck could love.

Yes, as Top Gear will tell you, Mercedes modified military monster can go anywhere. I can tell you where it ends up: the gas station. Repeatedly.

In this case – as in so many others – the Type 463 G-Wagon went straight from the showroom into its owner’s garage – where it sat for the last nine years. The under-exercised, over-tired G-Wagon has less than 110 miles on the odometer.

Bonhams warn that this Mercedes 6X6 will “require re-commissioning before further use.” I wonder how much a sextuple set of those gigantic tires costs. Plus the one that makes the cargo bed basically useless. If you have to ask . . .

MB only made a hundred of these behemoths “to maintain exclusivity” (yeah right). Parts? Service? C-5 Galaxy lift stateside? Good luck with that! So what’s the point of this vehicle? Simply this: if you don’t understand it, it’s not for you.

Estimating the hammer price for a no-miles fixer-upper Mercedes-Benz AMG G-63 6×6 in the current environment isn’t easy, but there is history. Let’s go to the tape . . .

Last Three Sales

Notice: no one’s driving these things. So the 6X6 AMG is a collector “car” – in a market that values either the best of the best or meh. I don’t think the vehicle qualifies for the former, but doesn’t sink to the level of the latter.

Bonhams’ barometer says this 6X6 will fetch $370k – $600k. Such a wide spread! I predict the AMG six-wheeler will hit the top end of that estimate (not the truck’s 100 mph speed limiter). Downside: are you kidding?