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SPORTS & TOYS

    The

 Mercedes Benz

6X6?

NO, IT IS NOT A TYPO

The G63 AMG 6X6 has all-wheel drive on all six wheels. The humungous yet
agile Mercedes-Benz creation which also carries the AMG badge can make even

                            a Hummer seem like a child’s toy.

T  his grand-size SUV with double               is combined with a 7-speed transmission, five     vehicle with on-road comfort. The price, and
   cabin is modeled on a military               differential locks and a tire control system for  in limited production, is north of $ 550,000 US.
   version built for the Australian             the 37-inch wheels; certain to get one in and     Amazing in every way, G63 AMG 6 X 6 craves
armed forces and is probably the biggest and    out of practically any situation.                 acreage in which to play - a perfect fit for Los
most extreme in history. It weighs 3,775 kilos  The bonus... it’s all done up in the style and    Cabos’ desert by the sea.
(8, 322 pounds) and has a V8 twin turbo engine  comfort symbolic of Mercedes: an off-road
pushing 544 hp with 560 lb/ft of torque. This

Photos: Courtesy Mercedes Benz

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