Let the Fanboy voting begin: Favourite Modern & Powerful German SUV

[GTA45E]

There is not doubt that the X6M is hotter than hell, I even like the rear.
It`s actually my second choice now.

My vote still goes to the ML63 first. It looks great, (better in the metal than in photos) and it`s about one of the best quality SUVs to buy! I see quit a few of these in my town. Black seem to be the most popular color.
I like the full-leather treated interior and improved steering wheel.

 

[HighestOfHigh]

^ He means Gelandewagen or G-Class. Preferably with AMG badges, or better still, Brabus plastered all over it. Gross man, Naruto!

PS. I love that Brabus G-Class. It's the sickness.

After the GL, I completely dismissed the G-class from my mind. Yes, it is still and exclusive and capable SUV, but so outdated IMO.

By the way...any word on when the new M-class will be coming out? I think they face-lift has been out for atleast 2 years now.

 

[fortuner]

There is not doubt that the X6M is hotter than hell, I even like the rear.
It`s actually my second choice now.

My vote still goes to the ML63 first. It looks great, (better in the metal than in photos) and it`s about one of the best quality SUVs to buy! I see quit a few of these in my town. Black seem to be the most popular color.
I like the full-leather treated interior and improved steering wheel.

Awesome awesome this will no doubt be my next AMG after two or so years..

 

[GTA45E]

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I might be following you, for real!, I love this SUV!!!

 

[LaArtist]

^yep yep its fly as hell

 

[HighestOfHigh]

The AMG only works well in Dark colors. The Pre-face looked good in any color. I still don't know why Mercedes-Benz goofed up on the front bumper.

If I got one, I think I would just stick with the Hybrid.

 

[Mr Robert]

Unbiased forum:

What is an unbiased forum and how is it defined?

 

[Mr Robert]

After the GL, I completely dismissed the G-class from my mind. Yes, it is still and exclusive and capable SUV, but so outdated IMO.

By the way...any word on when the new M-class will be coming out? I think they face-lift has been out for atleast 2 years now.

Ah, but this is what a SUV is all about! This is it! I love things that are true to its purpose and there are very few of those products around.

By the way, I don't think the GL has anything to do with the G.

 

[PanterroR]

Ah, but this is what a SUV is all about! This is it! I love things that are true to its purpose and there are very few of those products around.

By the way, I don't think the GL has anything to do with the G.

100% agree! The G is a true SUV, the GL on the other hand... Just another cruiser Q7's size...

 

[Sunny]

Ah, but this is what a SUV is all about! This is it! I love things that are true to its purpose and there are very few of those products around.

By the way, I don't think the GL has anything to do with the G.

It might be what SUV is all about, but hardly anyone uses it for that. Almost all Gs I see have 22" dubs and is cruseing around the city block - and it makes me cringe.

 

[Merc1]

And to think the plan was to replace the G with the GL and call it the G-Class. Yikes. Glad Mercedes realized this was a mistake at the last minute.


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[HighestOfHigh]

 

[Mr Robert]

It might be what SUV is all about, but hardly anyone uses it for that. Almost all Gs I see have 22" dubs and is cruseing around the city block - and it makes me cringe.

I have never seen anything like that here. You guys seem to somwhow always thrash the best of intentions with misguided ambition

 

[martinbo]

Let the record reflect that the GL, with suitable tyres and rims and low-range option has been independently assessed by 4x4 magazines here in SA to be extremely competent offroad.

 

[coolraoul]

Well, nobody uses the G offroad... Would you put your $100.000 leather-wrapped AMG in the mud and risk screwing with the custom paint? I wouldn't.

The G is not a offroader anymore, it has acquired the myth-status and therefore, doesn't need an utility any more.

It's his sheer outdatedness, his lack of design effort whatsoever, the now useless purpose it was conceived for, and the crazy pricing, that are its main attributes.

I love it, for all these reasons. This is a driving oxymoron, a rolling contradiction, a cruising paradox.

It shouldn't exixst any more, it doesn't make any sense at all in our modern world. Which is precisely why it is so worshipped. It's a dinosaur, the witness of an ancient time, who somehow managed to survive and is now deliciously out of place.

Its other main argument is that it's so expensive it makes a Cayenne-guy look like he has no money, because only a very rich guy could spent that money on such an machine.

It doesn't make any sense at all to buy a G-Class. Therefore, it's the only SUV I would ever consider buying.

Like François de La Rochefoucauld said, "He who lives without folly is not as wise as he thinks." (Qui vit sans folie n'est pas si sage qu'on croit).

 

[Mr Robert]

I love it, for all these reasons. This is a driving oxymoron, a rolling contradiction, a cruising paradox.

It is far less of an oxymoron than 99% of the SUV:s out there.

 

[martinbo]

^ One can see that you fellas don't live in Africa.

 

[coolraoul]

It is far less of an oxymoron than 99% of the SUV:s out there.

A luxury SUV is not illogical at a car: it is more impressive than a sedan, but no less luxurious. Good for you, bad for the neighbour, all that makes perfect sense.

A $100.000 off-roader, with leather and wood and GPS everywhere but a real ski underneath, three 100% mechanical locks but sports-tyres with low-profile on "20 alloys, exceptional visibility and angles for the off-road and king-size AMG side-exhaust just where they shouldn't be for off-road, two straight-axles but AMG lowered suspensions....... Now that doesn't make any sense at all from a logical PoV!

The W461 "Wolf" (still available, but for army purpose only), which is basically a pre-1989 G with no modifications bar the engine, this one makes sense. It's an off-road focussed truck, without luxury equipment, almost as naked as a Defender.
A W463 G55 AMG on the other hand, is hardly considered an off-road weapon by its buyers...

 

[bmer]

One more time, guys: The G-Class is not an SUV, it's a genuine off-road vehicle. SUVs are the product of the 90's.

Comparing G-Class to GL-Class is the same as comparing Land Rover Defender to Range Rover.

Although I do agree with coolraoul about the AMG version which is clearly a big step away from its original use.

 

[coolraoul]

One more time, guys: The G-Class is not an SUV, it's a genuine off-road vehicle. SUVs are the product of the 90's.

Comparing G-Class to GL-Class is the same as comparing Land Rover Defender to Range Rover.

Although I do agree with coolraoul about the AMG version which is clearly a big step away from its original use.

However, unlike the Defender, it managed to be considered as an SUV, and is now used as this. A bit like the Range Rover, still good off-road but more luxurious than ever.

The AMG G-Wagen is so gorgeous... I love that thing. So mean, so out of time, so unique... It "magnetizes" me like few other cars.

However, I did prefer the pre-09 grille and wheels, when it did not share anything with any other Merc (from the outside).