The 2019 Mercedes G63 is USELESS Off-Road, Buy This Instead | No You're Wrong!

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  • (www.TFLoffroad.com) The Mercedes G class is legendary for its capability and off-road prowess. But is the full fledged AMG G63 the best tool for the job. We found out in this classic TFL episode.
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Комментарии • 226

  • @dmitryb1286
    @dmitryb1286 5 лет назад +11

    Great Job Review!

  • @philtripe
    @philtripe 5 лет назад +35

    for the price of those two cars you can get the ultimate off road vehicle... a helicopter

    • @bennyb6071
      @bennyb6071 5 лет назад +2

      😂😂✔️

    • @rks-bh6tb
      @rks-bh6tb 3 года назад

      @@bennyb6071 it is

    • @jot5445
      @jot5445 2 года назад

      Who told you this? Kobe?

  • @mikerobbins5049
    @mikerobbins5049 5 лет назад +50

    You know, I’ve been to Az, NM, C0, Nv, and Utah off roading many times over the years and have never seen a G Wagon on any trail.... Just saying.....

    • @WW-wf8tu
      @WW-wf8tu 5 лет назад +7

      They were in WA. with the 550 in the early summer. Was in some rough trails. They are extremely capable and adorable. But your point is correct. Even the loaded people are not likely going to be out pin striping and panel banging their way through trails with them.

    • @macbookpro57
      @macbookpro57 5 лет назад

      W W adorable?

    • @stefanfalldorf6573
      @stefanfalldorf6573 5 лет назад +8

      Out here in Germany you can see them offroading. But that are usually 80's and early 90's models or the W461 Professional.

    • @hendrahendra
      @hendrahendra 5 лет назад +6

      Its like those nike or adidas shoes they are all advertised for sporty lifestyle and physical exercise. 90%of the users have never stepped in the gym or went for excercise in years.

    • @terrytees
      @terrytees 5 лет назад +4

      Yeah thats right, truth is the real G Wagen is forbidden fruit for 99 percent of the world and the G63 is only designed to be driven on pavement. The W460 and W461 are the ones made for Nato and the Army, basically the the same G without the bling and with a proper ground clearance. It has almost no luxury and tons of torque in low gears via a diesel V6 /no AGM here/ plus plug hole in the floor for drainage, no carpets or electric windows and defiantly no infotainment. Known as the "G-class 300 CDI Professional W461" they are only currently available in Australia and South Africa and still no one buys them as they are stupidly overpriced. Plus they look a million times better than the G63 and the rest of the bling versions that look dated next week. 40 years down the line a W461 will still look the business. Out of six G's, five of which were the G63's types experienced shock absorber damage and breaking down during a demonstration drive along Western Australia’s notorious 2000km Canning Stock Route. Only one made it past half way and that was a W461 pro.

  • @jook13
    @jook13 5 лет назад +49

    If Money was no option, I'd hunt down the 4x4 squared.

    • @akmarksman
      @akmarksman 5 лет назад +5

      Personally I wouldn't mind the G63 AMG 6x6.

    • @cutdepiefails6596
      @cutdepiefails6596 4 года назад +3

      Too big and too high for most tractor and goat paths.

    • @supercintanegra
      @supercintanegra 2 года назад +1

      Maybach G 650 Laundaulet, to keep it classy.

  • @lrosengreen
    @lrosengreen 5 лет назад +16

    You're both wrong. The best version is the G 500 4x4²

  • @lance_r72
    @lance_r72 5 лет назад +11

    I just want the buddy reviews back. They were fun and getting each reviewers opinions as it happens.

  • @BYLRPhil
    @BYLRPhil 5 лет назад +10

    Tommy is right.
    Luxury off-roading isn’t a thing.

  • @jamesbansbach716
    @jamesbansbach716 5 лет назад +27

    I would buy a Wrangler Rubicon and then a Trackhawk instead of the G63.

    • @stefankoles
      @stefankoles 5 лет назад +7

      They are the best option

  • @twstrchasr
    @twstrchasr 5 лет назад +2

    That thing on the front of the 63 looks ridiculous.

  • @jamieshields9521
    @jamieshields9521 5 лет назад +7

    Tommy you are right but I like Roman, having mid life crisis I am going for G63 before EPA slap emissions laws into effect. Smoking that V8🤤

  • @charlesschneider7079
    @charlesschneider7079 5 лет назад +4

    For off-road, the G550 for the exact reasons Tommy gave. For cruising Rodeo Drive, the G63 AMG.

  • @Julian-do7bv
    @Julian-do7bv 5 лет назад +8

    I would get the G63 and swap the wheels back and forth when I was going to off road

    • @millenniumzeek
      @millenniumzeek 4 года назад +1

      If they fit over the larger brakes. Which is what I wish they would tell us if they do

  • @davismathis845
    @davismathis845 5 лет назад +7

    They should offer a professional g wagons like they do in Australia!

  • @mcinkyt
    @mcinkyt 5 лет назад +18

    The Jenner Kardashian crowd drive them. They're tainted now

  • @Erin-Thor
    @Erin-Thor 5 лет назад +2

    Seriously? There’s only a handful of people in the world who are rich enough and stupid enough to ACTUALLY take a $200k machine off pavement.

    • @johnbradley2016
      @johnbradley2016 5 лет назад +1

      Erin Thor all of them are in the middle east

  • @Nickwillfixit
    @Nickwillfixit 5 лет назад +4

    G550 much better value and more sensible for Colarado, the G63 is a poser's cruiser regaurded as a Chelsea Tractor here in the UK the only offroading it gets is parking on the pavement when there is knowhere else to park, and ouch on fuel, pass anything but a gas station, too juicey a lumbering beast.

  • @gotmullets
    @gotmullets 3 года назад +3

    I'd be happy with either.. However...personally..since I'd need to buy some other aftermarket gear....to truly make it into a overlander.. I'd probably end up picking the 550.. although that 63 is gorgeous.

  • @lastnamefirstname520
    @lastnamefirstname520 5 лет назад +15

    All the Arabs in GCC countries drive these. They arent aware non AMG G wagons exist

    • @ArKeTiCt
      @ArKeTiCt 5 лет назад

      We have a couple G550s around tbh.

    • @ahmedhassanjan7690
      @ahmedhassanjan7690 5 лет назад

      But overpriced in gcc.

    • @arungk66
      @arungk66 4 года назад

      In arab countries have
      The legend onlyone "toyota landcruiser"

  • @MohammadAWaly
    @MohammadAWaly 5 лет назад +1

    There is more emotion than logic in the choice to buy a G-Wagen... Go big or go home! Get the AMG!!

  • @Tony-hf9mv
    @Tony-hf9mv 5 лет назад +1

    Tommy tommy tommy. It’s not about needs it is about comfort and living the way one wants. We don’t need AC but life kind of sucks without it. We don’t need cellphones or internet but life is easier with it.

    • @windandvoidboxer7782
      @windandvoidboxer7782 5 лет назад

      I like that you address the fundamental undertones of this paradox. Why do we go off-road at all, when we can travel 'easier' on paved roads? It's a rhetorical question. The more we surround ourselves with material technology, the more detached and desensitized we become from our fundamental human nature, and so we crave a return to the 'rugged life' that puts us back in touch with.... oh never mind. It's about status.

  • @chrisstormer5743
    @chrisstormer5743 5 лет назад +1

    Definitely the G63 AMG. No such thing as a practical G-wagen, so you might as well go big or go home.

    • @TLescouflair1
      @TLescouflair1 5 лет назад +1

      Chris Stormer exactly ! I think this is a pointless argument

  • @ginofoogle6944
    @ginofoogle6944 4 года назад +1

    This whole video is null and void.. obviously you are going to take the AMG version of this.. because if you REALLY wanted an off road car you wouldn't get a 125k+ car in the first place.. you get something cheaper.. you know.. something that, if god forbid, it flipped over wouldn't cost you an arm and a leg.

  • @sourabhpurohit4140
    @sourabhpurohit4140 5 лет назад +18

    I would rather buy the Raptor and the new Mustang (if I had the money)

  • @nothingtoseaheardammit
    @nothingtoseaheardammit 5 лет назад +2

    "Give me a small diesel anyday!" - May I introduce you to my dear friend, the HMCS and its venerable 6.5L Turbo diesel? :)

    • @okigojuryu
      @okigojuryu 5 лет назад

      Do you have a moment for our Lord and savior, HUMMER?

  • @Jeff-Vader_head_of_catering
    @Jeff-Vader_head_of_catering 5 лет назад +2

    Great review, guys! I think Tommy has the better line on this one. Tommy's mentality is set towards function.
    Sorry Roman, but generally the people concerned with "the best" don't really care about it's capabilities. They generally care more about shoving their "AMG" logo in the "less rich" people's faces, and their best-of-the-best off-roading vehicle will probably never touch a dirt road, let alone sand dunes, deep snow back country, or rock crawling.

  • @southhillfarm2795
    @southhillfarm2795 5 лет назад +1

    Why don't you guys just admit it these cars will never even see a gravel road.

  • @steelhorseman6883
    @steelhorseman6883 5 лет назад

    If you are rich enough to get 1 AMG63, why stop at getting just the off road tire? Just get 2, 1 for on road and 1 for off road.

  • @AngrySoybean-j
    @AngrySoybean-j 3 года назад

    550 with lift kit, Hutchinson rims ,snorkel , winch ...
    Still cheaper and more fun OFF ROAD .

  • @shahabuddin099
    @shahabuddin099 5 лет назад +1

    The non AMG's front bar covers the front camera!

  • @teovm
    @teovm 5 лет назад

    I'm sorry but this time Roman is the Winner. If I had $130K to spend on a G Wagon 550 to go on and off roading I would probbably have $180K to go with a 63 AMG G Wagon and some additional options for off the road. But ... No additional tires and wheels, no additional bulbars, no nothing. Just my fathers old '89 2,9l naturally aspirated short wheel base Diesel G Wagon that has already been off roading, hunting, fishing, etc.

  • @dexeter3033
    @dexeter3033 5 лет назад

    Most of the vehicles you test that are labeled as off-road would barely be able to handle the pot hole infested roads of North East Pennsylvania. They're imposter off road vehicles. The G63 included.

  • @mrg2943
    @mrg2943 3 года назад +1

    Did that, done that off roading (shown in the video) with 22" on G63 amg. Still, going to get 20" wheels for it and maybe a lift kit (it'll be more fun) :D

  • @LukeEdward
    @LukeEdward 5 лет назад +2

    I can get a white, Haines, Beefy T for $6, or I can get a Rodeo Drive, (insert high-fashion name) white shirt for $75. To me, it’s the “great guy,” or “D-Bag” buying it that makes the difference. Buy what you want and can afford. Just don’t be a “D-Bag” and we’re all good.

  • @reko3103
    @reko3103 5 лет назад

    If I may use Jeep as an analogy. The AMG is the trackhawk while the G550 is a trailhawk. So which one of these do you take off-road? Does the Formula1 champions AMG even know how to off-road? Anyway, if I have 125k and want to go off-road, I'd be knocking on LandCruiser's door....

  • @Alexander-fr1kk
    @Alexander-fr1kk 5 лет назад +5

    It’s for yuppies who have too much money... it’s the look at me look at me syndrome.

  • @valentinmalinin
    @valentinmalinin 5 лет назад +1

    No, you're wrong, both of you, g350d is better!

  • @dadbain
    @dadbain 5 лет назад +1

    Tommy 👍 Better yet get a loaded Rubicon and still have 60 k to 70k for other purposes, eg. a Rivian.

  • @RoverRacer913
    @RoverRacer913 5 лет назад +2

    Too funny guys, I'd say I agree with both. Tommy is right about the cost vs capability. But I'm like roman and always want to get the best package if I could 🙆‍♂️🤘

  • @badcrispy3933
    @badcrispy3933 4 года назад

    Tommy has the right idea. Save the money.

  • @johnbradley2016
    @johnbradley2016 5 лет назад +4

    Both wrong. Buy a Lx570 for the city and a Rubicon for offroad. All for the price of the 550

  • @ghanimalghawanmeh1457
    @ghanimalghawanmeh1457 3 года назад

    You are both wrong, you can have g 63 with off road stock package with 20" all terrain wheels.

  • @nilsjohansson9739
    @nilsjohansson9739 5 лет назад

    I'm with Tommy on this one. I dont think 99% of the population would even know the difference between the AMG version and the G550. I also think that dental on the AMG is fugly! Sorry Roman, it's cool but not the one I would pick...I guess the only way to change my mind is to drive one.

  • @AlainSTO
    @AlainSTO 4 года назад

    This was like someone who actually knows what he's talking about for off-road arguing with Tim the Toolman Taylor.

  • @snakedr67
    @snakedr67 5 лет назад +1

    Oh geez...2 percent of either will see off-road duty. It’s for street cruising!

  • @michaelphipps4313
    @michaelphipps4313 5 лет назад +4

    As long as the Jeep Wrangler exists in the world , you both will always be wrong about that debate 🤙🤙🤙

    • @okigojuryu
      @okigojuryu 5 лет назад

      Let's be honest though, danm near everyone who trail rides uses a jeep, rich people are not everyone.

  • @et1965
    @et1965 5 лет назад +1

    Tommy wins. Also, the new top of the line Land Rover Defender will eat the G wagon for breakfast :) One thing both of these have in common. I can't afford either :p

  • @wszystkojedno696
    @wszystkojedno696 3 года назад

    The answer is G 400d or even 350d, when it comes to off road.

  • @joetool4016
    @joetool4016 5 лет назад

    Temp. "Hey, let's take all of the most offroad worthy hardware and put it on a vehicle nobody will want to take offroad."
    Boss. "Why?!"
    Temp grins. "I can give you 175,000 reasons."

  • @priscusemmanuel8403
    @priscusemmanuel8403 10 месяцев назад

    And if money isn’t an object I will take the AMG all day every day 😂

  • @gearradar
    @gearradar 5 лет назад +1

    They’re both silly! I rather have the G30 but it’s not available in North America.

  • @CarlosCeballos56
    @CarlosCeballos56 5 лет назад

    If you want to go off road in a Gwagon just get the G350, or the G500. The G550 is for someone who doesn't have the money to get the G63 but wants a very nice interior. Best choice for off road get the G500.

  • @norgeek
    @norgeek 4 года назад

    I don't get the thing about the launch and electric vehicles, it's obviously a LOT slower than most electric performance cars 🤔

  • @xanth987
    @xanth987 5 лет назад +3

    Buy the 550 and the 50 large you’d save, shove it into the gas tank and shares in a body shop. Don’t forget the last time Roman took a merc off-roading against a toyo and a Jeep, you can practically hear him butt clinching in the video.

  • @yodha111
    @yodha111 4 года назад

    i choose the diesel for off road even the smaller 350d is more than sufficient for it plus a trailer behind

  • @rlaracue
    @rlaracue 5 лет назад

    Get the 550 and then change out tires, rims, and turn it into an overlander. Not really a rock crawler unless you like massive repair bills and waiting for parts. :)

  • @ARA-ys4zx
    @ARA-ys4zx 5 лет назад

    Good comparison between both points of views. Good job!

  • @Jordan-ce7sf
    @Jordan-ce7sf 3 года назад

    I believe the V8 G63 has better performance than the G65 V12

  • @jiajianhou426
    @jiajianhou426 3 года назад

    They should just discontinue G550 and only leave G63.

  • @marcnobel3938
    @marcnobel3938 5 лет назад

    G 350D and 400D not available in North America?

  • @zeedustrakok
    @zeedustrakok 4 года назад

    What a BS review. One of them is clearly missing the point. Nobody buys a G to to drive offroad. You buy one cause you want to do so and can buy one.
    Exceptions apply to the G professional.

  • @rallyfanmx
    @rallyfanmx 5 лет назад

    I’m with Tommy. Roman is always shying away from hurting expensive vehicles on the trails, maybe a little bit too much sometimes. Now he says the 63 is better at it than the 550? I bet he would be the first one to back off the trail in the AMG.

  • @SDav21
    @SDav21 5 лет назад

    Tommy...You're wrong. Listen to your dad! Dad knows best in this case.

  • @mak450
    @mak450 5 лет назад

    I'm no stranger to taking a sawzall to things I maybe shouldn't be taking a sawzall to...but the exhaust on a 170k car? Hmm, nah I don't think I'm _that_ ghetto.

    • @okigojuryu
      @okigojuryu 5 лет назад

      It would make for one hell of a conversation peace, gotta admit... before you get put into an asylum...

  • @vitaminn556
    @vitaminn556 4 года назад

    U didn’t talk about the stearingwheels

  • @John-209
    @John-209 5 лет назад

    I thought you guys had a tesla X? That’s way faster than 4.77 seconds what are you talking about Roman

  • @nightfury8440
    @nightfury8440 4 года назад

    It's a G63. Get a professional model (I.e military models ) if you wanna go off road.

  • @heikoheinrich5126
    @heikoheinrich5126 5 лет назад

    In Germany we have the old version of it (with two solid axles and narrower body) as the 350 d Professional.

    • @joshquiroz
      @joshquiroz 5 лет назад

      Heiko Heinrich the better version...

  • @camilogomezkeep2324
    @camilogomezkeep2324 4 года назад

    5:06 He wants the G350d or G400d that are not sold in America.

  • @regsparkes6507
    @regsparkes6507 5 лет назад

    " Sawzall" that one broke me up!! Geez Roman!
    Sorry my friend, but your Son is correct in this one,.../.Tommy's points are well taken,.but then I have a feeling that there's a truck load of 'tongue in cheek' commenting going on here.
    That grille on the AMG looks like something from Russia, about 20 years ago,..and that grille guard system ( 'dental braces' ) well,..that has got to be replaced.
    I would rather have the ultimate Mercedes Benz vehicle,....a UNIMOG!!
    Good and enjoyable 10 minutes of fun video here.
    Thumbs up!

  • @urielacevedo5897
    @urielacevedo5897 5 лет назад

    Great team to make videos!! I agree with Tommy!!

  • @ahmedhassanjan7690
    @ahmedhassanjan7690 5 лет назад

    The side pipe really matter, some rocks are very big and also when they're is no other route, you need to go over them

  • @tds9715
    @tds9715 Год назад

    Whats the name of those new amg wheels?

  • @ChuckRage
    @ChuckRage 5 лет назад

    63 if the main purpose is road driving, 550 if used off-road more regularly

  • @joshquiroz
    @joshquiroz 5 лет назад

    I put 18’s on my G63. It can be done. That’s the smallest wheel that will fit on the truck though.

  • @jamesbaird1342
    @jamesbaird1342 5 лет назад

    I honestly dont like the bumper on the 63 but when I win the lottery I might buy it.

  • @francescovalente582
    @francescovalente582 3 года назад

    Can you fit 17" rims on the G550?

  • @JOHNJ0HN9111
    @JOHNJ0HN9111 5 лет назад +1

    No one's wrong here.. we all have our own opinions..

  • @Dondon6x7
    @Dondon6x7 5 лет назад

    Don't want either of them, give me the cash and I will get a JK Rubicon AND A Gladiator Rubicon and STILL have money left over and the best off road vehicles available!!!

  • @tommyfan1376
    @tommyfan1376 3 года назад

    Get a g63 then get a defender if money isn’t a issue

  • @WW-wf8tu
    @WW-wf8tu 5 лет назад

    Tommy is correct. Actually, you are both wrong. Even the people whom are loaded are not going to bash their rigs about in the trail systems that the every day driver will. If you go to open terrain where people can play with their 4WD systems and not risk damaging them, you might see a few. But don't get out the tally pad, because odds are, you are only going to need 10 fingers or less. ;)

  • @jamespeacock6621
    @jamespeacock6621 5 лет назад

    sorry but Tommy is right. The only people that would drive the 63 are mindless Rappers

  • @LTO1119
    @LTO1119 3 года назад

    I like both. Preferably AMG because I love nonsense lol
    550 - rural
    63 - street

  • @SYSTEM__32
    @SYSTEM__32 5 лет назад

    I’d take a Wrangler Rubicon & a Bentayga Speed instead. Yes I’m aware how expensive the Bentayga is, but it’s nicer IMHO.

  • @noelebbert9322
    @noelebbert9322 5 лет назад +3

    I love the G wagons. unfortunately i am and always will be too poor to afford one. I wonder if G wagons are covered under obamacare.......

    • @nothingtoseaheardammit
      @nothingtoseaheardammit 5 лет назад +3

      If it was covered under obamacare - you'd pay a G wagon price and find that when the truck showed up, it was really a Yugo with a G wagon body kit.

    • @johnbradley2016
      @johnbradley2016 5 лет назад +1

      If you like your G wagon you can keep your G wagon
      Basically means you wont have one

    • @luxuryboi3033
      @luxuryboi3033 3 года назад

      Dude if you want it, work for it as hard as possible. Then you will get it.

  • @stellarpod
    @stellarpod 5 лет назад +4

    They're both poser, wannabe offroad vehicles. Absurd opulence to the extreme, designed purely for the petulant owner with more money than sense. And, no, I don't EVER want to "cruise down Hollywood Boulevard" in one of these Botox vehicles (or any other vehicle for that matter). G-Wagon? Leave it to the Academy Award nominee red carpet debut. Seriously...
    Steve

    • @beaudaniel1370
      @beaudaniel1370 5 лет назад

      I agree the people are wannabe off-roaders but that vehicle is not a wannabe good sir.

    • @beaudaniel1370
      @beaudaniel1370 5 лет назад

      Especially the 4x4 Squared that thing is nuts or the 6x6 if you're in the middle east 😂😂😂😂

  • @bosse641
    @bosse641 5 лет назад

    Do they offer a simple rugged less expensive off-road version of it ?
    If not, why not ?

    • @okigojuryu
      @okigojuryu 5 лет назад +1

      To my knowledge the German military has surplus ones for sale that are bear bones basic.

  • @atechguy923
    @atechguy923 5 лет назад

    Great video guys! Just imagine for a second a Jeep Rubicon with a Hemi V8!

  • @khulekanidladla
    @khulekanidladla 3 года назад

    What is the name of the song

  • @loganholmberg2295
    @loganholmberg2295 5 лет назад

    You're both wrong! As you've often said Roman the G series would make a great off roader but its so expensive most people wouldn't have the balls to take it on a grid road nevermind offroad. I'd rather save money and buy 2 of the new Land Rover Defenders than these. One for off roading and the other as a parts car! 😂🤣

  • @superset5
    @superset5 5 лет назад

    I'm happy to see Tommy is the rational one

  • @luisandresguevararamirez2905
    @luisandresguevararamirez2905 4 года назад

    What about the Diesel version not available in USA?

  • @emunoz587
    @emunoz587 5 лет назад

    Approach angle better on G550.
    I believe the G63 also has additional antiroll bars the G550 doesn’t which may limit articulation Offroad🤔

    • @joshquiroz
      @joshquiroz 5 лет назад

      E Munoz they both anti roll bars.

  • @qazzxcv11
    @qazzxcv11 4 года назад

    these guys are hacks for junk car manufactures, the always test the g-wagon without tires and give false reviews for inferior car companies

  • @nunoferreira1453
    @nunoferreira1453 2 года назад

    Buy a Toyota Land Cruiser and you will cross the world without any issue or mechanic problems 😌 btw who needs a SUV under 5 sec. 0-60 mph, for that you buy an Cayenne turbo GT

  • @grahameroberts8109
    @grahameroberts8109 5 лет назад

    Where was the off-roading test? Probably didn’t want to get it dirty and /or stuck!
    Buy the new Defender instead.

  • @88Omega88
    @88Omega88 3 года назад

    The 550 doesn't have adaptive suspension ...its an add on. But if you add it up its still less. but its like having a supermodel wife or a retired supermodel wife. your choice

  • @335i101
    @335i101 4 года назад

    “Mash the exhaust!”

  • @henricokski5549
    @henricokski5549 3 года назад

    Previous gen G65 with lifted large tires and V12 Twin Turbo engine is the obvious practical choice. 😁
    This new gen G is fluff.

  • @dommm111
    @dommm111 5 лет назад +1

    I prefer a Suzuki Samurai :V

  • @chade4145
    @chade4145 4 года назад +1

    I’m ordering the G63 with the off-road package. You should have talked about that.