Tested: Mercedes-Benz G550 - Car and Driver
Its basic design goes back almost 40 years, it’s high and boxy, the suspension is soft, the gas mileage is scandalous, and the base price starts north of $100,000—but if your goal is Kardashian-level visibility, then the mighty G550 is just the... Once you’re behind the wheel is where it all begins to make good sense. It’s huge, looks like it could eat a Prius, and absolutely stinks of money. But these are classic parts of the G-wagen experience, an uncommon mixture of old-timey road manners, military-industrial styling, and unexpectedly sprightly acceleration. Taken individually, only the styling and acceleration should appeal, but all together, the refreshed-for-2013 G550 delivers a sense of goodness and satisfaction that has typified the G-wagen breed for some time. The 2013 G550’s updated sameness begins with its butch styling, which looks pretty much the same as last year’s model (awesome), the one before that (still awesome), and the original 30-some years before that (so many years of awesome). Eyeliner-like LED strips added beneath each of the G’s round headlights make up the only exterior changes. We’ve tested the previous-gen G550 and the G55 AMG and have driven this latest G550’s high-output G63 AMG counterpart, and they all feel pretty much the same, albeit with varying degrees of accelerative oomph. Source: www.caranddriver.com
