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The Mercedes-AMG G63 is the best car Mercedes-Benz makes right now. While the company has largely turned away from fire-breathing V-8s, its long-standing retro-inspired off-roader is still rocking a 4.0-liter twin-turbo eight-cylinder for 2025, now supplemented by a 48-volt mild-hybrid system. But the engine is no longer the coolest part underneath the skin of the G63. That award now goes to its state-of-the-art suspension system.
Some people think Mercedes-Benz has lost its way. Questionable design choices across its electric EQ lineup and four-cylinder hybrids in place of fire-breathing V-8s have mainstream buyers and enthusiasts alike wondering, ‘What’s going on in Stuttgart?’ But not all hope is lost, because the Mercedes-AMG G63 still exists. And it’s even better than before.
For about as long as the Porsche 911 has been water-cooled, it’s been the benchmark for premium, high-performance sports cars. But the tire-smoking, 656-horsepower brute that is the 2025 Aston Martin Vantage is proof that we, collectively, have been stupid.
Every G-Class sold in America since Mercedes started importing the truck has had a V-8 engine. The G500, the G550, the G55 AMG, and the twin-turbo AMG G63. Every single one has come with eight cylinders. Now, for the first time, you’ll soon be able to buy an internal combustion G-Wagen without a V-8.
The 2024 BMW M 1000 XR has been launched in India at Rs 45,00,000 (ex-showroom Delhi), making it the most expensive sport tourer in India today. It is also the most powerful production sports tourer in the world. At the price, it gets the M Competition package as standard, which adds in a whole bunch of lightweight carbon fibre components that make this XR a good 3kg lighter than its standard variant.
The dual-cab ute market in Australia is a passionate one: everyone has their favourites. It’s almost as if the Holden Commodore versus Ford Falcon rivalry has returned, but today the dominant stoush is that of Ford Ranger against Toyota Hilux.
Following news in 2023 that the beloved Toyota Hilux was rumoured to become an electric offering, it seems as though the Japanese automaker is planning to go ahead with the model with a debut slated for 2025.