This car has a 5 door off-road vehicle body style with a front positioned engine powering all four wheels.
It is part of Mercedes-Benz's X 166 series.
The Mercedes-Benz GL 63 AMG's engine is a turbocharged petrol, 5.5 litre, double overhead camshaft 90 degree V 8 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. It develops 549.5 bhp (557 PS/410 kW) of power at 5750 rpm, and maximum torque of 760 N·m (561 lb·ft/77.5 kgm) at 2000-5000 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 7 speed automatic gearbox.
Stated kerb weight is 2580 kg.
The Mercedes-Benz GL 63 AMG is said to be able to attain a top speed of 250 km/h (155 mph), manufacturer claimed fuel consumption is 15.8/10.3/12.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 288.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater off-road vehicle | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3075 mm | 121.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1677 mm | 66 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1696 mm | 66.8 inches | |
| Length | 5146 mm | 202.6 inches | |
| Width | 1998 mm | 78.7 inches | |
| Height | 1850 mm | 72.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.67 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2580 kg | 5688 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 100 litres | 22 [26.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 5.5 litre 5461 cc (333.251 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 98 × 90.5 mm
3.86 × 3.56 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.08 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 32 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 557 PS (549.5 bhp) (410 kW) at 5750 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 760 Nm (561 ft·lb) (77.5 kgm) at 2000-5000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 75 kW/litre 102 ps/litre 100.6 bhp/litre 1.65 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
139.17 Nm/litre
1.68 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1748.8 kPa (253.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 682.63 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | 2 turbochargers | ||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 4.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 250 km/h (155 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 215.94 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.22 PS/kg 158.82 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 kW/kg 212.98 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.21 bhp/kg 0.1 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 6.3 kg/kW 10.52 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 15.8/10.3/12.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 15.8/10.3/12.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 6.3/9.7/8.1 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 17.9/27.4/23.0 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 14.9/22.8/19.1 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 288.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | M | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | E | ||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | four wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | 40:60 | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 10.0J x 21 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 10.0J x 21 | ||
| Tyres front | 295/40 R 21 | ||
| Tyres rear | 295/40 R 21 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 7 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.73 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.47 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 295570 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 166874 | ||
| Model family | X 166 | ||
| RAC rating | 47.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2012 Mercedes-Benz GL 63 AMG added 2012-11-24. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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