There are some things you should know about the Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG 6x6 before you watch it charge around Zandvoort like an angry, six-legged bull on roller skates. It weighs nearly 9000 lbs. Its three-axle setup is cribbed from the Austrian military's version of the G-wagen. Those 37-inch off-road tires have beadlocks and an onboard inflation/deflation system.
If that doesn't sound like standard equipment on your average track-day car, it's not. The 6x6 is primarily about massive profits; secondarily, it's about off-road capability. It's about some other things, too, and about 40 feet down the tiny-font list is on-track capabilities. So this video might be the only time you'll ever see one of these things work out on a circuit like Zandvoort:
If that doesn't sound like standard equipment on your average track-day car, it's not. The 6x6 is primarily about massive profits; secondarily, it's about off-road capability. It's about some other things, too, and about 40 feet down the tiny-font list is on-track capabilities. So this video might be the only time you'll ever see one of these things work out on a circuit like Zandvoort:
