Mercedes-Benz G-Class · 1st generation W463

W463

The Geländewagen becomes a luxury icon.

Production
1989–2018
Archive subtotal
61,514 (1989–2012)
Drivetrain
Permanent 4×4
Body
2/3/5-door, cabriolet
Top model
G 65 AMG
Mercedes-Benz G-Class (W463)

Pre-series W463 build began in June 1989, the Italy-only long-wheelbase 200 GE entered standard production that September, and the wider range followed in April 1990. It transformed the Geländewagen from a utilitarian off-roader into a permanent four-wheel-drive luxury SUV — ABS, three locking differentials, and a wood-trimmed cabin that rivalled the S-Class.

Over nearly three decades it accumulated the widest engine range ever fitted to a single Mercedes-Benz model series — four to twelve cylinders, naturally aspirated, turbo, supercharged and twin-turbo — while AMG variants from the G 36 to the G 65 turned it into a celebrity status symbol, especially after the official US launch for model year 2002.

Body styles spanned short-wheelbase two- and three-door wagons, long-wheelbase five-doors, cabriolet and numerous specials (500 GE, 6×6, 4×4², G 650 Landaulet); production ended in 2018 when the ground-up second-generation W463 entered series build at Magna Steyr in Graz.

W463 interior
Wood, leather and COMAND — a long way from the hose-out cabin of the W460.

Every model.

Public Archive types through June 2012, split where body, build dates or regional codes differ; later models carry no archive production claim.

MalliMallivuodetValmistettuAlustaMoottoriVaihteistoUSAMuutYhteensä
200 GE / G 200 Cabriolet / short-wheelbase wagon1990–199406.1990–03.1994463.200 / 463.220102.965——376
200 GE / G 200 long-wheelbase wagon1989–199309.1989–06.1993463.221102.965——17
230 GE / G 230 Cabriolet / short-wheelbase wagon1990–199404.1990–07.1994463.204 / 463.224102.989——382
230 GE / G 230 long-wheelbase wagon1990–199404.1990–05.1994463.225102.989——134
300 GE / G 300 Cabriolet / short-wheelbase wagon1990–199604.1990–08.1996463.207 / 463.227103.987——2,132
300 GE / G 300 long-wheelbase wagon1990–199704.1990–03.1997463.228103.987——2,806
250 GD Cabriolet / short-wheelbase wagon1990–199206.1990–09.1992463.304 / 463.324602.931——241
250 GD long-wheelbase wagon1990–199105.1990–12.1991463.325602.931——31
300 GD / G 300 Diesel Cabriolet / short-wheelbase wagon1990–199404.1990–07.1994463.307 / 463.327603.931——2,547
300 GD / G 300 Diesel long-wheelbase wagon1990–199404.1990–08.1994463.328603.931——1,616
350 GD Turbo / G 350 Turbodiesel Cabriolet / short-wheelbase wagon1992–199603.1992–07.1996463.300 / 463.320603.972——1,841
350 GD Turbo / G 350 Turbodiesel long-wheelbase wagon1992–199603.1992–07.1996463.321603.972——2,451
500 GE V81993–19941993–1994463.228117.965——446
G 320 Cabriolet / short-wheelbase wagon1994–199705.1994–09.1997463.208 / 463.230104.996——1,184
G 320 long-wheelbase wagon1994–199705.1994–12.1997463.231104.996——2,597
G 300 Turbodiesel Cabriolet / short-wheelbase wagon1996–200007.1996–11.2000463.308 / 463.330606.964——815
G 300 Turbodiesel long-wheelbase wagon1996–200007.1996–11.2000463.331606.964——2,141
G 36 AMG Cabriolet / short-wheelbase wagon1996–19971996–1997463.208 / 463.230104.E36sisältyy yllä olevaan
G 36 AMG long-wheelbase wagon1996–19971996–1997463.231104.E36sisältyy yllä olevaan
G 320 V6 Cabriolet / short-wheelbase wagon1997–200011.1997–11.2000463.209 / 463.232112.945——543
G 320 V6 long-wheelbase wagon1997–200010.1997–10.2000463.233112.945——1,403
G 500 Cabriolet / short-wheelbase wagon1998–200006.1998–11.2000463.206 / 463.240113.962——530
G 500 long-wheelbase wagon1998–200005.1998–11.2000463.241113.962——4,438
G 55 AMG Cabriolet1999–200107.1999–03.2001463.206113.982sisältyy yllä olevaan
G 55 AMG short-wheelbase wagon1999–200107.1999–03.2001463.240113.982sisältyy yllä olevaan
G 55 AMG long-wheelbase wagon1999–200107.1999–03.2001463.241113.982sisältyy yllä olevaan
G 320 Cabriolet (combined short-wheelbase total)2001–200607.2001–07.2006463.250112.945——514
G 320 short-wheelbase wagon2001–200607.2001–08.2006463.244112.945sisältyy yllä olevaan
G 320 long-wheelbase wagon2001–200601.2001–08.2006463.245112.945——861
G 500 Cabriolet (combined short-wheelbase total)2001–200806.2001–06.2008463.254113.962——490
G 500 short-wheelbase wagon2001–200802.2001–05.2008463.247113.962sisältyy yllä olevaan
G 500 long-wheelbase wagon2000–200811.2000–09.2008463.248113.962——9,141
G 55 AMG Cabriolet2001–200404.2001–05.2004463.254113.982sisältyy yllä olevaan
G 55 AMG short-wheelbase wagon2000–200407.2000–05.2004463.247113.982sisältyy yllä olevaan
G 55 AMG long-wheelbase wagon2001–200204.2001–08.2002463.248113.982sisältyy yllä olevaan
G 55 AMG long-wheelbase wagon2002–200409.2002–05.2004463.243113.982sisältyy yllä olevaan
G 55 AMG Kompressor long-wheelbase wagon (global / US)2004–200806.2004–09.2008463.270 / 463.271113.993sisältyy yllä olevaan
G 270 CDI short-wheelbase wagon2001–200612.2001–08.2006463.322612.966——1,196
G 270 CDI long-wheelbase wagon2001–200612.2001–08.2006463.323612.966——2,123
G 400 CDI Cabriolet (combined short-wheelbase total)2001–200607.2001–07.2006463.309628.962——828
G 400 CDI short-wheelbase wagon2001–200602.2001–08.2006463.332628.962sisältyy yllä olevaan
G 400 CDI long-wheelbase wagon2001–200601.2001–09.2006463.333628.962——4,147
G 320 CDI Cabriolet2006–200809.2006–09.2008463.303642.970sisältyy yllä olevaan
G 320 CDI short-wheelbase wagon2006–200809.2006–09.2008463.340642.970sisältyy yllä olevaan
G 320 CDI long-wheelbase wagon (global / US)2006–200809.2006–09.2008463.341 / 463.343642.970sisältyy yllä olevaan
G 320 CDI / G 350 CDI Cabriolet2008–201209.2008–05.2012463.303642.970——447
G 320 CDI / G 350 CDI short-wheelbase wagon2008–201109.2008–07.2011463.340642.970——776
G 320 CDI / G 350 CDI long-wheelbase wagon (global / US)2008–201209.2008–06.2012463.341 / 463.343642.970——3,174
G 500 Cabriolet2008–201208.2008–06.2012463.202273.969sisältyy yllä olevaan
G 500 short-wheelbase wagon2008–201208.2008–05.2012463.222273.969——165
G 500 long-wheelbase wagon2008–201209.2008–06.2012463.236273.969sisältyy yllä olevaan
G 350 BlueTEC Cabriolet2010–201209.2010–06.2012463.306642.886——215
G 350 BlueTEC short-wheelbase wagon2010–201206.2010–06.2012463.336642.886——321
G 350 BlueTEC long-wheelbase wagon2010–201209.2010–06.2012463.346642.886sisältyy yllä olevaan
G 55 AMG long-wheelbase wagon (global / US)2008–201209.2008–05.2012463.270 / 463.271113.9933,6214,8248,445
G 500 / G 550 (post-archive)2012–2015—463273sisältyy yllä olevaan
G 350 BlueTEC / G 350 d (post-archive)2012–2018—463642sisältyy yllä olevaan
G 500 / G 550 (post-archive)2015–2018—463.234176sisältyy yllä olevaan
G 63 AMG (post-archive)2012–2018—463.273157sisältyy yllä olevaan
G 65 AMG (post-archive)2012–2018—463.275279sisältyy yllä olevaan

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722.6x 5-speed automatic722.9x 7G-Tronic 7-speed automatic
W463 side profile
The long-wheelbase five-door that defined the civilian G-Class for a generation.

Year by year.

Nearly three decades of facelifts, engines and special editions. These are the milestones that matter when dating a first-generation W463.

  1. 1990
    • The W463 entered production with permanent four-wheel drive.
    • Three driver-selectable differential locks were standard.
    • ABS became available because the new centre differential could release driveline tension during braking.
    • A passenger-car-style dashboard and wood trim distinguished the W463 from the professional G.
  2. 1993
    • The 500 GE V8 appeared as a limited series of 446 vehicles.
    • The range adopted G-prefix names under Mercedes-Benz’s new passenger-car nomenclature.
    • The G 320 replaced the 300 GE with the four-valve M104 six-cylinder engine.
  3. 1996
    • The G 300 Turbodiesel replaced the G 350 Turbodiesel with the four-valve intercooled OM606 engine.
  4. 1997
    • The M112 V6 replaced the M104 inline-six in the G 320.
    • Front-passenger airbags joined the driver airbag.
  5. 1998
    • The M113-powered G 500 became the regular-production V8 flagship.
    • White indicator lenses and bichromatic rear lamps identified the G 500.
  6. 2000
    • A major facelift introduced a redesigned dashboard with a multifunction steering wheel.
    • COMAND became available with navigation and integrated audio controls.
    • The G 400 CDI replaced the G 300 Turbodiesel as the most powerful diesel.
  7. 2001
    • The five-cylinder G 270 CDI joined as the entry diesel.
  8. 2002
    • Mercedes-Benz officially launched the G 500 and G 55 AMG in the United States for model year 2002.
    • Clear-lens headlamps provided an exterior dating cue.
    • Revised exterior mirrors provided another dating cue.
  9. 2004
    • The supercharged M113K replaced the naturally aspirated V8 in the G 55 AMG.
  10. 2006
    • The OM642-powered G 320 CDI replaced both the G 270 CDI and G 400 CDI.
  11. 2007
    • Bi-xenon headlamps became available in the updated lighting package.
    • A reversing camera became available.
    • The G 500 adopted the 7G-Tronic automatic.
  12. 2008
    • The G 500 adopted the 5.5-litre M273 V8.
    • A three-louvre grille identified the exterior update.
  13. 2010
    • The G 350 BlueTEC replaced the G 350 CDI with SCR exhaust treatment.
  14. 2012
    • A new dashboard introduced a freestanding central display and updated COMAND.
    • The biturbo M157-powered G 63 AMG replaced the G 55 AMG.
    • The biturbo V12 G 65 AMG joined as the range flagship.
  15. 2013
    • The G 63 AMG 6×6 added portal axles and a third driven axle in limited production.
  16. 2015
    • The G 500 and US-market G 550 adopted the 4.0-litre M176 biturbo V8.
    • The G 500 4×4² added portal axles beneath the standard five-door body.
  17. 2017
    • The Mercedes-Maybach G 650 Landaulet combined portal axles with a folding rear roof section.
    • The 65-unit Mercedes-AMG G 65 Final Edition marked the end of the V12 model.
  18. 2018
    • First-generation W463 production ended as the redesigned successor entered series build at Graz.
W463 rear three-quarter view
Spare-wheel carrier and upright tailgate — unchanged in silhouette, refined in every detail.

Four cylinders to a twin-turbo V12.

The widest engine range ever fitted to one Mercedes-Benz series — petrol and diesel, from the early M102 four to the M279 V12 of the G 65 AMG.

M112

V6
  • 112.945 3.2 L · 3,199 cc

    215 PS

    158 kW · 212 hv / 5,500 r/min

    300 N·m

    221 lb·ft / 2,800 r/min

M113

V8
  • 113.962 5.0 L · 4,966 cc

    296 PS

    218 kW · 292 hv / 5,500 r/min

    456 N·m

    336 lb·ft / 2,800 r/min

  • 113.982 5.4 L · 5,439 cc

    354 PS

    260 kW · 349 hv / 5,500 r/min

    525 N·m

    387 lb·ft / 3,000 r/min

  • 113.993 5.4 L · 5,439 cc

    476 PS

    350 kW · 469 hv / 6,100 r/min

    700 N·m

    516 lb·ft / 2,650 r/min

M273

V8
  • 273.969 5.5 L · 5,461 cc

    388 PS

    285 kW · 383 hv / 6,000 r/min

    530 N·m

    391 lb·ft / 2,800 r/min

M176

V8 biturbo
  • 176 post-archive family fallback4.0 L · 3,982 cc

    421 PS

    310 kW · 416 hv / 5,250 r/min

    610 N·m

    450 lb·ft / 2,250 r/min

M157

V8 biturbo
  • 157 post-archive family fallback5.5 L · 5,461 cc

    571 PS

    420 kW · 563 hv / 5,500 r/min

    800 N·m

    590 lb·ft / 1,700 r/min

M279

V12 biturbo
  • 279 post-archive family fallback6.0 L · 5,980 cc

    630 PS

    463 kW · 621 hv / 4,800 r/min

    1000 N·m

    738 lb·ft / 2,300 r/min

OM642

V6 diesel
  • 642.970 G 320 CDI / G 350 CDI3.0 L · 2,987 cc

    224 PS

    165 kW · 221 hv / 3,800 r/min

    540 N·m

    398 lb·ft / 1,600 r/min

  • 642.886 G 350 BlueTEC3.0 L · 2,987 cc

    211 PS

    155 kW · 208 hv / 3,800 r/min

    540 N·m

    398 lb·ft / 1,600 r/min

  • 642 post-archive G 350 d family fallback3.0 L · 2,987 cc

    245 PS

    180 kW · 241 hv / 3,600 r/min

    600 N·m

    443 lb·ft / 1,600 r/min

M102

Inline-4
  • 102.965 2.0 L · 1,996 cc

    118 PS

    87 kW · 116 hv / 5,200 r/min

    172 N·m

    127 lb·ft / 3,500 r/min

  • 102.989 2.3 L · 2,298 cc

    126 PS

    93 kW · 124 hv / 5,000 r/min

    190 N·m

    140 lb·ft / 4,000 r/min

M103

Inline-6
  • 103.987 3.0 L · 2,980 cc

    170 PS

    125 kW · 168 hv / 5,500 r/min

    235 N·m

    173 lb·ft / 4,500 r/min

OM602

Inline-5 diesel
  • 602.931 2.5 L · 2,497 cc

    94 PS

    69 kW · 93 hv / 4,600 r/min

    158 N·m

    117 lb·ft / 2,600 r/min

OM603

Inline-6 diesel
  • 603.931 3.0 L · 2,996 cc

    113 PS

    83 kW · 111 hv / 4,600 r/min

    191 N·m

    141 lb·ft / 2,700 r/min

  • 603.972 3.4 L · 3,449 cc

    136 PS

    100 kW · 134 hv / 4,600 r/min

    305 N·m

    225 lb·ft / 1,800 r/min

OM606

Inline-6 turbodiesel
  • 606.964 3.0 L · 2,996 cc

    177 PS

    130 kW · 174 hv / 4,600 r/min

    330 N·m

    243 lb·ft / 1,600 r/min

M104

Inline-6
  • 104.996 3.2 L · 3,199 cc

    210 PS

    154 kW · 207 hv / 5,500 r/min

    300 N·m

    221 lb·ft / 3,750 r/min

  • 104.E36 3.6 L · 3,606 cc

    258 PS

    190 kW · 254 hv / 5,750 r/min

    370 N·m

    273 lb·ft / 4,000 r/min

M117

V8
  • 117.965 5.0 L · 4,973 cc

    241 PS

    177 kW · 238 hv / 5,000 r/min

    375 N·m

    277 lb·ft / 3,500 r/min

OM612

Inline-5 diesel
  • 612.966 2.7 L · 2,685 cc

    156 PS

    115 kW · 154 hv / 3,800 r/min

    400 N·m

    295 lb·ft / 1,800 r/min

OM628

V8 diesel
  • 628.962 4.0 L · 3,996 cc

    250 PS

    184 kW · 247 hv / 4,400 r/min

    560 N·m

    413 lb·ft / 1,700 r/min

Original brochures.

Factory sales literature for the G-Class, exactly as it left the dealership — free to download as PDF.

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