Mercedes-Benz G-Class · 2nd generation W463 (W463 BII)

W463

Stronger than time — almost entirely new beneath familiar skin.

Production
2018–2024
Model years
2019–2024
Body
5-door LWB wagon
Top model
G 63 AMG
Mercedes-Benz G-Class (W463)

Unveiled at Detroit in January 2018 and built from May 2018 as a 2019 model-year car, the second-generation W463 kept the iconic silhouette and the official W463 designation while changing virtually everything else — Mercedes said only three parts carried over.

Independent front double-wishbone suspension, rack-and-pinion steering, roughly 170 kg less weight despite larger dimensions, 9G-Tronic and S-Class-derived safety systems brought the G-Class into the modern era — including its first Euro NCAP crash rating.

The range centered on the M176 G 500 / G 550 and M177 G 63 AMG (the V12 was dropped), joined by OM656 diesels; specials ran through G 63 4×4² and Final Edition before the W465 replaced it in March 2024.

W463 interior
A wide screen, a flat-bottom wheel and S-Class technology inside the same upright cabin.

Every model.

The second-generation W463 range — G 500 / G 550, G 63 AMG and the OM656 diesels — identified by chassis and engine codes where published.

ModelModel yearsChassisEngineTransmissionTotal
G 500 / G 5502019–2023463.260176.980725 —
G 63 AMG2019–2024463.276177.980725 —
G 350 d2019–2024463OM656725 —
G 400 d2020–2024463OM656725 —
725x 9G-Tronic 9-speed automatic
W463 side profile
Familiar proportions, wider track and flush LED lighting mark the second-generation W463.

Year by year.

From the 2018 Detroit reveal to the 2024 hand-over to the W465. These are the changes that matter when dating a second-generation G.

  1. 2018
    • Detroit reveal (14 January); G 63 revealed at Geneva; series production starts in May at Magna Steyr, Graz.
  2. 2019
    • G 350 d (OM656) joins the range; first Euro NCAP test for any G-Class; US sales of the new generation.
  3. 2020
    • G 400 d added; China-market G 350 with M264 four-cylinder.
  4. 2022
    • G 63 4×4² returns with portal axles.
  5. 2023
    • Final Edition G 500 V8 (1,500 units); V8 G 500 / G 550 production ends in September.
  6. 2024
    • Second-generation W463 production ends in March; W465 successor launched 26 March 2024.
W463 rear three-quarter view
The spare-wheel carrier remains — now on a stiffer, quieter body shell.

Biturbo V8s and a straight-six diesel.

M176 and M177 petrol V8s, plus the OM656 diesel family — no V12 this time.

M176

V8 biturbo
  • 176.980 4.0 L · 3,982 cc

    421 PS

    310 kW · 416 hp at 5,250 rpm

    610 N·m

    450 lb·ft at 2,250 rpm

M177

V8 biturbo
  • 177.980 4.0 L · 3,982 cc

    585 PS

    430 kW · 577 hp at 6,000 rpm

    850 N·m

    627 lb·ft at 2,500 rpm

OM656

I6 diesel
  • OM656 (G 350 d) 2.9 L · 2,925 cc

    286 PS

    210 kW · 282 hp at 3,400 rpm

    600 N·m

    443 lb·ft at 1,200 rpm

  • OM656 (G 400 d) 2.9 L · 2,925 cc

    330 PS

    243 kW · 326 hp at 3,400 rpm

    700 N·m

    516 lb·ft at 1,200 rpm

Original brochures.

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

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