Mercedes-AMG GLS 63: German price and specs

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The Mercedes-AMG GLS 63 4MATIC+ is now open for order in Germany, and the price list reveals a €30,924 (roughly $35,900) gap between two official figures for the same car. Mercedes lists a net price of €162,760, but for a private buyer paying 19% VAT the total climbs to €193,684, or about $224,700. Orders opened on July 28.

Mechanically, the GLS 63 keeps its 4.0-liter V8 and its 612-horsepower, 850 Nm output, but the M177 engine has been substantially reworked. The Evo version gets a flat-plane crankshaft, a revised injection system, new intake and exhaust ports, an updated camshaft and reworked turbochargers. Mercedes says the changes are aimed primarily at sharper throttle response and compliance with current emissions rules.

A 48-volt starter-generator briefly adds 23 hp and 205 Nm. The seven-seat SUV sprints to 62 mph (100 km/h) in 4.2 seconds and tops out at 174 mph (280 km/h). Claimed fuel consumption is 13.7–13.4 liters per 100 km. The AMG RIDE CONTROL+ air suspension can raise the body by 55 mm in Trail mode, and lower it by 10 mm at higher speeds.

The price list also highlights a gap within the family. The Mercedes-AMG GLE 63 S costs €170,045 with VAT in Germany, or about $197,300 — meaning buyers pay €23,639 (roughly $27,400) more for the larger GLS 63.

The refreshed GLE and GLS themselves reached the German market back in spring, and their pricing for another major market, Australia, became known in July. So this stage for the AMG GLS 63 isn’t the car’s debut — it’s the shift from a technical announcement to a real price list and open orders.

The VAT-inclusive figure matters most when comparing the car to rivals and to the previous GLS 63: the €162,760 net figure that circulates in secondary coverage understates the actual German retail threshold by tens of thousands of euros.