How Much Does It Cost to Rent a Mercedes-Benz G-Wagon?

A Mercedes-Benz G-Wagon rents for $595 to $995 a day before delivery. Many renters expect an AMG G63 to cost more than a G550. In fact, a G63 and a G550 both rent for $595 a day. How much it costs to rent a G-Wagon comes down to the year, the color and the mile rate more than the AMG badge.

Every G-Wagon includes 100 miles a day. The deposit is a hold on your card, and it runs from $1,000 to $2,000 depending on the car. The Brabus 700 is priced per booking, so its rate comes with your quote.

Pull the grey G550 up to a restaurant in Newport Beach and the door still shuts with that heavy G-Wagon sound. Mercedes never changed it, and you hear it on every version at every price.

G-Wagon rental prices, car by car

Each G-Wagon has its own page. Here are the daily rates those pages show, from lowest to highest.

• G550, 2021, grey over black, based in Orange County, $595 a day
• AMG G63, 2021, white over black, based in the Inland Empire, $595 a day
• AMG G63, 2023, gold over black and red, based in Orange County, $695 a day
• AMG G63, 2023, grey over black and red, based in Orange County, $695 a day
• AMG G63, 2023, black over black and red, based in Orange County, $695 a day
• AMG G63, 2019, black over black and white, based in Orange County, $795 a day
• AMG G63, 2022, blue over white, based in Palm Springs, $795 a day
• AMG G63, 2021, white over yacht blue, based in Los Angeles, $895 a day
• Brabus 800, 2024, black over red, based in Orange County, $895 a day
• AMG G63, 2022, matte black over black, based in San Diego, $995 a day
• Brabus 700, 2025, black over black, based in Los Angeles, priced per booking

The 2023 cars show that paint doesn't move the price. The gold, the grey and the black all rent for $695 a day. The gold looks almost champagne in the shade and fully metallic in the sun.

The white G63 over yacht blue is based in Los Angeles. Roll it through Beverly Hills with the windows down and the side pipes burble at every light. When the valet opens the door, the blue quilted leather is the first thing anyone sees.

What the G550 gives up at $595

The G550 and the white G63 over black share the $595 rate, but they're different trucks underneath. The G550 makes 416 horsepower and reaches 60 mph in 5.6 seconds. The G63 makes 577 horsepower and gets there in 4.4 seconds.

The bigger difference is the sound. The G550 has round tailpipes tucked under the body, and it stays quiet at a stoplight. The G63 has side pipes just ahead of the rear wheels. You hear them before the truck even moves.

Park the grey G550 outside a lunch meeting in Irvine and it looks like your own car. Start the white G63 in a winery lot in Temecula and the wedding guests hear it from the far end of the rows. That white car is a wedding car first, because white holds every panel line in hard afternoon sun.

Both trucks keep the parts that make a G a G. That means the ladder frame, the three locking differentials and the heavy door. The deposits are different, though. The G550 carries $1,000, and the white G63 carries $1,500.

Why the mile rate changes the bill

Every G-Wagon includes 100 miles a day, and the miles pool across a longer rental. Past that, each car bills its own rate for every extra mile. On a G-Wagon, that rate runs from $3 to $10.

• $3 a mile on the 2023 G63s, the white G63 over yacht blue and the Brabus 800
• $4 a mile on the G550, the 2019 black G63 and the blue G63
• $5 a mile on the white G63 over black
• $7 a mile on the matte black G63
• $10 a mile on the Brabus 700

Say you drive 50 miles past the allowance. That adds $150 on a 2023 G63. The same 50 miles add $350 on the matte black car.

So the G550 and the white G63 aren't equal on a long day. The G550 bills $4 a mile, and the white G63 bills $5. Most renters miss that line on the listing until the trip is already planned.

The matte black G63 is based in San Diego. Take it over the bridge into Coronado at dusk and the paint gives back no reflections at all. Next to the water, the whole body shows as one flat black shape. If the plan is one evening in Coronado, the $7 rate barely matters. If you know the trip runs long, tell us at booking and the miles get priced in ahead of time.

The G-Wagon rental deposit

The deposit is a hold on your card, not a charge. We release it after the car comes back in the condition it left. Most G-Wagons carry a $1,000 deposit.

A few carry more. The white G63 over black carries $1,500. The matte black G63 carries $2,000, and so does the Brabus 700.

The hold covers small things like a curbed wheel. Your own insurance covers real damage, subject to your deductible. The handoff photos are the record of the truck's condition when you drove away.

Your policy has to cover a rental car that isn't listed on it, which is called non-owner vehicle coverage. Before every rental we call your carrier on a recorded line to confirm it. You also need to be 18 or older with a valid driver's license and full coverage insurance in your own name. A larger deposit may apply if you're under 25.

After that call, you're behind the wheel. You sit high and upright, and the indicator pods on the fenders show you exactly where the truck ends.

How Much It Costs to Rent a G-Wagon for a Week

The daily rate drops on its own as the rental gets longer. You don't have to ask for the discount. Here is the ladder.

• 1 to 2 days, full daily rate
• 3 to 4 days, 10% off
• 5 to 6 days, 15% off
• 7 to 13 days, 20% off
• 14 to 20 days, 30% off
• 21 to 27 days, 40% off
• 28 days or more, 50% off

A week in the grey G550 costs $4,165 at the full rate. The 20% discount brings it to $3,332 before delivery. A week in the Brabus 800 comes to $5,012. A week in the matte black G63 comes to $5,572.

Five days in a 2023 G63 comes to $2,953.75 before delivery. That rental pools 500 miles, and the extra miles on that car cost $3 each.

Keep the gold G63 in a driveway in Newport Beach for the week. You get 700 pooled miles, so you can take it down Coast Highway every evening and still have miles left over. Delivery is quoted by address and charged on every rental, weekly ones included. The length discount comes off the daily rate only.

A G-Wagon next to a Bentayga, an X6 M and a Cybertruck

The Bentley Bentayga S is the cross-shop at the top. It rents for $795 a day in Los Angeles with a $1,000 deposit. Its 4.0 liter twin-turbo V8 makes 542 horsepower. It reaches 60 mph in 4.4 seconds, the same as a G63.

The Bentayga keeps its body flat through corners, and its cabin is trimmed in Alcantara and carbon fiber. Pick it for a long drive with four friends. Pick the G63 when the shape matters more than the ride.

The BMW X6 M Competition rents for $595 a day, the same as the lowest G-Wagon rate. It makes 617 horsepower and reaches 60 mph in 3.7 seconds. The roof slopes down at the back, so it gives up cargo room and rear headroom.

The Tesla Cybertruck costs the least of the four. The dual motor Cybertruck in Palm Springs rents for $395 a day. It makes 600 horsepower, and its stainless steel body can't be painted. Have it meet you at the Palm Springs Airport curb, and people in the parking lot will stop to ask if it's real. Teslas go out charged and come back charged.

The G-Wagon still sits in the middle of that group on price. It's the one with the square body and the door sound people know from across a street.

Picking a G-Wagon by the whole bill

The daily rate is only part of what a G-Wagon rental costs. The mile rate and the deposit sit on the same listing, and they change from car to car. On a short day, pick the color you want to step out of. On a long one, pick the car with the lowest mile rate.