Rent Mercedes G63 2020 in Dubai

A 2020 Mercedes G63 AMG in Dubai runs the identical hand-built V8 as the newest G63 in the fleet, built by the same one-man-one-engine process, wearing the same boxy silhouette Mercedes hasn't visibly changed since 2019. That's the actual case for this specific year: you're not settling for an older car, you're skipping the premium that comes with a fresher plate. We deliver it to your hotel, villa or the arrivals hall, usually inside one to two hours of booking. The question this page settles is whether the 2020 gives up anything meaningful against a newer G63, and where it genuinely does.

The same V8, an older price tag

The G-Class currently on sale, known internally as the W463A, has run since 2019, so a 2020 car and a 2024 car share the same body, the same chassis and the same engine bay under the skin. Nobody should treat a 2021 as a meaningfully different vehicle from a 2020, and they aren't. Under the bonnet is the hand-built 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8, assembled by a single AMG technician who signs the plaque when it's finished, making 585 hp and 850 Nm through a nine-speed automatic and permanent all-wheel drive. This is the pre-facelift car, so there's no 48-volt assist smoothing the low end, the tweak Mercedes added for 2025. You get a beat of turbo lag off the line, then the V8 comes on hard and carries close to two and a half tonnes to 100 km/h in 4.5 seconds.

None of that changes what you're actually getting for the money. A 2020 plate tends to sit at the lower end of the G63 range here, and mechanically it gives up nothing to a car three or four years newer that costs more to book. If the reason you want this car is the noise and the V8, the 2020 delivers it in full.

What it's like to actually park and drive

Width is what you plan the day around, not length. Across the mirrors the G63 runs close to 2.2 metres, so a tight mall multi-storey or a narrow residential bay means folding the mirrors in and taking your time. The flat, dead-straight sides at least make the corners easy to judge, and 241 millimetres of ground clearance turns speed bumps and steep ramp entrances into non-events.

Inside there are five real seats, upright and roomy, and a driving position tall enough to see clean over most traffic, which takes some of the nerve out of placing this much metal. The boot holds 480 litres behind the rear seats, enough for two large cases and a couple of soft bags off a flight, though the tailgate swings out sideways with the spare wheel bolted to it rather than lifting up, so leave room to open it. The last thing to weigh is the climb aboard. Running boards help, but getting in is a genuine haul, worth a thought if young kids or anyone in heels is travelling with you. This is a pre-facelift car on steel springs and adaptive dampers, no air suspension, so patched tarmac and expansion joints come through firm. It rides like the heavy, upright machine it looks like, not a limousine.

A black box baking in a Dubai summer

This particular G63 is black, and black paint gives nothing back to a Dubai sun. Leave it in an open lot through a summer afternoon and the big, upright glass turns the cabin into a greenhouse, so the first breath when you climb back in is genuinely hot. The recovery is fast, though. The climate system is strong front and rear, with proper vents feeding the second row instead of a weak trickle off the dash, and it pulls the cabin down to comfortable inside a minute or two of pulling away. Park in shade or a basement level when you can, and the difference when you get back in is noticeable.

Who this year suits, and who should pay for newer

Running cost is the honest catch, regardless of model year. The 100-litre tank takes premium, and while the official combined figure sits near 14.7 litres per 100 km, real Dubai city driving with the AC working hard pushes that into the high teens, so plan on stopping often. Your rental includes 250 kilometres a day, then it's AED 0.5 for every kilometre over that, and Salik tolls plus any RTA fines during the rental come back to you. As a luxury car it takes a refundable deposit, and you need to be at least 21 to take the keys.

Rent the 2020 if the V8, the noise and the shape are the whole point, and you'd rather not pay extra for a newer plate that drives, sounds and seats exactly the same. It's the value pick inside the G63 range, not a downgrade. Pay for a 2025 instead if the 48-volt smoothing at low revs matters to you, or the updated cabin tech is worth the difference on its own. And if what you actually want is a quieter, softer, cheaper-to-run SUV for a week of family driving, this isn't that car at any model year. A Mercedes GLS or a Range Rover will ride better and use less fuel, because the G63 was never built to be the easy option, in 2020 or in any year since.