The GL63 AMG was Mercedes’ answer to a question nobody asked politely: what if you took a seven-passenger family hauler and dropped a hand-built, twin-turbocharged 5.5-liter V8 into it? The result was 550 horsepower, 560 lb-ft of torque, and a 4.8-second run to 60 mph — impressive numbers competitive with most sports cars a decade ago, while leaving room for the kids’ soccer team in the back two rows. Mercedes retired the GL nameplate entirely after 2016, replacing it with the GLS. This is the last of that breed. At this price, a unicorn.
At $119,450 new, the GL63 was never cheap. At $38,998 with 39,000 miles — just dropped another $1,000 this week — it’s a bargain. How fast a six-figure German luxo-barge falls off the depreciation cliff. (Don’t I know it?) That’s an $80,000 discount to drive something with more power than a same-era Porsche 911 Turbo, with the full AMG package: sport-tuned adaptive suspension, Active Curve System anti-roll stabilizers, flat-bottom steering wheel, sport exhaust, and 21-inch AMG wheels. This one also comes loaded with multicontour front seats — heated, ventilated, and massaging — plus rear seat heaters, a Harman Kardon surround system, power-folding third row, tow hitch, and a sunroof. I don’t think anything was left off the order sheet.
This 2016 Mercedes GL63 AMG is a two-owner, accident-free car that’s been in Minnesota and North Carolina for the last ten years, and is now here in Raleigh. For darned sure you’ll want Maxcare.
“The 550-hp 5.5-liter V8 at the heart of the GL 63 AMG — a case of admittedly thrilling overkill.“— Edmunds
Stock No: 70030336 VIN: 4JGDF7EE1GA677961
Bonus Car – Not a Unicorn!
CarMax currently has both ends of this bloodline in inventory. The GL63 above is the last of the old guard — the X166 platform, the M157 hand-built 5.5-liter twin-turbo, the era before Mercedes renamed everything. The 2026 GLS63 is what happens when they rebuild the whole thing from scratch, with a new platform, a new engine, a hybrid system, and an entirely new interior. I only spotted it when I sorted MaxCare’s inventory from most expensive to least, and this 2026 Mercedes GLS63 is the most expensive thing this week at $149,998. One has 39,000 miles and cost $119,000 new. The other has 2,000 miles — someone bought it, drove it from Fort Lauderdale a few times, and handed it back — and cost $152,000 new. Here’s the gap.
The 2026 GLS63 is the better car by almost every objective measure. The new 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8, paired with a 48-volt mild-hybrid system, produces 603 horsepower with an additional 22 from the electric motor — and in full-throttle bursts, torque swells to 810 lb-ft courtesy of the electric boost. Edmunds tested it at 3.8 seconds to 60. The AMG Active Ride Control+ all but eliminates body roll. The cabin is a full generation ahead in technology, with a panoramic sunroof, Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, a Heads-Up Display, Burmester audio, and quad captain’s chairs. Luxurious race…truck?
The 2026 GLS63 with 2,000 miles is still asking $149,998 — basically full sticker for a car that’s already been titled and driven. You are capturing almost none of the depreciation curve; you’re just getting someone else’s first 2,000 miles. The GL63, by contrast, has already lost $80,000 of its original value and is sitting there at $38,998, still doing 4.8 seconds to 60, still fitting seven people, still wearing every AMG badge it left Stuttgart with.
The delta between these two trucks is $111,000. That is enough to buy a second car — a Porsche 911, even. If the GLS63 is calling to you and budget isn’t a constraint, it’s an extraordinary machine, and 2,000 miles on a $152,000 vehicle is about as close to new as used gets. It’s here in Fort Lauderdale. It was bought in Louisiana in February and was up for sale in April. Repossession? Who knows.
Stock No: 70070013 VIN: 4JGFF8KE9TB610516
