Apocalypse Now: Mercedes' insane G550 4x4² is coming to America in 2017

If you believe there is an apocalypse a-brewin', you're going to want Mercedes' G550 4x4² as your chariot of choice. Trust me on this.

Mercedes-Benz announced Thursday that it will be bringing the now-legendary G550 4x4² — the four-wheel version of its terrain-squashing G63 AMG 6x6 — to the U.S. market in 2017.

The 4x4² is distinguished from the standard G-Wagen by its stance. In fact, it boasts 17 inches of ground clearance. To put that into perspective, the average city curb is 4 to 8 inches high. 

This, as you might imagine, makes it one accomplished off-roader — or at least an ideal truck for chronically terrible parallel parkers. Read more...