Cars are the passion for most of the men and their love for cars is quite old from history. Today鈥檚 modern cars aren鈥檛 as strong and robust as those from the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s; some of them still justify to be considered tough. Furthermore, since they don鈥檛 actually have too much of a game, they can as well be rated the toughest production vehicles in the world. After all, they only race against one another here. Just to clarify once more: only currently produced cars will be acknowledged, so please don鈥檛 ask anything like: 鈥榃hy鈥檚 there no XJ Jeeps, FJ Cruiser, Nissan Xterra, Landy Defender, Hummer H1, or similar vehicles. Examples are simple, really. Apart from the fact that proposed wheels has to be in production for 2016 model year, it also demands to be able to take plenty of abuse. Ford F-150 lineup is as strong as the Rams, but Raptor versions of the full-size truck are something unique.

Cars are the passion for most of the men and their love for cars is quite old from history. Today鈥檚 modern cars aren鈥檛 as strong and robust as those from the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s; some of them still justify to be considered tough. Furthermore, since they don鈥檛 actually have too much of a game, they can as well be rated the toughest production vehicles in the world. After all, they only race against one another here. Just to clarify once more: only currently produced cars will be acknowledged, so please don鈥檛 ask anything like: 鈥榃hy鈥檚 there no XJ Jeeps, FJ Cruiser, Nissan Xterra, Landy Defender, Hummer H1, or similar vehicles. Examples are simple, really. Apart from the fact that proposed wheels has to be in production for 2016 model year, it also demands to be able to take plenty of abuse. Ford F-150 lineup is as strong as the Rams, but Raptor versions of the full-size truck are something unique.

Raptor is so special that we have chosen to include it even though it鈥檚 currently unavailable. Of course, a new aluminum-bolstered model is coming soon, as the 2017 year model, so we didn鈥檛 specifically skew the criteria too much. This off-road able pickup will feature different details of its own, plus a new twin-turbo 3.5L EcoBoost V6 engine which ensures better fuel economy than before. G-Wagen is the most prominent oddball in German automaker鈥檚 lineup. It really doesn鈥檛 fit there no matter how hard we鈥檙e trying to convince ourselves otherwise. Related to sleek sedans, convertibles, coupes, SUV鈥檚 and hatchbacks alike, this behemoth completely sticks out on any given day. At least that performs for its design. When it comes to performance, though, whether it鈥檚 G550 or AMG G63 or AMG G65, G-Class is Mercedes-Benz as Mercedes-Benz gets. Plus it鈥檚 the powerful model in the entire lineup, and pretty much powerful car Germans have ever built. Unlike the G-Wagen which highlights plush, luxury interior, and latest technology, Lada Niva only gets the boxy, oddball look, outdated. Everything about the car is bumpy, hard and ready to withstand some major punishment. In fact, Niva still highlights the same 1977 design. In other words, Russian SUV looked precisely the same 40 years ago when it began the unibody crossover SUV revolution. Some people will assume it didn鈥檛 evolve because it was excellent from the get-go, but that鈥檚 more of a local joke than fact. The truth is; although Niva has lots of flaws, it鈥檚 still a reasonable car which you鈥檒l push to the limits without feeling regret. And, boy, the limits Lada Niva can strike are outright crazy. It鈥檚 one of the strongest vehicles currently produced for a reason.

An Active Parking Assist system searches for and chooses a suitable parking space (parallel or perpendicular, either side), and expertly steers the vehicle in. APA then steers the vehicle out when it鈥檚 time to leave. The Electronic Stability Program keeps the G-Wagen on track in corners and evasive maneuvers. With a 7,700-pound towing capacity, Trailer Stability Assist reins in trailer sway by strategically applying the front brakes of the G-Wagen. My G-Wagen was impressive looking, especially in a light color with the Night Package. The interior was luxurious, and the two-color interior was inviting. With the heat/massage, the seats were especially comfortable. The driving position was high and close to the windshield, with good visibility all around. The running board was a little high for a short woman. As infotainment systems and technology advance, I find them somewhat frustrating - especially as I only have a week to get acquainted with them. The Lane Keeping Assist was a little aggressive, and the automatic driver鈥檚 seat side bolsters were disconcerting at first. The heavy, well sealed doors had to be pushed hard to latch. The Mercedes-Benz G550 is altogether easy and fun-to-drive, although I didn鈥檛 do any serious off-roading.

Somewhere deep in California鈥檚 Central Valley, the road flat and straight and empty for miles in every direction, I gave the new 2019 AMG G63 the spurs. Instantly, my large, luxury-laden SUV 鈥?exploded. That鈥檚 the word for it. My reality had just been so twisted I felt like I was driving in a cartoon. Before I even climbed behind the monster鈥檚 wheel I already knew the 2019 G-wagen鈥攖horoughly redesigned for the first time since 1979鈥攚as a home run. I was one of the editors who awarded the 鈥渞egular鈥?Mercedes-Benz G550 a coveted spot on our 2019 Automobile All-Stars list. That rig had impressed us all with its improved spaciousness, modernized dash, genteel character, and rip-snorting, twin-turbo 416-hp V-8. But the AMG-massaged G63, with its performance-optimized upgrades and a handmade V-8 boosted to 577 hp, promised to deliver an entirely new form of G force. It does. Mercedes claims a 0-to-60-mph time of just 4.5 seconds鈥攂ut that鈥檚 laughably conservative. I鈥檝e driven plenty of cars that actually accelerate at that pace, and the G63 would leave them all gasping in its exhaust fumes.