That's right. If you want to impersonate your favorite dictator or oil baron, you'll need nearly $220,00 just to get in the door. And that's before you start ticking the option boxes.

As rumored, is coming to the U.S., with the Mercedes-AMG G65 commanding $217,900 when it goes on sale this fall.

The Mercedes G63 is exactly as awful to drive as you'd think a lifted Jeep with sports car tires…

For the same price as a single family home in a reasonably nice area, the G65 packs AMG's twin-turbocharged 6.0-liter V12 with 621 HP and 738 lb-ft of torque. That's the same mill you'd get if you dropped a mansion's worth of cash on a Pagani Huayra.

AMG says the massive brick will hit 60 MPH in 5.3 seconds, and unlike the Euro-spec model above, it will get new bumpers, wheels, and some tweaked badging when it makes the trek to the U.S.

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