AMG development engineer Markus Hofbauer surpassed the achievement of the previous leader, the Alfa Romeo Stelvio, on his first run. The "hot" crossover from Stuttgart managed to complete the "Nordschleife" in 7 minutes 49.369 seconds. The previous record among production SUVs was 7 minutes 51.7 seconds.

The Mercedes-AMG GLC 63 S 4Matic+ is equipped with a four-liter biturbo V8 that produces 510 hp and 700 Nm. Such a crossover accelerates to 100 km/h in 3.8 seconds, and the top speed is electronically limited to 250 km/h.