G-class

Mercedes-Benz G-class W460/W461/W463

W460 3-door up to 1990

The Mercedes-Benz G-Class, sometimes called G-Wagen (short for Geländewagen, “cross country vehicle”), is a mid-size four-wheel drive luxury SUV manufactured by Magna Steyr (formerly Steyr-Daimler-Puch) in Austria and sold by Mercedes-Benz. In certain markets, it has been sold under the Puch name as Puch G. The G-wagen is characterised by its boxy styling and body-on-frame construction. It uses three fully locking differentials, one of the few vehicles to have such a feature. Despite the introduction of an intended replacement, the unibody SUV Mercedes-Benz GL-Class in 2006, the G-Class is still in production and is one of the longest produced Mercedes-Benz in Daimler’s history, with a span of 35 years. Only the Unimog surpasses it.

The G-class was developed as a military vehicle from a suggestion by the king of Iran (at the time a

W463 5-door

significant Mercedes shareholder) to Mercedes and offered as a civilian version in 1979. In this role it is sometimes referred to as the “Wolf”. The Peugeot P4 was a variant made under licence in France with a Peugeot engine. The first military in the world to use it was the Argentine Army (Ejército Argentino) beginning in 1981 with the military model 461.

It was not available from Mercedes-Benz in the United States until 2002, although this was preceded by a grey-market where even basic models commanded six-figure prices in the 1990s. It was launched in 2002 as the Mercedes-Benz G500 with a V-8 petrol engine and

W463 2-door Cabriolet

achieved 3,114 sales that year. This eventually tapered down to less than 1,000 models sold in some years. However, in the 2010s, sales began to increase again surpassing the 3,000 mark in 2014 and in 2015, it sold more than during its launch year; with 3,616 sold that year.[6] In 2016 this increased to 3950 in the United States. Canada saw a similar increase, which, although is a smaller market compared to the United States; saw sales increase from 127 in 2012 to over 400 in 2016. / Wikipedia

 

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May 26, 2023 8:29 am10 months ago
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Good day. I'm interested in rental of a G-Wagon. Unfortunately luxury cars are very expensive. This is for my son's matric farewell In August. I'm willing to pour petrol for the trip.

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November 4, 2022 5:59 pm1 year ago
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