It's showed up in rap lyrics and spawned bonkers variations, one of which caught Drake's eye. Say "G-Wagon," and even your license-less friend with a state I. And while other rides have followed a similar offroad-to-riches evolution like the Land Rover Defender , the G-Wagon a. Walk or rock-crawl with us through the history of this angular icon. After WWII, a former Mercedes-Benz engineer, who worked for the brand when it was essentially the vehicular wing of the Nazi party, comes up with an idea for an all-wheel-drive, all-terrain civilian vehicle.
The Unimog was such a good idea that Mercedes bought the company in , and has been producing endless variations on the Unimog platform ever since, used for everything from ambulances to snowplows.
The first styling mock-up for what would become the G-Wagon is created out of wood. The medium makes sense, since the angular truck lacked the sensual curves typically rendered by car designers in clay.
The G-Class was divided into two separate model lines—one for military applications and one for non-military applications—but all shared common features: a very robust all-wheel-drive system, a narrow width, and an adorable yet menacing appearance. The first G-Wagons began being hand-built in Graz, Austria. They were available in three different body styles: two-door convertible, two-door wagon, and four-door wagon. One of the first early bulk orders came from the Shah of Iran for his military, but the Islamic revolution deposed him before the order could be fulfilled.
The Vatican requests a special version of the four-door G-Wagon G topped with a clear plastic chamber in which the Pope could stand upright while greeting and blessing his admirers during public appearances.
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Acceleration, mph 5. Color Black. G Manufaktur Paints. Exterior Dimensions Overall length Interior Dimensions Passenger capacity 5 Headroom front Engine Engine 4. Performance Acceleration, mph 5. Performance 4.
Optional Features Nappa leather upholstery Exclusive Nappa leather with diamond stitching G manufaktur Nappa leather Nappa leather grab handles Two-tone dashboard Active multicontour front seats with massage Rapid heating feature for front seats Ventilated front seats Heated steering wheel All-season floor mats. This changes the proportions dramatically. While 2. From behind, all G-wagens now have the broad-shouldered bulk of the wild, portal-axled G 4x4 2 —particularly the Mercedes-AMG G63 , which gets slightly wider fender flares than the G Whereas tall people had trouble getting comfortable behind the wheel in the old truck and found the rear seat hopeless, now even our 99th-percentile editor was perfectly comfortable in any seat.
The optional Active Multicontour Seat package will allow massages while off-roading, and the whole range of interior materials is now modern Mercedes. Mercedes claims a pound weight reduction thanks to extensive computer modeling of components and systems to determine where to shave mass. Our measurements show pounds lost for the G and pounds for the G The body shell is steel, while the fenders, doors, and hood are aluminum. That figure actually is down 0.
Adjustable dampers are optional on the G and standard on the G The AMG also gets front and rear anti-roll bars that make for a slightly sportier box.
Combined with a set of optional inch summer tires, the upgrades helped the G63 produce a more acceptable 0. AMG was involved in the development of the new G-class from the beginning, and so the difference between the two versions of the truck is less dramatic now than it was in the past.
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