A Stunt That Resin-ates: Mercedes-Benz Encases an Original G-class in Synthetic Resin

– Mercedes-Benz will display an original Geländewagen encased in 44.4 tons of synthetic resin at the Detroit auto show. The stunt coincides with the reveal of the all-new 2019 Mercedes-Benz G-class. – The amber block measures 18.0 feet long, 8.4 feet wide, and 10.2 feet tall and took 90 days to create. Holed up within the […]

Goodbye, Gelandewagen! Blasting through Mexico in the First-Gen Mercedes-Benz G-class

– Our cluster of high-powered SUVs tore away from Mexico City headed southeast, flanked by a chase car carrying armed personnel, just in case. An hour down the road, we stopped to change license plates. The limited-access freeway gave way to a two-lane road, but the needle of the speedometer remained close to 200 km/h, […]

2019 Mercedes-Benz G-Class: Off-road details, more pics revealed

Mercedes-Benz has released a surprising amount of information about the forthcoming 2019 Mercedes-Benz G-Class, which is set to debut at the Detroit Auto Show in two weeks. While we’ve already had a look at the new G-Class interior, this batch of info has to do with its off-road capability. If we were to guess, this […]

Updating an Icon: We Ride Off-Road in the All-New 2019 Mercedes-Benz G-class

– Schöckl is a scenic, 4741-foot mountain peak that stands proud of the landscape surrounding Graz, Austria, not far from the Magna Steyr assembly plant where the Mercedes-Benz G-class SUV is still largely hand-built under contract for the three-pointed star. That will remain the case after the first all-new G-class in almost 40 years debuts […]

Extra, Extra: The Inside Scoop on the 2019 Mercedes-Benz G-class!

– Okay, okay, so the “inside scoop” part of the headline couldn’t be more literal; all we’re allowed to talk about regarding the next Mercedes-Benz G-class at this point is its interior. The current G550, G63, and G65 are heavily tweaked versions of a vehicle that can trace its lineage all the way back to 1979 and the initial military version, which means the […]

Mercedes-Benz G-Class gets the luxe, high-tech treatment

Answer: M&Ms, movie tough guys and the next Mercedes-Benz G-Class. Question: What are hard on the outside and soft on the inside? Remember how the 39-year-old G-Wagen began its life as a rough-and-tumble off-roader for the German military and utility companies before finding an improbably second, really profitable life as a luxury machine? Remember how […]

300,000th Mercedes-Benz G-Class built after 38 years

After nearly 40 years of production, the 300,000th Mercedes-Benz G-Class has rolled off the line. The iconic Geländewagen, or G-Wagen for short, was never intended to be the parking lot prowler for Newport Nancys and Santa Monica Sallys. It started life as a lowly work truck and military vehicle before being adopted as another stylish […]