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Tag: GWagen
Spy shots show how the new Mercedes G-Wagen is coming along
We’ve had plenty of recent spy shots of the redesigned Mercedes G-Class, including views of the inside. But while our spy photographer was grabbing our first look at the next GLS-Class, he caught another glimpse of the G-Wagen as well. It now has correct headlights and taillights. They’re LED, natch. And the AMG version’s covered […]
The History of the Mercedes-Benz G-Wagen: How a Farm Implement Became a Status Symbol
– From the August 2017 issue – The first design studies for the Mercedes-Benz Geländewagen were made in 1973, appropriately, out of wood. Clay was far too amorphous a material for the domineering angularity of this proto-SUV. Its styling suited the G-wagen’s intent when it was released globally (but not in the U.S.) in 1979. […]
4WD Diplomacy: We Retrace U.S. Intelligence Cold War Routes in a Mercedes G-Wagen and SRT Jeep
– ‘‘Soviet soldiers were always hungry,” says Larry Kelley, a retired Marine Corps colonel who during the Cold War swapped the excitement of piloting Douglas A-4 Skyhawks for the even greater thrills of gathering military intelligence behind the Iron Curtain. Apparently, rather than issue maps, the Red Army used “route directors,” or troops who would […]
A Maybach for the WaBenzi: We Ride in the G650 Landaulet, the Most Ludicrous G-Wagen Ever!
– WaBenzi, in the Bantu language of Swahili, denotes politicians; it literally means “the people who drive in a Benz.” When was the last time a car made you feel upper-crusty? We’ve just had that sensation while riding in the rear seat of the most over-the-top vehicle imaginable, brought to you by the fine people […]
