The five hundred,000th Mercedes G-Class has rolled out of the gates of the Graz, Austria plant. This unit is a one-off Mercedes G 500 with retro components from the 280 GE from 1986.
Mercedes discovered a singular technique to rejoice the manufacturing of the five hundred,000th Mercedes G-Class. It has produced a one-off Mercedes G 500 mannequin utilizing design components from the 1986 280 GE.
Thus, this mannequin is painted in agave inexperienced, one of many first colours obtainable for the G-Class; the flip alerts are the identical from 1979 onwards however have an orange-tinted coloration typical of the Nineteen Seventies, and the historic spare wheel cowl has the Mercedes emblem from many years in the past and is bigger than the present one.
Additionally, the inside of this anniversary G-Class mannequin is impressed by the 280 GE, having checkered upholstery for the middle seating space, whereas the passenger facet seize deal with has the No 500,000 engraved in agave inexperienced.
In distinction, the Schockl door sill trim is now obtainable within the G Manufaktur personalization vary, and the door launch button with the Mercedes emblem embossed on it’s black, whereas on the present mannequin, it’s silver.
Developed initially as a militay automobile
The G-Class was initially developed as a army automobile on the suggestion of Iran’s Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, a serious shareholder on the time. Its design started in 1972 following an settlement signed by Daimler-Benz and Steyr Daimler Puch of Graz, Austria.
Launched within the spring of 1979, the primary civilian technology Mercedes G-Class, codenamed W460 (1979-1991), was initially obtainable with 4 engines starting from 53 to 150 hp (two sorts of diesel 240 GD with 72 PS/71 HP and 300 GD with 88 PS/87 HP and two petrol engines 230 G with 91 PS/90 HP and 280 GE with 150 PS/148 HP) mixed with three physique varieties: short- and long-wheelbase station wagon and short-wheelbase cabriolet.
W460 has two successors: W461 for army use and W463 for civilian use
Mercedes then determined to separate the variations provided for army and civilian use. Consequently, manufacturing of the W460 resulted in 1991 and was changed by the W461 utility model.
The W461 used the W460’s drivetrain and physique however the engines of the W463. There have been additionally civilian variations of the W461 built-in restricted sequence referred to as PUR or Skilled. And in 2022, the army model was changed by the brand new technology W464.
In 1990, Mercedes launched the successor to the civilian model of the W460, referred to as W463, which marked the transition from a utility mannequin to a luxurious mannequin that competed with the Vary Rover of the time. It was produced till 2018, when the present technology got here out.
The present technology was launched in January 2018 on the Detroit auto present and stored the W463 codename. The present technology’s motto is “Stronger than time.” A particular “Stronger than time” sequence was launched for the G 400 d, G 500, and AMG G 63 fashions to rejoice the fortieth anniversary in 2019.
On 5 September on the Munich Mobility Present, Mercedes offered the EQG idea of the longer term electrical Mercedes G-Class. With 4 electrical motors, the Mercedes EQG will likely be launched in 2024 and would be the world’s first electrical automobile to have an non-compulsory solid-state battery with a lot increased vitality density than present batteries.
The Mercedes G-Class has had many particular fashions, however three of them are really spectacular:– Mercedes-Maybach G 650 Landaulet (2017) with the V12 engine from the G 65.– Mercedes G 65 AMG with V12 engine (2012-2018)– Mercedes G 63 AMG 6×6 (2013-2015), a 6×6 pick-up derived from a mannequin developed in 2007 for the Australian Military.