Mercedes Forum
01-20-2009, 06:14 PM
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Click image above for a high-res gallery of Mercedes-Benz's timeless G-Wagen
The Mercedes-Benz Geländewagen has been with us for thirty years, and it has gone from military roots to plaything of the image conscious. First offered to the public in 1979, the G-Wagen has been continually refined over its run, and is still mostly hand-built. The details have changed, there have been two rounds of revisions, but the look has remained unmistakeable for the entirety of the model's run. A G-class has never been cheap, and it remains a pricey and utterly capable go-anywhere vehicle. Unfortunate, then, that many only see use as any old car would, never locking a differential. The GL-class was supposed to replace the Geländewagen, but it just ain't the same, so luckily, we get both. Carry on. Reminisce with the high-res gallery below and then check out the press release after the jump (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/01/18/mercedes-benz-gelandewagen-celebrating-30-years/).
Gallery: 30 Years of the GWagen (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/30-years-of-the-gwagen/)
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http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/01/gwagen_580.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/30-years-of-the-gwagen/1302051/)
Click image above for a high-res gallery of Mercedes-Benz's timeless G-Wagen
The Mercedes-Benz Geländewagen has been with us for thirty years, and it has gone from military roots to plaything of the image conscious. First offered to the public in 1979, the G-Wagen has been continually refined over its run, and is still mostly hand-built. The details have changed, there have been two rounds of revisions, but the look has remained unmistakeable for the entirety of the model's run. A G-class has never been cheap, and it remains a pricey and utterly capable go-anywhere vehicle. Unfortunate, then, that many only see use as any old car would, never locking a differential. The GL-class was supposed to replace the Geländewagen, but it just ain't the same, so luckily, we get both. Carry on. Reminisce with the high-res gallery below and then check out the press release after the jump (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/01/18/mercedes-benz-gelandewagen-celebrating-30-years/).
Gallery: 30 Years of the GWagen (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/30-years-of-the-gwagen/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/01/693861_1251745_2874_2548_79f129j_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/30-years-of-the-gwagen/1302054/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/01/693855_1251727_3516_2519_1998dig215d_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/30-years-of-the-gwagen/1302053/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/01/454016_765095_5318_3148_734625c2004cd1866_01c_thum bnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/30-years-of-the-gwagen/1302052/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/01/693860_1251742_3239_2534_79f123i_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/30-years-of-the-gwagen/1302051/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/01/693859_1251739_2720_2524_79f119h_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/30-years-of-the-gwagen/1302050/)
Continue reading Mercedes-Benz Geländewagen celebrating 30 years (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/01/20/mercedes-benz-gelandewagen-celebrating-30-years/)
Mercedes-Benz Geländewagen celebrating 30 years (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/01/20/mercedes-benz-gelandewagen-celebrating-30-years/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Tue, 20 Jan 2009 12:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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