400.000 Exemplare: Produktionsrekord für die G-Klasse. 1979 begann mit der Fertigung der G-Klasse eine Erfolgsgeschichte, jetzt hat die Offroad-Ikone mit 400.000 Modellen einen Produktionsrekord erreicht. Als Jubiläumsfahrzeug lief in Graz ein roter Mercedes-Benz G 400 d (Kraftstoffverbrauch kombiniert: 8,9-8,7 l/100 km, CO2-Emissionen kombiniert: 235-229 g/km) vom Band. (Links: Mathias Feuchter, Head of Marketing and Order Management G-Class; rechts: Helmut Wagner, General Manager Business Unit G der MAGNA STEYR Fahrzeugtechnik AG & Co KG)
Production anniversary: the 400,000th iteration of this classic off-road vehicle has now been built. The G-Class has been manufactured since 1979, and now this off-road icon has hit the milestone of 400,000 models produced. To mark this anniversary, a red Mercedes-Benz G 400 d (combined fuel consumption: 8.9-8.7 l/100 km, combined CO2 emissions: 235-229 g/km ) rolled off the production line in Graz. (left: Mathias Feuchter, Head of Marketing and Order Management G-Class; right: Helmut Wagner, General Manager Business Unit G of MAGNA STEYR Fahrzeugtechnik AG & Co KG)
Forty years ago the Cold War was the hot topic. West Germany needed a 4×4 capable of stopping the Iron Curtain, so that is why the Mercedes-Benz G-Class is celebrating 400,000 wagens & counting. The G-Wagon is the anglicized acronym for the Geländewagen. In German, this means cross-country or ‘overland wagon’. It was Mercedes-Benz’s answer to thwart a western invasion across the Fulda Gap.
With that doomsday scenario in-mind, designers offered a rugged body-on-frame that could be pressed into frontline service while also transporting troops and their gear. Of course, it was adopted by many NATO countries to fill thousands of roles, and it has also become the most popular SUV in countries around the world. If Germany had a Jeep, this would be it, as families cherish them as heirlooms and rites of succession. If you are reading this, you know we are the world’s best resource for buying and selling G-Wagens of every vintage, so click the button below to find one for yourself.
