Mercedes G-wagon

[PARAGON]

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<H2 class=Headline>Gelaendewagen no more: Next-gen mercedes G-Class loses Brinks
truck look</H2>
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<DIV class=Byline><>BOB GRITZINGER
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<DIV class=Date><SPAN class=FieldLabel>Posted Date: </SPAN>4/6/05</DIV>
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<FONT size=1>Back when the first Gelaendewagen rolled off an Austrian
assembly line in 1979, the spartan military-styled sport/ute wasn’t intended for
the kind of country-club duty of today’s air-conditioned, airbag-equipped,
power-everything model. But even in the luxuriously appointed guise that
Mercedes has sold in the States since late 2001, the boxy G-Class has remained
far more utilitarian than virtually any competitor, except maybe the original
Hummer H1 and the do-anything Unimog.</FONT></P>


<FONT size=1>In 2006 DaimlerChrysler’s biggest, baddest bank vault of an SUV
gets replaced by the vehicle in these spy shots (which are mildly
computer-enhanced to remove minor disguise). The new G is a relatively svelte
(at least by G-Class standards) seven-seater based on a stretched version of the
same platform found under the new R- and M-Class models coming from Mercedes’
Alabama assembly plant. With the introduction of the new G, production in
Austria will end.</FONT></P>


<FONT size=1>To avoid disappointing fans of the sturdy 4x4, Mercedes promises
the underlying M-Class four-wheel-drive system is up to G-Class-level off-road
challenges. But the company also aims to meet the needs of its well-heeled
buyers with a special top-of-the-line package featuring maximum comfort and all
the latest electronic equipment.</FONT></P>


<FONT size=1>Worldwide engine offerings will include three new V8s, a 325-hp
4.6-liter and a 410-hp 5.5-liter, with a 6.3-liter V8 AMG version rumored to
boast 465 hp. The G will also get two diesels, a 231-hp V6 and a 300-hp V8, but
U.S. sales of those engines is uncertain.</FONT></P>


<FONT size=1>Look for the G-Class to make its world debut at next January’s
Detroit auto show.</FONT></P></DIV></Table>

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<H2 class=Headline>Gelaendewagen no more: Next-gen mercedes G-Class loses Brinks
truck look</H2>
<H5 class=Red></H5>
<DIV class=Byline><>BOB GRITZINGER
</DIV>
<DIV class=Date><SPAN class=FieldLabel>Posted Date: </SPAN>4/6/05</DIV>
<DIV class=Body>


<FONT size=1>Back when the first Gelaendewagen rolled off an Austrian
assembly line in 1979, the spartan military-styled sport/ute wasn’t intended for
the kind of country-club duty of today’s air-conditioned, airbag-equipped,
power-everything model. But even in the luxuriously appointed guise that
Mercedes has sold in the States since late 2001, the boxy G-Class has remained
far more utilitarian than virtually any competitor, except maybe the original
Hummer H1 and the do-anything Unimog.</FONT></P>


<FONT size=1>In 2006 DaimlerChrysler’s biggest, baddest bank vault of an SUV
gets replaced by the vehicle in these spy shots (which are mildly
computer-enhanced to remove minor disguise). The new G is a relatively svelte
(at least by G-Class standards) seven-seater based on a stretched version of the
same platform found under the new R- and M-Class models coming from Mercedes’
Alabama assembly plant. With the introduction of the new G, production in
Austria will end.</FONT></P>


<FONT size=1>To avoid disappointing fans of the sturdy 4x4, Mercedes promises
the underlying M-Class four-wheel-drive system is up to G-Class-level off-road
challenges. But the company also aims to meet the needs of its well-heeled
buyers with a special top-of-the-line package featuring maximum comfort and all
the latest electronic equipment.</FONT></P>


<FONT size=1>Worldwide engine offerings will include three new V8s, a 325-hp
4.6-liter and a 410-hp 5.5-liter, with a 6.3-liter V8 AMG version rumored to
boast 465 hp. The G will also get two diesels, a 231-hp V6 and a 300-hp V8, but
U.S. sales of those engines is uncertain.</FONT></P>


<FONT size=1>Look for the G-Class to make its world debut at next January’s
Detroit auto show.</FONT></P></DIV></Table>

[4churchill]

BOO

[DRTYFN]

How very ML-ish of them.

[devilsfan]

It's a freakin Jeep Grand Cherokee!!!!

Stacy

[h2co-pilot]

I like it, it will be marketed my way I am assuming. They are just responding to the target market demand, 50% of Hummer drivers are women and not used for off-roading. It's luxurious, quiet (assuming it's like other Benz cars on the inside) and kinda pretty. And if you want to venture off the asphalt you can. They will bank guaranteed.

[KenP]

Maybe more women will want this new style.
I like this one better:

[GeorgeSSSS]

MB has changed the G-Wagon from a serious vehicle to just another soccer-mom psuedo SUV. WHIMP OUT.

George SSSS

[ROX]

Square is in! Doesn't Mercedes know that?

I agree: they f'd it up.

h2c: I thought you'd like the H3.

[h2co-pilot]

Whadoyoumean likecutdowncutoff nowayman!!!!?.....

[VTSTOMPER]

I like the old one better.

[ROX]

Okay, so boxy is out, Femiballsy is in.

A car with Femiballs needs: (cut and paste as needed)
-to be Safe!
-space for kids
-to look like a million bucks
-space for spur of the moment sex
-not look like Martina, but play like her.

[h2co-pilot]

Femiballs - likin' it

More like -serve like Roddick, rebel like McEnroe and look like Kournikova

[BKLYNH2]

I'm really thinking it's time for this forum to have a screening process.

[KenP]

I never thought I'd see Femiballs on this forum.

[ROX]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by KenP:
I never thought I'd see Femiballs on this forum. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>
God knows we've seen everything else! And, having to look at someones flaming butt avatar all the time is beginning to make mine hurt. sheez!

BKLYNH2: We're just having some good clean Femifun!

[h2co-pilot]

I totally agree, we have seen a lot, I even read the word "blumpkin" earlier , someone's avatar is interesting, I'll fondly call it "Preparation H2"