Mercedes-Benz G Class News
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Built for cross-country duty in a terrifically, angularly Tuetonic way, the G-Class, and its sportiest variant, the G55 AMG, is no exactly the first vehicle you'd think of when you think "drift." And this wet roundabout isn't exactly the forum for real drifting, but the quantity of opposite lock and the magnitude of the G-wagen's body roll (if lifts the inside tire at points) qualifies this as hoonage par excellence. Enjoy. [YouTube via @AsianMartin]
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Mercedes-Benz G-Wagon LAPV 6.X concept is the latest in armored vehicle technologyMercedes-Benz and its security division have been building armored cars for the past 80 years and to this day the automaker is setting new standards, revealing today a new concept vehicle that lifts the bar in armored vehicle protection even further. The new 2010 Mercedes-Benz G-Wagon LAPV 6.X...
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Britney Breaks Up With Mercedes, Keeps Creepy Agent/Boyfriend
Every time we see Britney Spears, our interior monologue starts singing nursery rhymes. Example: Little Brit-Brit in that car, How we wonder what you are! Do you come from Crazytown? Or are you playing us for clowns? Either way, you're making bank, You bleached-out, tuneless, redneck skank. Maybe...
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Is Ashley Tisdale Really Short, Or Is She Just Embarrassed By The BF's BMW?
Ashley Tisdale may be totally fine flaunting her celebutante Mercedes-Benz G-Wagen, leaving it out on the street for hours at a time, but put her in a BMW, and missy loses the fancypants right quick. See the pic at the link below? That's her in a BMW 3-Series, being driven around by current beau...
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Ashley Tisdale's 15 Minutes Are Up
Does everybody have trouble telling Ashley Tisdale and Aubrey O'Day apart, or is it just us? They both young, they're both blond (vaguely), and they both sing (vaguely). Each has worked as a member of a teen-centric ensemble, but neither has gained fame on the solo front. Also, they both live in...
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Britney Spears & Her Agent/Boyfriend Hit The Drive-Through (One More Time)
What up, y'all! It's me, your ol' Brit-Brit! I know how y'all like to see me drive around in my Mercedes-Benz G-Wagen and all, and I know how much you like to call it my P-Wagen, 'cause that joke just never gets old, now does it?. But as per my recent agreement with Lil' Brit -- that's what I call...
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Before people start firing off nasty emails and TPing our ligustrum (it's just a poor, defenseless shrub fer chrissakes), let's get one thing clear: we like Ewan McGregor. Seriously: Trainspotting? Brilliant. Velvet Goldmine? Defined a generation. The Phantom Menace? Well, we don't mention The Phantom Menace in polite conversation, but still, generally speaking, McGregor's work is fanfreakingtastic. What's more, he seems genuinely nice, a good hubby/father, and not especially eager for attention -- the sort of down-to-earth celeb you'd want to take out for drinks. And the kind of guy who...
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Achtung: Britney's Behind The Wheel Of Her G-Wagen, Y'all
When last we saw Brit-Brit, she was heading home from the pet store with a new bird in tow, waiting patiently by the driver's side door of a Mercedes-Benz G-Wagen. But for some reason, y'all, we never imagined she actually DROVE the thing. That's some scary stuff right there, I tell you what. P.S...
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Britney Spears Knows Why The Caged Bird Sings
Our reaction to this sad/hilarious photo, with apologies to Paul Laurence Dunbar, Maya Angelou, and Emily Dickinson: I wonder why the caged bird sings for pop tart Britney Spears, E'en though his life may soon by fraught with scandals and with jeers.... Is it because he knows he'll never want for...
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Audrina Patridge Returns In A Mercedes-Benz G-Wagen
Welcome back, Audrina Patridge. It feels like just yesterday we saw you stepping into a sporty white Mercedes after an afternoon of shopping on Melrose. And now, you're....well, you're stepping out of a sporty white Mercedes for an afternoon of shopping, possibly on Melrose. You certainly get...
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Mercedes updates the G-Class for 30th birthday
Adding value to a successful design that's been essentially unchanged for 30 years might seem like an unecessary fix, but Mercedes has seen fit to add a few interior updates to its G-Class for its 30th year on the road. The updates include a new set of 'ergonomically optimized' front seats which...
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Thirty years is a long time in the automotive industry, but the more things change, the more they stay the same - in 1979, the second oil crisis was in full swing, Detroit was smack in the midst of its malaise-era madness and the Mercedes Benz G-Class was born. Despite its age, there are plans to see the G-Class continue on in its current guise for at least another six years. Austria’s independent vehicle manufacturer Magna Steyr has confirmed it will continue to build the vehicle until the end of 2015. Magna Steyr has built 200,000 units of the G-Class and was a vital element of the...
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Brabus bringing 700hp Mercedes Benz G-Class to Geneva Motor Show
It wouldn’t be the Geneva Motor Show without some outrageous creation from Brabus and for this year’s event the German tuner hasn’t disappointed. Next month Brabus will unveil what it claims to be the world’s most powerful off-roader: the new G V12 S Biturbo based on the...
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Mercedes unveils special-edition G-Class SUVs for 30th anniversary
Thirty years is a long time in the automotive industry, but the more things change, the more they stay the same - in 1979, the second oil crisis was in full swing, Detroit was smack in the midst of its malaise-era madness and the Mercedes-Benz G-Class was born. Now that three decades have elapsed...
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Update: Mercedes adds G55 AMG to facelifted G-Class range
Updated: Less than a week after the updated G-Class range was first revealed, Mercedes-Benz has taken the covers off its new 2009 G55 AMG performance SUV. Like the regular G-Class fleet, the new model sports a 5.5L V8 engine but thanks to the addition of a supercharger and a new ECU power is bumped...
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Mercedes-Benz Delivers A New Popemobile
A new Pope needs a new Popemobile and what better to cart around his Holiness than an open top Mercedes G Wagon. Pope Benedict XVI will present himself to 40,000 or so pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square in an open-top Mercedes G-Class during his public audiences on Wednesdays. The new Popemobile...
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Mercedes Updates The G-Class For 2007
Mercedes-Benz has refined its G-Class for 2007, a vehicle that hasn’t changed much since the original was released back in 1979. For the latest edition, the interior has been updated with a new instrument cluster and steering wheel and a modified centre console with redesigned switches plus a...
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Mercedes-Benz has been offering its military inspired G-Wagen to civilians since 1979. In terms of design, nothing much has changed since the original. For the 2007 model year, Mercedes tuning arm AMG has bumped up power to 500 horsepower from the vehicle's supercharged 5.5-liter V-8 while maximum torque is 516 pound-feet at 4,000 rpm. This enables the massive truck to accelerate from 0-62 mph in just 5.5 seconds, should there be the need to outrun any commandos down at your local Wal-Mart. You can’t go trekking through wasteland without some decent alloys, so AMG has provided a set of...
