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Written by TopGear.com
Nowadays the Mercedes G-Wagen is a shiny, chintzy thing driven by the sort of people who wear watches the size of medium-sized dinner plates. This is a shame, because it"s still a massively capable, likeable thing that doesn"t entirely deserve the hate and vitriol often aimed at it. If only more of them looked like this one. In a previous life it was a military vehicle owned by the Bundeswhar the German armed forces. When it was retired from service it was refurbished and shipped to the US, where it was bought by a bloke in Texas. At some point said bloke had it resprayed in yellow, fitted some serious tyres on authentic 15in Mercedes steel wheels and gave it a 2in suspension lift. The G also gained a heavy-duty clutch, Brembo brakes and a fancy stereo, among other things. The result was what you see before you a tastefully modified, rather cool G-Wagen you can actually go buy.
Date written: 27 Nov 2017
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ID: 10092
Nowadays the Mercedes G-Wagen is a shiny, chintzy thing driven by the sort of people who wear watches the size of medium-sized dinner plates. This is a shame, because it"s still a massively capable, likeable thing that doesn"t entirely deserve the hate and vitriol often aimed at it. If only more of them looked like this one. In a previous life it was a military vehicle owned by the Bundeswhar the German armed forces. When it was retired from service it was refurbished and shipped to the US, where it was bought by a bloke in Texas. At some point said bloke had it resprayed in yellow, fitted some serious tyres on authentic 15in Mercedes steel wheels and gave it a 2in suspension lift. The G also gained a heavy-duty clutch, Brembo brakes and a fancy stereo, among other things. The result was what you see before you a tastefully modified, rather cool G-Wagen you can actually go buy.
Date written: 27 Nov 2017
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 10092
