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Description: It was designed with the idea in mind that it would serve as both a military and civilian vehicle. Believe it or not, the vehicle was proposed by the Shah of Iran, who was a major shareholder at the t...
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Description: Don't be fooled by the G-Class's lavish interior, body-on-frame construction makes for a tough off-roader, and the three locking differentials are the sort of feature which is rare even on o...
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Have they actually started building the G65 yet as I haven't seen any article, test drive or even a picture of one?
You can buy them new and have them imported or just buy a used one. Oh and I saw a two door G painted flat white with bead locks and huge 32 inch tires driving through San Francisco about a week ago,it was the coolest G I'd seen!!
Wow I had no idea Defenders were that expensive. Now I think I'd rather have the G-class.
@aaron can you even get new ones in the US? I know you can get the old ones, but they are crazy expensive. I know you can get a decent G class from 02-04, which looks almost the exact same besides from the grill, for well under 30k
I did see some from the 90's going for 25 to 30 grand but they had high milage, and I think those are the years you don't want. The two door ones go for 60-90 grand and 25-40 grand for used ones. Not cheep. Sadly Jeep is lookin pretty good
@jordan I live in the U.S as well and wanted to get one till I saw the price. The four door ones go from $80,000 to $180,000 dollers. For the new ones and some of the used ones from the 80's go for 60,000$ so they are crazy expensive
My bad Aaron. I live in the U.S so I had no idea how much they cost. How much would a 4 door hardtop Defender cost?
@jordan how much do you think a four door defender costs? Cause they are pretty close in price. I'd have the defender
I'd choose the Defender, being that it costs so much less. I'd never want to off road in a $100,000+ truck.
Personally i am torn between the two. I guess i would ultimately want this but the defenders are just so good
Ok everybody tough question of the day. Would you rather this or a LR defender?
Most so-called luxury off-roaders don't go off-road at all. To be honest most will only ever have to drive through less than a foot of snow in their entire lifetimes but it's reassuring to know that they can get out of a tight spot when required.
@david so a 458 is more of a status symbol than anything else? Just because it is expensive, doest mean it is JUST a status symbol
It base model is 100k+, so it is a status slybol more than anything.
I love the G-class, but lets be honest, how many G-class owners have ever taking their G off roading?
Description: The G-Class has some pretty impressive bragging rights. It grabbed a win in what was then the Paris-Dakar Rally in 1983, proving its ability to work in hot climates. For proof of cold weather reliabil...
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Description: The Iltis, itself a replacement for the Type 181, the famous "Thing", was a reasonably tough vehicle, but it just couldn't hold a candle to the Mercedes. It is used most extensively in ...
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@Nick freekin hilarious!!! So defender or this? Or a defender version of this?
Description: This is the IFAV, or Interim Fast Attack Vehicle, a lightly armored vehicle popular with Force Recon. Perhaps the most famous use for the G-Class was the pair which were delivered to the Vatican in 19...
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Description: Other brands tend to like to keep these concepts separate, and while you can get a nice enough interior in a Wrangler, it is the Grand Cherokee which is clearly built more with comfort in mind. There ...
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Plenty of space indeed... Cept the fact that they don't even come with cup holders!! What kind of dual purpose $100k car is this??! Hopefully you dont get thirsty before dinner I guess.
I would love to toss around expensive machines like this and not give a shit.
Description: The G-Class certainly isn't cheap, coming in at over $100k for even the most basic of versions, making it by far the most expensive vehicle in this series. That said, it is also one which you can...
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Yeah but range rovers have a much less reliability rate... I'm sure for every G class that has a problem, there are 50 range rovers that have a problem
What about the Range Rover? It's been production longer the G-wagon and it is every bit as capable an off-roader if not more so. It also has a history of accomplishments and awards and is even more luxurious than the G-wagon in my opinion. The only thing it doesn't have is military experience. But for a capable off-roader that also provides luxury, I feel that the Range Rover is equal to if no...
lol lr4s aren't girly at all! ya know what's girly??? your mom! oh wait....
ive had a g wagen and no not a used one from '03 but a brand new 2011 g550 and we took it offroading every sunday, it climbed over everything
How is an LR4 girly? The LR2 is a little but LR4? No...
Where's the Ford Bronco & the International Scout in this article???
@ Jenni, well obviously you don't because I have the accounts on video along with me pulling out a decently modded up jeep. And don't call my LR4 girly just because I've had to save a couple of your beloved g wagons from an off-roading mess
To be fair Jenni, it has three locking diffs that will never be locked.
These things are beasts! And if I ever get the privilege to own one, it doesn't mean I HAVE to take it off road because it's an SUV. Let's be real. If you own a sports car, you're not going to redline at every red light. But nice to know you CAN.
I guess if I lived in a place with bad weather, I'd DD the g wagen and use the old jeep for off roading
I guess for off roading, I'd take an old jeep with lots of mods, for everything else, I'd take this
For the price of the G wagon I'd rather a Ram Runner or Jeep Wrangler.
@patrick very true, most of them will never go off road, well at least the ones bought in big city's but get out of the city and you'd be suprised to see how many you see with huge bumpers, snorkels etc.. See a few drivin around the bay erea as well
As much as I am a flag waving Brit and love and support every variation of the Land Rover Defender, my hard-earned would be heading for a G-Wagen every day of the week.
I don't doubt their capability, but they're never offroad. My buddy had an old Disco and it was cool but he never wanted to take it anywhere, like most Land Rover owners.
Oh and my friends 4x4 99 Tacoma was pulled out of the mud by a bone stock discovery. And if you want to see the G or a range rover just go to the Rubicon in Tahoe. just remember Mercedes also builds the Unimog! pretty sure they know what there doing
John, i wouldnt want to be drriving a luxury car offroad because its just more ecpensive to fix if something it breaks. Plus a jeep doesnt look bad muddy and scratched. But, a MB needs to be clean and scratch free to look good.
@patrick I was in a land rover, and I must say I was amazed at how capable they are. We went through a muddy river and had the waterline just below the windows. was Freekin nuts! Oh and luxurious at the same time..
@mathew your right, but keep in mind the g class also is much more luxurious etc.
Ill take any decent truck and take that to the desert
Yah for real off road I'd want a wrangler really. I like German cars maybe the best but still jeeps better for this.
Are you guys nuts? Why spend $100k+ on something thats not even that good offroad when you could buy a midlevel jeep wrangler and still have money to spare for offroad tires, snorkle kits, etc. and when you are done you have 10 times the machine.
IMO luxury offroad is an oxymoron.
I just see the range rover and g class as luxury suv's. Land cruiser will always be my number 1 for luxury and off road, although not the newest gen
As an LR4 owner and someone who ACTUALLY uses it off-roading, I've come across a few G class suv's that needed me to help them get out of some sort of mess...so IMO, I don't think these G wagons are very good at off-roading. Land Rover, best 4x4xfar!
@patrick the same goes for a new g class
Carlton is gonna be pumped.
Seeing a Range Rover offroad is about as likely as seeing Sasquatch riding a unicycle.
I have to disagree range rover has been the leader in off roading for the longest time now
By far my favorite SUV of all time
This by far is a great off road machine, long live the g class