AFTER A LONG ABSENCE, it appears that Mercedes-Benz’s much-loved G-Wagen may be coming back to Australian roads soon.

An Australian Army contract for 1200 4×4 and 6×6 Gelandewagens was won by Mercedes-Benz in 2007, with the first cars due to be delivered to the Army this year. However, indications from Benz’s local office are that Defence [...]

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Deep within the halls of this year’s Geneva Motor Show will lurk a dark and angry menace. Few dare to say its name, but hey – we’re a ballsy lot so we’ll happily mention the Brabus G V12 S Biturbo.

Brabus is synonymous with pushing the biggest Benz engine available into anything with a three-pointed star. [...]

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For 30 long years the Mercedes-Benz G-Class has been winning fans in a variety of markets. The military, serious off-road enthusiasts and those just looking for a comfy off-roader, have all been won over by the Geländewagen’s striking looks and uncompromised off-road abilities.

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the G-Wagen - which we now know [...]

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Mercedes-Benz Australia/Pacific (MBAuP) has today inked a deal with the Australia Defence Force for the supply of 1200 G-Class cross-country vehicles. Formally code named ‘Land 121’, but more commonly referred to as ‘Project Overlander’, the deal will see the ADF begin the lengthy process of replacing its tactical fleet of ‘four-bies’ and ’six-bies’.

Fifty technical and [...]

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The Mercedes-Benz G-Class (nee Gelandewagen) is without a doubt Germany’s own Hummer. Originally born from a request for a military vehicle for the Iranian army in the 1970s, the G-Wagen is now a lot more common on public roads than it is on the battlefield.

The G-Class celebrates 30 years in civvy street next year, [...]

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We all knew 2007 was a good year for the car industry. In Australia, the one million sales in a calendar year mark was passed for the first time in history, with many manufacturers posting record sales results in this country. Daimler’s Mercedes-Benz car division has issued a press release claiming that sales of its [...]

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Mercedes Benz have officially released details of their new Vision GLK Freeside Compact SUV “Concept”, although it is fairly obvious to even the casual observer that this is a production ready version of the upcoming GLK and the term concept is being used with some degree of poetic license. According to the MB press release [...]

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