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Happy Birthday G-Wagen
From a mailinglist, with some interesting notes on old & new G-wagen:
(note the detail of inline-pump, indeed almost by definition suitable for biodiesel....wonder what the Indians themselves can provide for that....weren't they short on food for the human population already?) xxxxxxxx "Twenty Five (25) years ago today - 10 February 1979 - production of the Mercedes-Benz/Puch Geländewagen was started in Hall 12 of the Graz, Austria factory. Happy Birthday G-Wagen!!" xxxxxxxxxxx http://www.whnet.com/4x4/w464.html xxxxxxxxxxxx Mercedes New G-class Old G to be continued in India The old G is to be continued under license in India, for around € 20,000 new. Bajaj already produces the gear boxes for Daimler-Steyr-Puch, and there is an agreement that each Bajaj can be serviced at Daimler dealers, since parts are mainly the same. It has an inline diesel injection pump and can thus even be used with biodiesel. Indian G website November 2003: New G-Class to be shown first quarter 2006 It has air suspension, short and long wheelbases and three different tops. Production should start in Vance in 2007. September 2003: New Geländewagen planned The production of the current G will end in 2005/2006. A successor to the current W463 G-wagen is planned for introduction in about 2007. The under carriage is based on the new W164 M-Class, but utilizes different hardware, with differential locks, more ground clearance and taller gears. Mercedes promises cross country capability as good as the current M-Class and G- wagen. But the new MLG will have to prove itself on the Dakar and the Schöckl - the rugged mountain test drive at the factory in Graz - and on the FIA Cross Country World Cup before this claim can be taken seriously! January 2003: New G-Class MLG mentioned yet again. Details are on this page. The 290 GD DT (W461) 120 hp is still available in Italy for € 33,947 Recommended for actual off-road usage. It has plastic and no wood on the dash for a rugged low maintenance usage with high reliability. A 4 speed automatic is standard and ABS is optional for € 1934. Italian G website G270 CDI (461/WORKER) 2003 LANG! 156 PS CANCELLED A new G-wagen based on the W461 chassis with 270 CDI engine is available with 5 speed automatic, permanent 4WD drivetrain from the W463, electric/electrohydraulic difflocks, only LWB, utilitarian for off-road usage, Switzerland only starting in March 2003 [note WJ: seems only Toyota is still capable of offering the larger & high- end diesels with 5sp....every other manufacturer, be it car or 4x4, has thrown the towel here....pathetic!] Did spies find a new G-wagen? April 2002 Magna Steyr's G-wagen contract expires in 2005/2006. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx -- Bye, Willem-Jan Markerink The desire to understand is sometimes far less intelligent than the inability to understand > [note: 'a-one' & 'en-el'!] |
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