Jalopnik: mercedes g-wagon

Inheritance: Indie Short Features Nissan GT-R Beating Porsche 911

Ben Wojdyla — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:30:00 EST

Despite the polished appearance and cinematic race sequence, this isn't a Nissan GT-R advertisement. It's an indie short by Dylan Osborn and friends filmed guerrilla-style against a New England backdrop. Datsun 240Z and a Morgan Aero 8? Nice. [DylanOsborn.com]

2009 Mercedes Benz G-Class Gets More Power, Still Delightfully Ugly

Ben Wojdyla — Thu, 22 May 2008 17:30:00 EDT

The Mercedes Benz G-Wagon is a safari car everyone can love, despite its recent usurpation by fashionistas and the affluent douchebag class. For 2009 the Galendenwagen gets the three bar grille spreading like a virus from Ford to Mercedes, and new wheels, but more importantly a much more powerful engine. For '09, the G500 is going from 292 HP and 336 lb.ft. of torque to a stonkin' 382 HP and 390 lb.ft. of twist. For you numbers nerds out there thats about a 30% improvement in power and 16% better on the torque end. Not bad for a platform pushing thirty years old. But what about the AMG version?

While we don't know the torque numbers for the AMG, we do know it puts down a stupefying 500 HP. That's almost as ridiculous as that McLaren-powered G-Wagon we saw a bit ago. Anyway, aside from power and aesthetics, the G-Class is also getting upgraded telematics systems and other electronics doo-dads, all rendered somewhat secondary by news of massive power increases. [eMercedesbenz]

SLR Powered Mercedes G-Wagon Raises Bar for Assinine SUVs

Ben Wojdyla — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 09:40:00 EST

This might be the point where the Mercedes G-Wagon goes from unfortunately usurped capable SUV in the hands of annoying yuppies, to a PUV — a pointless utility vehicle. Pistonheads has dug up a G-Wagon which makes us weep for the future of humanity. The square box beast is equipped with the guts of a 720 hp Mercedes Mclaren SLR. While application of a massive amounts of ludicrous power in completely unnatural places makes us happy in general, this on leaves us with a bad taste in our mouths. Is it really necessary to get a 0-60 time of 4.2 seconds out of a breadbox shaped utility vehicle? [h/t to Sacha]