Mercedes Benz will use the Geneva Motor Show to showoff the Mercedes-Benz G 500 4x4². You may remember the Mercedes-Benz G 63 AMG 6x6 from last years show. Using the G500 production car as its starting point the department located in Graz have gone Bonkers.
The Mercedes-Benz G 500 4x4² is powered by a Euro6 complainant 4.0 litre V8 biturbo engine, featuring twin turbochargers which are not mounted on the outside of the cylinder banks but rather inside the V configuration – what is known as the 'hot inside V’
Inside you will find the seat bolsters and head restraints as well as the dashboard, centre console and armrests in the doors are covered in black designo leather with white contrasting topstitching.
Below is a table comparing the G 500 4x4² to a standard Long-wheelbase G 500
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G 500 4x4² |
Long-wheelbase G 500 |
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Ground clearance |
450 mm |
210 mm |
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Angle of approach/departure f/r |
52 / 54 |
36/27 |
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Breakover angle |
47 |
21 |
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Tipping angle |
30 |
28° |
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Fording depth |
1000 mm |
600 mm |
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Slope climbing ability |
100% |
100% |
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Wheelbase |
2850 mm |
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Track, front/rear |
1774 mm |
1475 mm |
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Wheel/tyre combination |
9.5 J x 22 |
7.5 J x 18 |
