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Well, they did have an infamous V8 diesel in a G and managed to fit a V12 petrol in one. So they have the engineering prowess to fit big V engines. Its a bit of a dichotomy I think, why Mercedes consistently chose smaller capacity diesel engines in many models, including full sized trucks like...

The cruisers are not "standard" and have lockers fitted. If the were standard a G would be significantly better offroad. The G's have bigger load capacity and safety rating which is why they won some fleet contracts. Of course they have never had great articulation but they have coils where...

Not sure how they do it, you might have to contact an engineer in Graz. But you can be sure that they achive what they say, to win all the military contracts. This is the only model which is certified to use a winch and has matching front end barwork to match. Not so with the W461 wagen. The...

Given the increased payload I would guess its stronger, but dont have any actual detail on this. Interesting comparision here, from the people who make my camper: https://www.trayon.com/blog/mercedes-g-class-ute-vs-79-landcruiser/

My W460 ute with Trayon camper. Easy to take off, so I can use the tray for other stuff.

Plenty of poverty pack/commercial/working offroaders around, just not in USA. E.g Toyota Landcruiser 200-series, steel wheels, barn doors. Still has traction aids though. Then there is the 70-series. However no more Landrover Defender, Nissan Patrol. Its a merket Mercedes should have filled...

Good.

And Pinzgauers, which were also made by Steyr Puch in Graz, like the G. Down here in Australia, the offroad competition trucks (e.g. Outback Challenge and Tough Truck) are pretty much all SA though, not IFS (Nissan Patrol/Safari being preferred over the Toyota Hilux/80/100 - the Nissan having...

Nice. I would probably run without any rails for lower profile. 4 legs should do it. Little space under the rack is a pain for doing up bolts though.

I think the production line is versatile enough to create many variations if enough orders are placed. The W461 should be in production for some time for military and fleet orders. (Note the W461 cab-chassis has just been released to the public in Australia) However it would not surprise me if...

Somebody save this abomination! What was he thinking?

The old W461 was available in Europe for 60,000 euro (about $US70k) The military ones are expensive because of all the options, often bespoke per customer, and the service contracts. Would love to know what the base W461 cost is without any extras. Some single cab non-military W461's have come...

I thought W461's are still being made. But they are not available in all countries and even less to the public. Apart from military orders there are others for fleet vehicles being fulfilled, for example light fire trucks (cab chassis) for our bush fire services. And some members of the public...

Made for an Australian company, in China Being "universal" there should be similar products (if not identical) in other countries. These are particularly thick canvas, I found others which were much thinner and cheaper. These cost me $AU300

Note: this is on a W460 with factory recaros. Airbag compliant (if I had any)

Heavy duty canvas with G logo patch sewn over existing embroidered logo. Generic universal cover which should work on most seats, although they will never fit "perfectly" Suits my needs (beach, mud, dust, extended touring)

The Iveco 40.10 Could be a good 4x4 expedition vehicle. Hate to find parts though.

Interesting, I had never seen one of those before but thought of Iveco. Unique to Canada. more info: http://www.military-today.com/trucks/lsvw.htm

Wow, so many valuable parts on it. Could be revived with a lot of money. I would love something like this to stick in the back of the shed/barn.