Mercedes Benz G-Wagon 5 Things You Probably Didn’t Know

Mercedes Benz G-Class/G Wagon is one of the popular brands sold by German automaker, Mercedes-Benz.

However, there are few tit-bits that you probably did not know about this box-styled, off-roader (SUV).

These are…

1. G-Wagon is the short form of the German word (Geländewagen) meaning (cross country vehicle)
2. In 1972, the development of the brand started, which makes it one of the longest manufactured Mercedes-Benz in Daimler’s history, with a lifespan of 35 years. Only the Unimog surpasses it.
3. The brand is not produced by Mercedes-Benz, but it is been sold by them. An Austrian auto company called Magna Steyr that was formerly known as Steyr-Daimler-Puch manufactures this brand.
4. It was developed as a military means of transportation on the proposal of the former Supreme Leader of Iran, Shah of Iran, who was a Mercedes-Benz shareholder then. The Shah of Iran has since been replaced by a new Supreme Leader called Ayatollah Khomeini.
5. The brand got a civilian model the same year the Shah of Iran was overthrown in 1979 and is sometimes referred to as the “Wolf”.