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More power won’t help the iconoclastic off-roader fit into any categories, but it does make it even more fun.
Who says prestige vehicles have to be modern, luxury vehicles have to be refined, or off-road vehicles have to be slow? To those people, the Mercedes-Benz G550 wags a finger and thick coat of mud and ambles off to hurdle the nearest Jersey barrier. The anachronous G-class—or Geländewagen to purists—was introduced 30 years ago as a go-anywhere off-road military vehicle and today rides on essentially the same frame as the original, with the same suspension layout and nearly identical styling. It does, however, benefit from the accumulation of three decades of incremental improvements in two areas: luxury and power.
For luxury, the G550 comes standard with everything. No options list exists. Standard equipment includes a sunroof; a windshield with embedded heating elements à la Land Rover; Mercedes’ COMAND navigation system with Bluetooth, Sirius radio, and iPod connectivity; 10-way power and heated front seats; heated rear seats; and a rear-view camera, among a host of other goodies.
Highs: A 30-year-old vehicle that doesn’t give a scheiße, 382 hp, doors alone are worth the price of entry.
Lows: Wobbles like a Weeble (don’t worry, it won’t actually fall down). Is there a minimum requirement for fuel “economy”?
Car and Driver - 2009 Mercedes-Benz G550 - Short Take Road Test
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Who says prestige vehicles have to be modern, luxury vehicles have to be refined, or off-road vehicles have to be slow? To those people, the Mercedes-Benz G550 wags a finger and thick coat of mud and ambles off to hurdle the nearest Jersey barrier. The anachronous G-class—or Geländewagen to purists—was introduced 30 years ago as a go-anywhere off-road military vehicle and today rides on essentially the same frame as the original, with the same suspension layout and nearly identical styling. It does, however, benefit from the accumulation of three decades of incremental improvements in two areas: luxury and power.
For luxury, the G550 comes standard with everything. No options list exists. Standard equipment includes a sunroof; a windshield with embedded heating elements à la Land Rover; Mercedes’ COMAND navigation system with Bluetooth, Sirius radio, and iPod connectivity; 10-way power and heated front seats; heated rear seats; and a rear-view camera, among a host of other goodies.
Highs: A 30-year-old vehicle that doesn’t give a scheiße, 382 hp, doors alone are worth the price of entry.
Lows: Wobbles like a Weeble (don’t worry, it won’t actually fall down). Is there a minimum requirement for fuel “economy”?
Car and Driver - 2009 Mercedes-Benz G550 - Short Take Road Test
M
Maybe this car was a replica or didn't have an engine!! 
