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Recall Roundup: 2011 Mercedes G-Class and 2003-2004 Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana

The latest automotive recall notices filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) concern the 2011 model year Mercedes-Benz G-Class and certain Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana vehicles from the 2003 and 2004 model years for two separate and unrelated issues. Read more »

Mercedes Announces UK Pricing on Updated 2013 G-Class SUV

The refreshed for the 2013 model year Mercedes-Benz G-Class SUV with enhancements to its drivetrain, exterior and interior styling and comfort and safety technologies is now available for order in Britain.

The German automaker offers two variants of the G-Class in the UK, the entry level G350 BlueTEC priced from £82,945 OTR and the range topping G63 AMG from £123,115 OTR.

Mercedes-Benz Charts the History of the G-Class SUV

The oldest model in Mercedes-Benz's passenger lineup, the 33 year-old G-Class, is the point of focus of a new video from the brand with the star.

The clip takes us for a short ride back in history and how the G-Class came to be, while Volker Leutz, Mercedes-Benz Designer, and Michael Bock, head of Mercedes-Benz Classic, chip in and talk about the challenges that arose during the recent facelift of the SUV.

Mercedes-Benz G-Class Proving Popular in China and Russia

Not too long, Mercedes-Benz had contemplated ending production of the rugged G-Class, also known as G-Wagen which is short for Geländewagen, but the Stuttgart-based carmaker changed its mind after seeing a surge in demand for the SUV from China and Russia.

Axel Harries, head of Mercedes SUV product line, told Autonews Europe that sales of the G-Class, which has been in production since 1979, jumped 50 percent over the past three years mainly due to high demand from Russia and China.

Monster Mercedes-Benz G-Wagen Pick Truck Conversion

There is big, like this extended wheelbase Mercedes-Benz G500 pickup truck, and then there is really BIG, like the premium 4x4's over-the-top sibling you see pictured above.

Built by German customizer GWF, this oversized G500 pickup truck conversion measures a little over 6.3 meters (248 inches) in length or some 210mm more than a Rolls-Royce Phantom Long Wheelbase limo!

Mercedes-Benz G-Class Creates its Own Parking Space in New Spot

Mercedes-Benz is trying to hit two birds with one stone in its latest commercial for the revised G-Class off-roader.

The brand with the star created a television spot that shows the newest version of the G-Wagen model literally pushing its way into a makeshift parking space at a construction site.

Mercedes-Benz G500 "Lang" Pickup Truck is Larger than Life

An extended wheelbase, pickup truck conversion of a Mercedes-Benz G-Class is something you expect to see in the land of infinite highways and not in the land of chocolate, beer and streets so tiny that a Toyota/Scion iQ is used to collect imagery from streets that were too narrow for Google's regular camera cars… Read more »

Mercedes-Benz USA Details its 2013 Model Year Introductions and Updates

There is plenty of news coming our way from Mercedes-Benz, as the German premium automaker's U.S. division has released detailed information about its 2013 model year lineup.

On the brand-new model front, we have the next GL-Class 7-seat crossover that goes on sale in September with a choice of four engines including a 240hp V6 diesel, while the range-topping GL65 AMG with 550hp will follow early next year.

Mercedes-Benz Takes Refreshed G-Class Off-The-Road in New TV Spots

Although one of the oldest models on the market since it was launched...two years before Ronald Reagan came into office, the Mercedes-Benz G-Class is also if not the, one of the most capable luxury off-roaders money (lots of it…) can buy these days.

And it is this quality that Mercedes-Benz wants to promote in its newest TV spots for the revised G-Wagen named "Style" and "Navigation", both of which can be viewed in the videos that follow right past the break.

GSC Makes the Mercedes-Benz G-Class Look Fast with GoldStorm Package

So what if the G-Wagen was initially developed as a military vehicle before Mercedes-Benz began offering it as a rough n' tough civilian model back in 1979; tuners continue to see a street racing potential in the G-Class, despite the fact that everything about this model screams "4x4 off-roader".

Then again, Mercedes itself has gone down this path with its insane and utterly pointless AMG variants spearheaded by the new G65 AMG, which sports a…603bhp 6.0-liter bi-turbocharged V12.