Mercedes has stripped a few of the high-end trimmings on its long-serving G-Wagen to develop the G350d Professional.
From the outdoors, there are a couple of clues to inform you the vehicle is a little eliminated from the G65 favored by movie stars and mafia. There’s very little in the method of chrome trim, and there are protective grilles on the headlamps. The automobile also remains on 16-inch wheels, instead of the 19 and 20-inch units you get on more road-biased variants.
Underneath, you get the exact same ladder-frame chassis and locking differentials as in the past, however Mercedes has increased the Professional’s ground clearance to 245 mm (9.65 in), or 10 mm (0.4 in) higher than the routine automobile. The additional clearance comes tweaked suspension, which also enhances the vehicle’s angle of method to 36 degrees, and its angle of departure to about 39 degrees.
Thinking about the non-Professional G350d can just handle method and departure angles of 30 degrees, that’s a significant improvement. Optimum fording depth is 600 mm (23.62 in), and the car will tow 3,200 kg (7,055 pound) without difficulty.
Rates for the Professional begins at EUR79,968 ($90,891), although there are a number of choices packages if you can stump up the cash. Our choice is the Professional Off-Road Package, which includes grilles for the headlamps, indicators and ladder-accessible roofing system rack. Or, if the current G-Wagen doesn’t sound capable enough, you could constantly choose for the bonkers 4×4 Squared variation.
