Mercedes-Benz of the Week

Mercedes-Benz of the Week, is of course, a weekly write up of certain Mercedes-Benz model of interest that has been spotted and captured in the streets of Metro Manila. As a pilot article, the feature lucky model is the Mercedes-Benz AMG G-Wagen Kompressor or W463.

G-Wagen short for Geländewagen is a four-wheel drive or SUV conceptualized through the proposal for a military vehicle by the Iranian Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, a major Mercedes-Benz shareholder. The U.S. Marines has employed G-Wagens as Interim Fast Attack Vehicles (IFAV) in Iraq and Afghanistan which is more agile and nimble but lightly armored compared to a more burly, heavy-heeled and slower Humvees. G-Wagen has also served as a Popemobile

In the Philippines, a nice and smooth running G-Wagen is a rare site. It mostly dwells in the urban jungles most of the time and rarely hits paydirt.



G-Wagen is a basically a wolf in sheep's clothing. The body styling can easily feign weakness to clueless individual as compared to other SUVs in its class, it really looks cheap.




But just like the Humvee, it was intended initially for military purpose that has also earned a reputation as a FUNVee.