Mercedes G Wagen - evo Magazine

EVO's Chris Harris takes a look at the G Wagon over the years and tests the latest version offroad.
Read the full review here: www.evo.co.uk/c...

[@fabiojalmeida]

what a fantastic piece of camera work, presenter, the car, everything. Congratulations Chris and EVO

[@shmee150fan]

but in 5 years the range rover will just look like an old range rover... but the g-wagon could be brand new!

[@RazKrog]

My G550 over here in America has got to be one of the best automotive experiences one can have in a car today

[@luclacey]

loving the new filming and editing. cant wait to see the cult of the turbo edit.

[@Olph1]

i love the G- Wagen. wish the U.S. had a diesel option.

[@DeScRuN]

Still loving Chris Harris' reviews, and I can't really wait for his "Cult of the Turbo" one

[@digi051669]

Much better with supporting music. Evo videos of old were just silent. Well done.

[@furioustacos]

Nice job by Evo and Chris. Completely agree, the G is an awesome machine.

[@matkli88]

Put simply, it reminded me a lot of the Sprinter van. Very keen to move about under influence of crosswinds, vague steering (although it makes sense offroad because it doesnt want to rip your hands off when going over roots etc.), lot of wind noise, terrible ride comfort with a dollop of body roll on top of it. However, since then i took it offroad and I totally agree with mr Harris - it's unstoppable and capable of more than my testicles could handle. Definitely a car to go into my dream garage

[@Salomondrin]

@c0nv1ct1337 I couldn't agree more with what you just said. The idea of the car and looking at it are dreamy... but what a pain in the ass they are! SOOOO MANY PROBLEMS!!!

[@IamFat187]

Wow it actually moved down the hill and through the puddle! WIN!

[@Mr1wd]

Chris Harris does great reviews

[@bob119911]

@PcGamerPaul i too am worried about the amptitude test...(for the math part too), i have quite bad vision too , i have to where glasses all the time and their pretty strong. good luck to you too!

[@addictedtolean]

121mph in something that looks like a rollover waiting to happen...that's a brave man that Chris Harris.

[@onoff314]

Loved his comment about it going as far as 10 defenders. Motortrend took 5 of these to the australian outback including two military spec cars and all of them but one car blew there shocks

[@mark0bravo]

just the best G-wagen video on youtube

[@RK1FX]

What did he mean by You can always have a comercial version? what version was he speaking of?

[@shorty047]

The tune in the beggining is just awesome. Anybody knows the name?

[@bob119911]

here in canada we use g-waggons as our truck in the military (like the HUMVEE for the us)i cant wait to be told to thrash it around when i join :)

[@massivegaminess]

god bless you for 720p

[@naels91]

yeah we have the g65 and it is AMAZING!

[@Bosskane]

MORE CHRIS HARRIS REVIEWS PLEASE =D

[@TheGodfatherSahil12]

The G Class is a REAL SUV, and it's expensive due to the way it's built.

[@bob119911]

@PcGamerPaul yes sir! reserves first, as armored, regular-vehicle tech.

[@PasyChikero]

this is awesome. pray to have one very soon.

[@MercSLRFan]

Love his reviews.

[@justjustin69]

Nice to see EVO put effort into its youtube videos. Yea i know they're free. But the raw footage being posted before with no voice-overs or editing was not a good way to endear yourself to a demanding crowd

[@KreKeriS911]

Thanks Evo.

[@Benonbikes]

love how he is saying geländewagen^^

[@johntheman2006]

Great vid, as always Chris et al

[@ScottsJeepVideos]

You guys should consider the Moab Wrangler Edition 2013 only. Most of the creature comforts and you can go places where this nice SUV wouldn't... Actually go ahead and get two for that price.

[@tbrowniscool]

chris harris is the better than anyone else at the moment... i just get him..

[@StunnaTwo9]

When does da new model come out?

[@OneManOnFire]

Sounds like it drives like my 240D Mercedes. I love it so much I even have the whole repair manual for that truck yet I down own one.

[@TheRohBoat]

Even with an off road car, Chris Harris drifts it

[@MrBigolnuts]

@RazKrog I sincerely hope its the AMG?

[@bob119911]

@PcGamerPaul ye i have my application pretty much filled out, just that i need to wait until i start school in september to use my teachers as references. cuz i havent had any actual employment yet. but my parents arent too crazy about the idea, but my mom would sign cuz she knows it what i rlly wana do.

[@Chic-A-Dee]

So this is the best off roader because it does look like it.

[@vidsforhosers]

Whats the background song?

[@cbarros22]

I figure that the obvious difference between a Jeep and a G is the design, therefore the emotions that generate each one are different i drive a military G and i was in between this and a Jeep, i just felt better driving a G, and i would choose it again now.

[@Firmin119]

"Geländewagen" is the german word for an Off-Road-car. So it´s not just Mercedes who calls it like this.

[@seauryakumar]

I agree the G wagon is one of the best 4x4 in the world but I would go with G55.

[@3108711289]

great beat. anyone know it?

[@GERRYDIM]

The Greek Army uses G wagon's and yes they are bulletproof.

[@TheGTS]

Great vid, but agreed that the music gets a bit...well...weird and repetitive. Loved everything else though, camera-work top notch, especially with the G-Wagon in creamy disfocus. Maybe use a better tunes and next time? If all you have are repetitive, use lots of them? My only quibble...

[@Acid113377]

great video, worth waiting for it to be fixed!

[@imariusgreab]

This is the G spot of Mercedes.

[@bowbinger]

thanks 4 fixing! Great Stuff, EVO!

[@michealofloinn2539]

They should have kept it like this

[@norcoboy]

beautiful

[@matt2811]

It Works!

[@geforce5700fx]

THANKS A LOT !!!!

[@zephyrod]

(Frankenstein "its alive" voice) IT WOOOOOOOORKS!!!!

[@3brosRCSam]

thank you for fixing the vid!!!

[@Lindaniification]

"Severe off road" The G-Wagon is authorised to go off road anywhere.

[@coolerdude44]

in america the only engine offered is the G55 amg

[@mabamabam]

Why dont Toyota do a luxury 70 series. Put 10k of interior in, slap on a Lexus badge and some ridiculous looking chrome and charge 30k extra for it. Probably only work in the US and mid east but it would take near zero development dollars so why not give it a shot. I know they say it is held back by safety standards but if the G wagen can do it why cant the 70 series?

[@GreatToastMigration]

Ooh, either that or a luxury four door FJ40.

[@akama09]

Great Idea!

[@mabamabam]

They could even offer the V12 from the Century

[@pxlpnd2573]

Its called the Lexus LX

[@mabamabam]

That is a just 200 series with a funny badge.

[@yboben]

are these better then range rovers?

[@niharpatel2001]

no

[@AJGT350]

without a doubt

[@oggyboy86bgrs]

The best thing ever.

[@boy638]

test the AMG version!!!

[@luvcrim]

@Theoderich the G spot ;)

[@scuderia747bhp]

Nice car

[@MihaiRUdeRO]

It might be expensive, but it's an investment. If you buy this car, it will last a lifetime. Or you could buy a $ 40- 50 0000 chevy that will break down after about 5 years.

[@Howitzer909]

Except that a G55 isn't a V12.... G55 = 5.4 V8 supercharged V12 is something very different, unless it's a 5.5 V12......

[@glitterstylebeautyperfecth2833]

It's the new US it's uplike $150,00-100,000

[@Salomondrin]

I got two of these (and no, I'm not bragging, I'm an idiot for it) and they are the biggest pieces of shit ever! My windows never work, the door handles break at all times, whenever it rains water leaks into the car, the radio doesn't work sometimes, etc... I can't get rid of them cuz I gave one to my gf and she loveeees it and won't let me get rid of it... and I got the other one sitting here for my little bro for whenever he visits and he won't let me get rid of it either.... I HATE IT!!!!!!

[@alexanderssalmon1593]

Didn't expect to see you in the comment section lol

[@davide8641]

yo man 8 years later still with it, SVIPE is true :D

[@ugot2c]

its fixed!

[@ROCKSOLID19]

It is basically an accessory. A very good car esp the AMG but for me, it does not prove anything new.

[@HotHeadCJ]

further than 10 defenders lol???

[@Lioness_Es]

There goes my baby.....

[@TheGodfatherSahil12]

North America only gets the G550 and G63 AMG

[@HoldenFordFan]

I would rather have this than a vulgar G63/65. It's so much cooler too.

[@droptheleash0]

Would I really want to take an £80,000 car off roading though :s

[@TheRohBoat]

OF COURSE Chris Harris goes and drifts a G Wagen lol

[@MercsDude]

@NeoQuello Why would anyone buy a dead dinosaur like Hummer? There's a reason why the G-Wagen is still around, while the bulky, off-road-useless civilian version of the hummer are gone.

[@SummerTheFuzzy]

brabus please !

[@WhatThePresidentSays]

Top Gear and this are what i want to see on TV, not those jersey shore shit

[@geforce5700fx]

G Wagen > Range Rover

[@jparis99]

ill stick to my simple defender. i dont like all the electronics personally.

[@suprakilzz26]

I mean this is a better car than the range rover for 1. It works... lol Range Rovers are just made to look good in urban jungles. There too gadgety and break down way too often. I mean the range rover and lr3 both managed to make it on the the 5 most unreliable cars list...

[@mortinsonoffice]

@plbyrne you just show your sheer ignorance with comments like that. Why? because it is vastly superior to the Range Rover and a zillion times better made. And it does not age either.

[@dazi4131]

i'd have G 55 AMG, with compressor ;) PoooooWer

[@gp1585]

If people wouldnt take the G Wagon off-road, they shouldnt buy one.

[@eaglesdood16]

gosh its so ugly i hate it so much that i like it

[@Dragsteryourself]

@21scuderia I'm not english but ironically you're speaking in a greedy english language...

[@ralphgemar4978]

awful kind of music

[@sudensmock1942]

Sell the G wagon and buy an Wrangler, then look at your girls face when you pick her up, if she answers the door.

[@IanBrewster]

It's more like land rover's defender then the range. It's nice but 80k fuck that give me a land rover and £50000 all day long

[@ROCKSOLID19]

It locks all the wheels together which makes them rotate at the same speed, thus promoting traction esp at lower speeds or when stuck in mud or on slippery surfaces. On 4WD vehicles each wheel must move at different speeds when turning corners or the thing would simply flip over, with the diff lock on.

[@dude2106]

This is a bit weird. I normally hate big expensive luxury off road cars, Caynne and the like. But this one... I don't know. I don't really get the car, and the price is crazy. And why would you want to ruin an expensive interior with your muddy boots when you could get a plastic interior which you could just hose down? But somehow I want that car. I don't know what I like about it. Maybe the looks? I don't know, but if I really had a lot of money, that car would probably be in my garage.

[@peanuts2105]

It is far too utilitarian for 81 grand! If you want simple but a well specced machine, buy a Defender with after market interior and will still cost under 81 grand and still look SAS cool. But lets not beat around the bush. If you are spending this sought of money, buy a Range Rover. It is awesome off road and wildly regarded the world most accomplished car in the world. I like the Merc, I respect it's ability's but Range Rover ticks every box, whereas the G Wagon can't. Sorry Merc.

[@HesteBremse]

I would like to see this in an offroad test against a Discovery or Rangerover honestly. I dont´ know what car would win - but i would like to see that because... What did he say 81 Grand!! - that is a lot. For that price it will have to do quite well in the mud. And yes the trim looks luxurious but it also looks old a bit like Defender style. IMO this car needs a design update. C.H. does not convince me what the charm really is about with the G. I dont´ dislike it - but i dont´get exited either

[@XxMsrSzprzxX]

@gp1585 You should be thanking those people for buying the G Class, Mercedes were going to stop it's production due to not enough sales.

[@ICEMANZIDANE]

The G class is the only Real offroad car The other SUV's are just toys

[@Undeworld667]

I'm a car enthusiast - this car has always confused me. I really dont get the mix of price and interior to offroad

[@EligijusPetkus]

Are you kidding me? I came to look at G class and what I get? Kia advertise before video!

[@BestCarSound]

I never loved this ...pretty hate it really, but Harris worked with magic here!!!

[@Lord0fSteel]

Chris Harris is the man! But the music kinda goes on my nerves...

[@RichardMajor86]

The EVO vids are just getting better and better. Where's EVO TV?