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Much to the amazement, Mercedes is all set to launch its off road vehicle, the G-Wagon on Valentine’s Day. It’s really amusing to see Mercedes going for this vehicle launch that was always meant to be a military vehicle and that too on 14th February.

Nevertheless, it’s a launch to mark 125 iconic years of Mercedes in the field of automobile.

To provide you with a fact, Mercedes G class has been the longest serving passenger car series in the long 125 years history of the auto major. In order to step up the celebrations in India, G-class is being introduced here as well with G-Wagon being the launch.

So, is the new G-Wagon worth a drive? To remove all apprehensions, G-Wagon is considered one of the most accomplished off-roaders in the world. It has remained unchanged for the last 30 years and still maintained its hard look over so many years. Given its performance in its target market and class, the G-Wagon is indeed one of the most timeless automobiles to have come out from an auto biggie.

The 2011 G-Class offers either a 224bhp V6 diesel (G 350 CDI) or two gasoline V8 engines producing 388HP in the G500 and 507HP in the G55 AMG model. The G-Class is scheduled to remain in production until 2015.

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