It seems that the Qatar Motor Show is much more impressive than everyone expected with an exorbitant number of cool cars getting their chance on the show floor. One of these models is the new Mercedes G-Class Arabia 100 Limited Edition. As it name suggests, this special edition will be limited to just 100 units and will be offered exclusively to the Middle East where the G55 AMG sales are higher than anywhere else in the world.
The new edition will be available in two of the more typical exterior colors: Cashmere White and Night Black. Looking further into the special edition G-Class Arabia 100 we can see inlay protection strips in carbon design and 19" alloy AMG wheels in a black matte finish.
Its most spectacular features include a 2-tone Designo leather in black and porcelain, an inner-section door covers in porcelain, floor mats with bordering porcelain, a champagne white Designo piano lacquer wood trim, a media interface, a rear entertainment system, and the NeckPro headrest as well as a badge.
The German tuner, ART, has unveiled a new tuning package based on the Mercedes G400 CDI. The package is called the G Streetline Edition Sterling and includes both styling and engine updates.
The body kit includes a redesigned front bumper, a modified aero hood with four times four air inlets, shape-optimizing running board trim, fender extensions including LED running board lighting, a rear bumper with integrated LED rear and fog lights, a roof spoiler with additional LED brake light, and illuminated entry ledges on all five doors with the A.R.T. logo. The exterior package is continued with a two-tone carbody paintwork that combines Magno blue-black and Designo Alanit-gray, and 22" rim monoART1 wheels.
The interior gets nappa leather with classic British Racing Green used in the diamond quilting and Designo Anthracite Gray and graphite-fiber fittings used in abundance in the area around the instrument board, central console, and doors. The engine has been tuned to deliver 292 HP and 624 Nm of torque thanks to a modified sport exhaust system with six stainless steel tailpipes.
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Mercedes unveiled the G-Wagon Light Armoured Patrol Vehicle 6.X CONCEPT at the recent EUROSATORY 2010 event. The new military vehicle comes with greater agility, higher protection, and a greater payload capacity.
The new LAP 6.X Concept runs on a common rail diesel engine and, with a 1.3 tonnes of cargo, it can hit a top speed of 150 km/h. The vehicle’s modular armor plate system allows damaged plates to be removed quickly and be replaced with new or extra plates, and includes a mine deflector plate on the vehicles floor.
The concept includes protection from land mines that can be added at the LAPV’s floor and features variable air shock absorbers that can be adjusted on the fly to provide up to 450mm of clearance. It also includes hydraulic brakes with ventilated discs, EADS integrated communication system for UHF or VHF bands including a mobile Tetrapol base station for radio coverage out of a range of other networks, and more.
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The Mercedes G-Class has had a very long history in the automotive industry since its launch back in 1979. Currently the model comes in four versions: G, GL, ML and GLK. Starting 2014, however, a fifth version will be added to the line-up. Called the GLC, the new model will be a small coupe SUV.
The Mercedes GLC will be built on the same front-wheel drive architecture that features transversely-mounted engines as found in the next A and B-Classes. The engine setup will also be found in the future BLS. Codenamed the X156, the GLC will measure 4.40-meters. It will in no means a superscript B-class with all-wheel option, but a car with its own individuality.
The exterior of the GLC features ground clearance, large-sized tires, a larger angle in the front bumper, and a coupe-like roof line. The engines will be taken over by the C- and E-Class 250 4Matic CGI (1.8-liter four cylinder gasoline engine, 204 hp) and the 220 CDI 4Matic (2.2-liter four cylinder Diesel, 170 HP).
With a history of more than 31 years, the Mercedes G-Class is a car that needs no introduction. That being said, it has been an interesting four years with this vehicle and its many facelifts. It’s beginning to remind us of Joan Rivers and what’s left of her face.
An inside source at G-Klasse’s manufacturing facility at Graz, Austria has reported that a facelift version for the Mercedes G-Class will be completed just ahead of the Paris Motor Show. This would be facelift number three in the past four years. It will include updated engines that will respect the new Euro 5 emission standards. The 5.5 liter normally-aspirated V8 from the G 500 will be replaced by newly-developed direct injection V8 with twin-turbochargers.
The interior of the vehicle will receive minor changes to include the latest technology out there. These are some of the same technologies seen in the new E-Class. The exterior design will also remain mostly unchanged, but will see a new set of alloy wheels and minor nips and tucks here and there.
