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Originally Posted by karan561
(Post 4547421)
Speaking of Crash testing, in continuation of my previous post, Surprisingly the previous gen G63 hadn't had a crash rating too. |
| The New Mercedes G-Class Is Basically a 4x4 Fortress The newly redesigned Mercedes G-Wagen, the expensive body-on-frame off-roader that for the first time ever has independent front suspension, was crashed tested by the European New Car Assessment Program, and the results are exemplary. Just watch as this boxy fortress shrugs off barriers and avoids pedestrians with ease. “Mercedes-Benz’s rugged G-Class also comes in with a five-star rating with an impressive performance in each of the four areas of assessment,” Euro NCAP says in its press release, lauding the G-Class’ safety assist systems, as well as its ability to protect adult occupants, child occupants, and pedestrians. the gist of it is that the vehicle scored 90 percent, 83 percent, and 78 percent in the areas of adult occupant protection, child occupant protection, and “vulnerable road user” protection, respectively. The Magna Steyr-built poshmobile did especially well in side impact testing, managing 16 out of 16 points for adult occupant protection and managing the full 8 points for child protection. The G-Wagen also managed a 72 percent in the “safety assist” category, thanks to a good Automatic Emergency Braking system, as well as features like a seat belt reminder and speed limit assist, though apparently the lane keeping system isn’t great. The new G-Wagen has been receiving rapturous driving impressions from journalists, and now it has scored top safety marks. Plus it looks good. It took Mercedes decades to finally do a major G-Class redesign, but it appears to be paying off. |
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Originally Posted by karan561
(Post 4546124)
Conclusion; Looking at its price tag its understandable Mercedes India would want to maintain exclusivity for the G63 owners but i genuinely think Mercedes India should launch the 350d variant of the G wagen and position it under the Toyota Land Cruiser & definitely we will see a lot more G Wagens on the road :thumbs up |
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Originally Posted by Sahil
(Post 4594188)
Lovely review Karan, sadly missed this thread earlier. |
| Only wish you could have included some side exhaust notes/footage via a gopro camera. For me, the biggest appeal of the G63 are the side pipes and engine note :) |
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