Mercedes-Benz G5

[Hans Rinsma]

Here a photo of the Mercedes-Benz G5 200V, W152 .

The car has 4 wheel drive and 4 wheel steering!

[henk4]

did they ever try to use that in non-military applications?

[The_Canuck]

4 wheel steering?

[henk4]

4 wheel steering?

well, that is the peculiar thing about it isn't it?

[Hans Rinsma]

Here a photo of the chassis.

Drive to all four wheels was permanent , with lockable centre diff.

there is a vertical T-shaped handle operated rear -steer ( dis) engagement, only when wheels were in straith-ahead position.
With four-wheel steering engaged it was imperative that road speed was kept below 30 km/h.

The Mercedes-Benz 200V, or G5 was a private venture as an alternative to the Wehrmachts L.Einheits Pkw.

Only a few hunderd were made in different versions.

One of them a very rare special built G5 with Wehrmacht Kübelwagen body by the Daimler-Benz works at Sindelfingen was ordered by the Zweckverband Reichsparteitage Nürnberg ( known from Hitlers Partyrally ) and is for sale in the Netherlands for 510.000,- Euro.

[jaromull]

There was another military car with all four wheels steering, produced by Stoewer during WW2

[Hans Rinsma]

The light type of the Einheits Personenkraftwagen L.E.Pkw was built by Stoewer, BMW and Hanomag .

The Mercedes-Benz G5 is a different car wenn we look to the details.

On the photo a Mercedes-Benz G5 with a Kübelwagen body in WWII.

[ribatejo69]

some more

[NicFromLA]

Finally a G-Class I can get excited about! When do you think we'll see the 6.2 litre AMG version?

[Hans Rinsma]

On the photos you see various views of the 1937 G5 ( W152) with open bodywork and seating for four to five.

There were detail differences between ( batches of ) these cars, e.g. mudgards, bonnet sides, headlamps and mountings, hubs , wheels and tyres and direction indicators, etc.

The first photos are from the typ Bergwacht ( mountain rescue service ), with all the canvas in place the overall appearance was rather tent-like.

Notice the hill-holder sprag beneath the chassis!.

In the middle we see the Luxurious-Kolonial and Jagdwagen ( colonial and hunting car) with left-hand-drive, leather interior, it was built by the Mercedes-Benz body plant at Sindelfingen.

The last photo is the Military version with rear stowage compartment and ( removable) steel doors.

The Mercedes-Benz G5 is a very rare car, only 378 were built, only few have survived ( the Bergwacht type)and they are much sought after, hence command high prices if and when on the market.

[The_Canuck]

well, that is the peculiar thing about it isn't it?

It's been used on a number of cars IIRC.

In fact I think the new Infiniti G37 uses it....

[Ferrer]

It's been used on a number of cars IIRC.

In fact I think the new Infiniti G37 uses it....
And many 80's and 90's Japanese cars, altough not as radical as this merc.

[The_Canuck]

And many 80's and 90's Japanese cars, altough not as radical as this merc.

Yeah like the Honda Prelude I think....

[Ferrer]

Yeah like the Honda Prelude I think....
Or the Toyota Celica, the Mazda 626, the Nissan 300 ZX, the Mitsubishi 3000 GT,...

[The_Canuck]

and it was met with total indifference...

[Hans Rinsma]

The turning cirle of the Mercedes-Benz G5 is 12 m or 7 m with 4 wheel steering.

As you see on the photo it is total different with the new built cars!

[Hans Rinsma]

More Mercedes-Benz cars from this period are for sale on:

200 Mercedes-Benz for sale: Anamera (http://www.anamera.com/en/find/by-make/mercedes-benz/index.html)

[Elnar]

The light type of the Einheits Personenkraftwagen L.E.Pkw was built by Stoewer, BMW and Hanomag .

The Mercedes-Benz G5 is a different car wenn we look to the details.

On the photo a Mercedes-Benz G5 with a Kübelwagen body in WWII.

Hi all!

I'm just registred here. Only one reason: found useful pictures about the G5, wich ran in Royal Hungarian Army. And in THIS picture were exactly hungaran soldiers. Know the caps. //Hope, I'm not wrong...// Many thanks for you for my lottery win!