Here a photo of the Mercedes-Benz G5 200V, W152 .
The car has 4 wheel drive and 4 wheel steering!
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Here a photo of the Mercedes-Benz G5 200V, W152 .
The car has 4 wheel drive and 4 wheel steering!
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did they ever try to use that in non-military applications?
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4 wheel steering?
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well, that is the peculiar thing about it isn't it?Originally Posted by The_Canuck
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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.
Last edited by Hans Rinsma; 08-10-2007 at 10:34 AM.
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There was another military car with all four wheels steering, produced by Stoewer during WW2
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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.
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some more
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Finally a G-Class I can get excited about! When do you think we'll see the 6.2 litre AMG version?
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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.
Last edited by Hans Rinsma; 08-10-2007 at 10:37 AM. Reason: x
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It's been used on a number of cars IIRC.
In fact I think the new Infiniti G37 uses it....
Last edited by The_Canuck; 08-09-2007 at 08:28 AM.
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And many 80's and 90's Japanese cars, altough not as radical as this merc.
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Yeah like the Honda Prelude I think....
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Or the Toyota Celica, the Mazda 626, the Nissan 300 ZX, the Mitsubishi 3000 GT,...
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and it was met with total indifference...
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