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im in love, AMG 6X6

Postby basics » Sat Mar 02, 2013 9:43 pm

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Postby Dirtydog » Sat Mar 02, 2013 9:53 pm

looks like IFS isnt the way to go, Its all about the portals and the extra axle lol

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Re: im in love, AMG 6X6

Postby Hamz » Sat Mar 02, 2013 11:16 pm

hehe, this is a very attractive vehicle, funny most 4x4's on this forum could go where they showed on the vid. any good in mud?

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Postby Moriarty » Sun Mar 03, 2013 12:35 pm

Rallywood on a winters day, after a few have been thru the 24Hr track.

FAIL????

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Postby Big » Sun Mar 03, 2013 1:10 pm

Moriarty wrote:Rallywood on a winters day, after a few have been thru the 24Hr track.

FAIL????

LAWL,,, :lol: :lol: :lol: but very sexy..i like.. :mrgreen: wonder the price tag..

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Re: im in love, AMG 6X6

Postby Dirtydog » Sun Mar 03, 2013 1:36 pm

Big wrote:
Moriarty wrote:Rallywood on a winters day, after a few have been thru the 24Hr track.

FAIL????

LAWL,,, :lol: :lol: :lol: but very sexy..i like.. :mrgreen: wonder the price tag..


Enough to build a road worthy purpose built truck i imagine....

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Re: im in love, AMG 6X6

Postby the quadfather » Sun Mar 03, 2013 1:57 pm

i want one but the price probably astronomical!

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Postby Ashohman » Sun Mar 03, 2013 4:30 pm

thats not sexy this is sexy
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Postby Dirtydog » Sun Mar 03, 2013 7:12 pm

gee i wonder what market they are targeting.....

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Postby Big » Sun Mar 03, 2013 9:31 pm

Dirtydog wrote:gee i wonder what market they are targeting.....

lawl.... :lol: :lol: :lol: I like the other one too :mrgreen:

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Postby Waddles » Mon Mar 04, 2013 4:18 pm

looks like a land cruiser had a love child....... with a cousin :lol:
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Postby churchill » Tue Mar 05, 2013 12:37 pm

Dirtydog wrote:looks like IFS isnt the way to go, Its all about the portals and the extra axle lol


Lol, got that one completely wrong... I need 8 axles and 1m high portals...

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Postby mercutio » Wed Mar 20, 2013 8:20 pm

my 4wd is not a truck

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Postby wopass » Thu Mar 21, 2013 4:05 pm

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that looks cool ass!!

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Re: im in love, AMG 6X6

Postby basics » Thu Mar 21, 2013 4:42 pm

thats just ya standard size SUV.

that asian man makes it look hugh :lol:
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Re: im in love, AMG 6X6

Postby mercutio » Wed Apr 17, 2013 8:19 pm

feature article and video about the aussie miltary G-wagon (the aussie military people insisted on the name change)

http://practicalmotoring.com.au/feature/driven-mercedes-benz-g-wagen/2012/09/20/

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Re: im in love, AMG 6X6

Postby Dirtydog » Thu Apr 18, 2013 6:20 pm

Im sure 99.9 percent of the trucks on this forum would be able to do that.

wheres the mines and explosions!!

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Re: im in love, AMG 6X6

Postby Heath » Thu Apr 18, 2013 8:13 pm

Dirtydog wrote:gee i wonder what market they are targeting.....


I think the chap walking alongside gives it away. They seem to like "querky stuff".

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Re: im in love, AMG 6X6

Postby Roenut » Sun May 05, 2013 7:57 pm

wopass wrote:
Ashohman wrote:Image



that looks cool ass!!

:mrgreen:


Check out the cheeky headlamp G symbol. Love to take that for a strop! :evil:
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Re: im in love, AMG 6X6

Postby mercutio » Sun Jun 23, 2013 9:21 pm

The latest version more in my price range

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Re: im in love, AMG 6X6

Postby mercutio » Sun Jan 25, 2015 5:08 pm

looks like mercedes is developing a slghtly more subdued 4x4 version of this thing

http://www.topspeed.com/cars/mercedes/2015-mercedes-g63-amg-4x4-green-monster-ar166327.html#main

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Re: im in love, AMG 6X6

Postby mercutio » Mon Feb 09, 2015 9:35 pm

my 4wd is not a truck

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Re: im in love, AMG 6X6

Postby Crash bandicoot » Mon Feb 09, 2015 10:34 pm

IT's a cool truck and a good concept...if your a builder...working in the okavango delta in africa. In need of protection from local tribes with ak47's and hand grenades... but if there is one thing the yanks know how to do, it's build military machines...plus there are probably more parts laying around in the deserts for a hummer then a G wage'n , IF you've driven tractors, especially some of the earlier european 4wd one's you'd lknow portal axles will snap off just like any other axle. for the sake of an extra six inches just drive through the obstacle as apposed to over it.

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Re: im in love, AMG 6X6

Postby mercutio » Tue Feb 10, 2015 8:05 pm

I would much rather be in a military G wagen than a HummVee. Many more years under the G wagens belt and in use by many more military organisations including the U.S. Marines
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Re: im in love, AMG 6X6

Postby lax2wlg » Wed Feb 11, 2015 2:05 am

Nahh the M998 HMMWV is a million times more mobile, dependable, reliable and serviceable than the Mercedes. Can tell you first hand they are easy as hell to work on.

The HMMWV was revolutionary purpose built war machine whereas the Mercedes Gelandewagen is just a 4wd with diff locks that capitalises on Mercedes' reputation as a 'premium' automaker.

Name another production vehicle with these features:

-18" ground clearance
-60 percent slope-climbing, 40 percent side slope and 60-inch (thats over 1.5 metres) water-fording capabilities
-2.4 ton payload capacity
-6 feet tall, 7 feet wide, 15 feet long - pretty much impossible to roll over
-Modular design allowing for 15 different configurations
-Inboard disc brakes
-Fully boxed chassis with lightweight aluminum body panels
-A diesel V8 engine
-Positively pressurised and fully sealed drivetrain
-Coil sprung Fully independent double a-arm suspension with hydraulic double acting shock absorbers
-Full time four wheel drive with torque biasing diffs that lock up on demand
-Geared hubs (not complicated planetary type portals) offering a final drive reduction of 2:1 directly at the wheel
-37x12.5 tyres (optional 40" tyres) with Central Tyre Inflation System with run-flat feature

Plus because of the independent suspension, you can drop them out of airplanes.

Its really a silly comparison. The G Wagen is more akin to the military Jeep.
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Re: im in love, AMG 6X6

Postby MihiT » Wed Feb 11, 2015 7:20 pm

When I think Mercedes and off road, i think Unimog.
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Re: im in love, AMG 6X6

Postby mercutio » Wed Feb 11, 2015 8:22 pm

i was just about to say a unimog has specs more like those listed
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Re: im in love, AMG 6X6

Postby lax2wlg » Mon Feb 16, 2015 7:07 pm

Yeah but the Unimog doesn't have the mobility or survivability factor that makes the HMMWV so legendary.

No doubt its a heavy duty machine and great for schlepping around troops and supplies but poor dimensions and can't be operated at speed (and maintain control) due to the tremendous amount of unsprung weight in the planetary axles. The types of terrain that a HMMWV can be operated in will put a Unimog on its lid at a quarter of the speed.

Also when they add proper ballistic/explosive protection the weight of the vehicle gets to a ridiculous level which again compromises its mobility.
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