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Pictures taken at the "2010 Technorama" in Hildesheim, Germany

Mercedes-Benz G-Class station wagon short wheelbase (W460)

1979-1990, Germany

engines/performance

engines:

years	cyl./valv.	compr.	displacement	power		specific	fuel	torque
79-82:	i4/8V	8.1:1	2307cc.(141ci)	90DIN-hp	@5000rpm	39.0 hp/l	1bbl	123lb-ft. (167Nm)	@2500rpm
79-82:	i4/8V	9.0:1	2307cc.(141ci)	102DIN-hp	@5200rpm	44.2 hp/l	1bbl	127lb-ft. (172Nm)	@3000rpm
82-89:	i4/8V	9.0:1	2299cc.(140ci)	125DIN-hp	@5000rpm	54.4 hp/l	FI	142lb-ft. (192Nm)	@4000rpm
86-90:	i4/8V	?:1	2299cc.(140ci)	122DIN-hp	@?rpm	53.1 hp/l	FI	?lb-ft. (?Nm)	@?rpm
79-84:	i6/12V	8.0:1	2746cc.(168ci)	156DIN-hp	@5250rpm	56.8 hp/l	FI	167lb-ft. (226Nm)	@4250rpm
84-90:	i6/12V	8.0:1	2746cc.(168ci)	150DIN-hp	@5250rpm	54.6 hp/l	FI	167lb-ft. (226Nm)	@4250rpm
79-87:	i4/8V	21.0:1	2404cc.(147ci)	72DIN-hp	@4000rpm	30.0 hp/l	diesel	101lb-ft. (137Nm)	@2400rpm
87-90:	i5/10V	22.0:1	2497cc.(152ci)	84DIN-hp	@4600rpm	33.6 hp/l	diesel	114lb-ft. (154Nm)	@2400rpm
79-90:	i5/10V	21.0:1	2998cc.(183ci)	88DIN-hp	@4400rpm	29.4 hp/l	diesel	127lb-ft. (172Nm)	@2400rpm

performance:

engine	topspeed	0-50mph	0-62mph	0-100mph	0-124mph	1/4mile	mileage (US-gallon)
2.3l90hp:	131kph/81mph	?s	24.0s	?s	?s	?s@?mph/?kph	17.5-19.5 l/100km	12.1-13.4 mpg
2.3l102hp:	135kph/84mph	?s	22.5s	?s	?s	?s@?mph/?kph	18.0-20.0 l/100km	11.8-13.1 mpg
2.3l125hp:	145kph/90mph	?s	20.0s	?s	?s	?s@?mph/?kph	16.5 l/100km	14.3 mpg
2.3l122hp:	145kph/90mph	?s	20.0s	?s	?s	?s@?mph/?kph	17.0 l/100km	13.8 mpg
2.7l156hp:	150kph/93mph	?s	18.0s	?s	?s	?s@?mph/?kph	22.0 l/100km	10.7 mpg
2.7l150hp:	150kph/93mph	?s	18.0s	?s	?s	?s@?mph/?kph	22.0 l/100km	10.7 mpg
2.4l72hp:	117kph/73mph	19.6s	38.5s	?s	?s	?s@?mph/?kph	15.0 l/100km	15.7 mpg
2.5l84hp:	125kph/78mph	?s	34.0s	?s	?s	?s@?mph/?kph	15.5 l/100km	15.2 mpg
3.0l88hp:	132kph/82mph	?s	26.6s	?s	?s	?s@?mph/?kph	16.0 l/100km	14.7 mpg

tyres/transmission

tyres front/rear:

205 R16

transmission/drive wheel:

4/5-speed/AWD, 4-speed automatic optional

dimensions/weight

length x width x height:

3950 x 1700 x 2000 mm (155.5 x 66.9 x 78.7 in)

wheelbase - tread f/r:

2400 mm - 1425/1425 mm (94.5 in - 56.1/56.1 in)

some calculations:

base aera: 6.71 m² (72.2 sq.ft.) - frontal aera: ~2.80 m² (~30.2 sq.ft.) - LxWxH: 13.43 m³ (473.8 cu.ft.)

aerodynamics:

coefficient of drag (cd): 0.55 - drag area: 1.543 m² / 16.59 sq.ft.

weight:

1920 - 2050 kg (4233 - 4519 lb)

power/weight-ratio:

13.1 - 26.7 kg/hp (29.0 - 58.8 lb/hp) 38 - 76 hp/ton

price/production

base-price:

32,600 - 38,800 DM (1979)

production:

~61.500 (1979-1989)

The Mercedes-Benz G-Model was developed in corporation the Austrian Steyr-Daimler-Puch AG, therefore it was built
in the Austrian factory in Graz. The W460 was built until 1992, when replaced by the W461. In 1989 the W463-series was added,
at first, to replace the W460, but then as a additional, more luxury version of the G-Model. The W460/W461 were kept and built until 2001,
because many fans wanted to keep this car, they loved its touch and rugged appearance and offroad abilities.