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Military-grade G-Class wagon with three tonne towing now on sale to Aussie civiliansMercedes-Benz G-Class buyers who reckon the standard wagon is a bit soft will be pleased to hear the news that there’s now a ‘Professional’ variant available, priced at $109,900.
The bare-bones wagon takes the Professional range in Australia to two, joining the cab chassis variant that went on sale here in 2016.
Essentially a beefed up military-spec Geländerwagen for civvies, the G-Class Professional is based on the C 300 CDI wagon, but with four seats only, allowing easy on-board access to the luggage compartment.
Powered by the same 3.0-litre turbo-diesel V6, the Professional wagon develops 135kW and 400Nm. The five-speed automatic drives through a permanent four-wheel drive system featuring three diff locks as standard.
Mercedes-Benz claims the G 300 wagon in this specification will tow a braked payload of 3140kg and the standard stability control system can be disabled to plug on through low traction sections of track.
The Baumeister code for this vehicle is 461 – in line with military G-Class, rather than 463 for the civilian G-Class that completed the gruelling Canning Stock Route six years ago.
Features fitted as standard in the G 300 CDI Professional wagon include fog lights, bull bar, snorkel and 16-inch alloy wheels in black.
The Professional model also comes with a water drain plug in the floor, a 96-litre fuel tank, two 12-volt batteries, tyre pressure loss warning system, dirty air filter warning, brake pad wear indicator for the front axle brake, headlight and indicator stone guards, and radiator and oil sump shields.
Mercedes-Benz is offering buyers options and packages such as a walk-on bonnet ($1900), winch preparation package ($1700 for the wagon, $1500 for the cab chassis), heated seats ($900), tinted rear windows ($700) and a wire mesh partition behind the rear seats ($1200).
Additionally, buyers can order the cab chassis with a body building enhancement package ($2500) or electrical enhancement package ($4900).
The wagon can be specified with the ‘Edition PUR’ package for $9900. This comprises the following features: walk-on bonnet, electric mirrors, roof rack, heat-insulated tinted glass behind the B-pillar, side running boards, towbar, headlight cleaning system, heated leather seats and a radio/CD player.
Australia is the only market in the world where the G-Class Professional range is sold to private buyers – as opposed to armed forces.
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