The 33 years old rugged “Gelandewagen” did not reach its retirement age yet; sales are growing year after year and the “G” did not stop from fascinating.

Mercedes luxury meets extreme off-road capabilities; the exterior has been face-lifted discreetly in order to preserve the philosophy of the G; the interior gets a new look too; but let’s talk about the new AMG powerplants here.

Power to the (wealthy) people!

If the standard G500 V8 is not enough for you, Mercedes offers the G63 AMG with the  5.5 liters V8 Bi-Turbo delivering 544 horsepower at 5500rpm and 760 N.m of torque, enough to catapult the 2 tonns + from zero to 100km/h in 5.4 seconds, it’s like having a Porsche 991 acceleration with the ability to go anywhere off the road; that’s what the G-Class was initially made for.

Wait a minute ! If the “entry-level” AMG is not brutal enough for you, you have another option! A 6 liters V12 Bi-Turbo G-Class is available, it’s called the G65 AMG; power goes up to 612 Horsepower and some 1000 N.m of torque, here’s enough torque to probably pull a loaded Mercedes Actros truck.

Price for the G63 AMG in Germany is something around 137,000€ , as for the G65 AMG an extra 120,000€  is needed (sigh).

The G legacy goes on…

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If you love the G-Class here’s your chance to fantasise about it or maybe about winning the lottery.

Cheers!

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Lyrics:

In a land called Saskatchewan that is where I dwell

In the summer it is nice, but in the winter cold as hell

But arctic cold don’t stop me and my car you understand

For if starter does not work I just crank by hand

CHORUS

My Lada Niva, it does deliver me where I want to go

My Lada Niva, it does not shiver, when it is out in the snow

So powerful that it can drive up the Wapiti

As I go to go snowboarding down slopes that are tiny

I bought it second hand, but it always gets me there

For both me and my Niva live off vodka and a prayer

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My Lada Niva, it does deliver, me where I want to go

My Lada Niva, does not consider, giving up you know

Okay, sometimes it does break down but fixing it’s easy

I just call my friend Gabor who lives in Hungary

Sometimes he must make a call to the KJB

But it’s worth it for the sweet ride for Karen and me

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My Lada Niva it does deliver, me where I want to go

My Lada Niva, really gives ‘er, whether high or low

My Lada Niva, how long it’ll live-ah, is the subject of much conjecture

My Lada Niva, is what it is, cause of its unibody architecture

Unibody architecture!

Credit for the song : Unkown !

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Thanks to Fouad Hajj for the beautiful pics.

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The Jeep® brand introduced the Jeep Wrangler “Dragon” design concept at the 2012 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition. The concept integrates two icons together in one: the Wrangler, as the off-road icon of the Jeep brand, and the honored Chinese dragon. Belief holds that both possess incredible capabilities, making them a perfect combination.

According to the Chinese Zodiac, this is the Year of the Dragon, which is held with high regard in Chinese culture. The dragon symbolizes strength and power and is an aspirational character normally associated with royalty and good fortune. It was these characteristics that inspired the upscale design of the Jeep Wrangler Dragon concept.

“The Jeep brand is committed to China and therefore we must design and tailor our vehicles to the specific tastes and preferences of Chinese consumers,” said Mike Manley, Chief Operating Officer for Asiaand President and CEO – Jeep Brand, Chrysler Group LLC. “The Wrangler Dragon design concept is the first Jeep vehicle designed specifically with Chinese elements in mind and showcases the opportunity for special editions that might be available for China in the near future.”

Jeep Wrangler Dragon Design Concept

The Jeep Wrangler Dragon concept is based on a China-market Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon painted black with a black body-color three-piece hard top. From there, the designers incorporated numerous bronze-gold details – a color associated with the dragon. These bronze-gold details can be found inside the front grille slats, headlamp surrounds and Jeep badging front and rear.

The unique 18-inch five-spoke alloy wheels are matte black with a bronze-gold high-gloss outer edge and feature 35-inch off-road tires. Other bronze-gold touches include a pad-printed engine cover, bolts for the fuel-filler door and the taillamp assembly, a Chinese dragon character side badge and wheel center caps.

The exterior also has black highlights such as painted fenders, a gloss-black applique on the front bumper, and a tone-on-tone dragon decal that starts on the hood and runs down the driver’s side of the vehicle. There is also a dragon motif on a unique carbon-fiber insulator mounted under the hood and on the gloss-black spare tire cover. Final exterior touches include a Mopar® fuel-filler door and a black-finish LED exterior lighting package that features aftermarket projector headlamps, fog lamps, turn lamps and taillamps.

Moving to the interior, the black and bronze-gold theme continues with black leather seating surfaces with bronze-gold accent piping and stitching. Magic Wand metallic leather is on the side bolsters and the sides of the head restraints, while a laser-etched dragon pattern is on the face of the head restraints. Dragon-scale patterned bronze-gold leather covers the outside edges of the seats and front center arm rest.

Other interior touches include high-gloss piano black instrument panel bezels, bronze-gold accent trim on the steering wheel spokes, instrument cluster, passenger-side dashboard grab handle and door handles,and gold accent stitching on the leather-wrapped door bolsters. Finishing the interior modifications are dragon tags on the front and rear floor mats.

Chinese dragons symbolize potent and auspicious powers, particularly control over water, rain and winds and their more severe weather phenomena. Dragons are symbols of the natural world, adaptability and transformation – divine creatures capable of doing anything.

While debuting as a design concept at the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition, the Jeep Wrangler Dragon could become a production model if demand is great enough.