If a model symbolizes SUV’s final victory, Mr Edwards said, is the Mercedes G-Class, or Geländewagen. Built in Austria, it was designed in 1979 as an unpretentious military or agricultural truck.
Mercedes did not initially offer G-Class in America and a gray import market caused demand. The federal government interrupted imports in 1987, making Mercedes three tonnes of banned fruits. The automaker eventually brought the Stateside model in 2003, where it turned into a luxurious luxurious SUV that can still run off the road.
Jessica Hart, founder of the Beauty Luma brand, and a former model, adores the G-Wagen she bought when she moved to Los Angeles after 17 years without cars in New York. It has the AMG G 63, an award -winning version from the Mercedes performance section.
“The tiring design is male, but not too aggressive,” said Hart, who grew up around the farms in Australia with the virtual “utes” mash-ups in sports sedans and trucks.
“I’m a bit a rev-head, so the engine is worth it,” said Ms. Hart.
The G-Class managed to climb over the S-Class, a limousine-like S-Class Sedan that had a Mercedes reference brand, both in sales and in the picture. Mercedes sold about 11,000 G-Classes last year, quadruped its sales a decade ago. S-Class sales continued to wither, under 25 % last year, in 8,800 cars. G-Class’s explosive sales profits look more impressive in the light of its average price, $ 192,000, according to strategic visionary surveys, compared to $ 131,000 for a standard S-Class.
