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When I started doing the whole video gig, I made it abundantly clear that I'd only do nudity if it was tasteful and intrinsic to the plot of the video. Alistair on the other hand is apparently OK showing up on Mr. Skin.
Interest piqued? After the jump find Alistair Weaver's Epic Adventure: The Australian Outback's Ultimate Off-Road Test in a Mercedes-Benz G-Class.
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hybris says:
01:15 PM, 12/28/11
The video was interesting and educational.
Isn't MB killing the G-wagen next year or so?
ed124c says:
01:19 PM, 12/28/11
As Spock might say, "Fascinating."
I hope the expense of this trip doesn't cancel a bunch of upcoming LT cars.
I like Alistair. He has just the right mix of Brit humor and seriousness.
throwback says:
01:27 PM, 12/28/11
I guess they should have taken some Toyota landcruisers.
chrisnick04 says:
02:44 PM, 12/28/11
Ford should go for the speed record with a Raptor.
good_2_go says:
03:54 PM, 12/28/11
Epic adventure? Seemed more like an epic fail to me. Who can afford to have spare parts airlifted in after a day or two of off-roading?
explorerx4 says:
06:32 PM, 12/28/11
Just guessing that the replacement rear shocks were the mil spec versions.
stijockey says:
08:29 AM, 12/29/11
@throwback
Unless my eyes are deceiving me there looks to be a 70 series Land Cruiser pickup along for the ride.
cr_driver says:
11:57 AM, 12/29/11
"I guess they should have taken some Toyota landcruisers."
+100 So much for the $100K+ G wagens and their reliability/prowess as off roaders.
gtrguy2012 says:
11:25 PM, 12/29/11
So G wagons, not good on road and apparently just as bad off road. Worthless.
saha310 says:
05:51 AM, 12/30/11
I think it is safe to say g-wagons suck and that they should have used land cruisers or range rovers. I am still in disbelief that a 100k car was nearly shredded to pieces on the second day of off-roading in the outbacks.
danwilson1 says:
04:58 AM, 12/31/11
People need to read the reviews on other sites regarding this issue. The military-spec G class was fine and had no issues.
The standard civilian G classes had the suspension issues because they came standard with a stock suspension setup designed for use by American soccer moms from their homes to the supermarkets. Mercedes actually lets you upgrade the suspension to an off-road package which features stronger (and thus ride-comfort-harming) components if you're going to do some serious off-roading with your G class.
It wouldn't surprise me if the extra weight that these G classes had loaded into them accelerated the demise of the standard suspension components. The cars looked like their maximum payload capacity had been exceeded by a large margin.
lolxd says:
02:22 AM, 01/ 2/12
I think a Range Rover would've done a better job (and in much more comfort thanks to the air suspension), a discovery 4 and especially the defender.
But I have to say, a Toyota Land Cruiser will do just as well if not better and cheaper. Besides, a land Cruiser would be much more fitting in the Australian outback than let's say, the fragile LR.
desmolicious says:
02:03 PM, 01/ 3/12
danwilson wrote:
"The standard civilian G classes had the suspension issues because they came standard with a stock suspension setup designed for use by American soccer moms from their homes to the supermarkets. Mercedes actually lets you upgrade the suspension to an off-road package which features stronger (and thus ride-comfort-harming) components if you're going to do some serious off-roading with your G class."
Since Mercedes provided the trucks, knowing full well that they were going offroad, don't you think they would have taken this into consideration?
These weren't 'civilian' trucks being taken out there, but a Mercedes backed effort.
Seriously embarrasing result.