he calls ‘my babies’ for the media. He was
involved in the fi lming for Top Gear when
they took the G63 AMG 6x6 through a water
park in Dubai, and he was behind the wheel
for the video clip of the G500 4x4² in Chile
(worth looking up on YouTube). He was
also involved in the development of these
vehicles as well as other special vehicles
such as the LAPV 5.4 and 6.1, which we
sampled here a few years back.
From the original G460 through to the
current 461 and 463 models and the special
vehicles, there isn’t a G-Wagen that Erwin
hasn’t been involved with or driven. There
wouldn’t be another person on the planet
who knows the G-Wagen better than he
does. And, even after more than 40 years on
the product, he isn’t slowing down.
2018 will see the release of a new 463
G-Wagen, which will be the fi rst to do away
with the iconic live axles front and rear and
have independent front suspension, plus a
raft of new technologies. Of course, Erwin
has been driving it already and will be there
for the launch.
Erwin called it “a new generation. It is
still 463 but is a different car. I have driven
it a lot and it is still in engineering and
development.”
The purists will be happy to know that
Erwin assured us that there will still be a 461
with live axles, but, without revealing too
much, he also stated that the new car is
more capable off-road. It will be a vehicle to
watch out for and we hope to see Erwin
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