MERCEDES BENZ 230G PARIS - DAKAR

Description

In 1979 the Stuttgart-based company began producing a completely new range of models, off-road vehicles that were the result of a partnership between Daimler-Benz and the Austrian Stayer Puch. This, then, was the series G, cars capable of providing excellent off-road performance while retaining the cruising comfort for which Mercedes Benz is renowned. An immediate success, the series G was to pave the way for further success by Mercedes in this sector.The 230 G was originally equipped with a straight 4-cylinder 2308 cc 90 HP engine: more powerful engine versions would later be developed. One such model, specially adapted for the occasion, won the 1982 edition of the famous Paris-Dakar race, with J. Ickx and C. Brasseur trouncing a group of seasoned competitors after a long, hard-fought race.