The Mercedes-Benz G-Class (G- for Geländewagne, "cross country vehicle"), is a mid-size 4-wheel drive SUV manufactured by Magna Steyr in Austria and sold by Mercedes-Benz. The G-wagen is characterized by its boxy styling and body-on-frame construction. It uses three fully locking differentails, one of the few vehicles to have such a feature. The G-class was developed as a military vehicle from a suggestion by the Shah of Iran (at the time a significant Mercedes shareholder) and offered as a civilian version in 1979. In this role it is sometimes referred to as the "Wolf". It was not available from Mercedes-Benz in the United States until 2002, although this was preceded by a grey-market where even basic models commanded six-figure prices in the 1990s.
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