Базу 2,85 м имел и пятидверный универсал. Для военных нужд была предусмотрена возможность заказа длиннобазной модели не только с закрытыми кузовами, но как трёхдверного, так и пятидверного вариантов с брезентовым тентом. Палитра цветов была ограничена пятью: белый кремовый , пшенично-жёлтый ,колорадский бежевый , карминовый красный ,а также зелёный. In April 1973, Mercedes-Benz created the first wooden model of the future model, and a year later the metal prototype of the car was . In February 1979, the first of the first G-class SUV took place. The choice of buyers was offered a range of four engines.

 Two of them were petrol (230 G and 280 GE) and two were diesel (240 GD and 300 GD)[9]. All cars were equipped with a four-speed manual gearbox and plug-in front-wheel drive. Gamma models included five body options: open, three-door and five-door station wagons, as well as a van in two versions - short-base (2400 mm) and long-base (2850 mm) [3]. The base of 2. 85 m and had a five-doorwagon For military needs, it was possible to order a long-base model, not only with closed bodies, but as a three-door, and five-door options with canvas awning. The color palette was limited to five: white cream, wheat yellow, Colorado beige, carmine red, as well as green.

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