Even though the coronavirus pandemic wreaked the automotive industry last year, the venerable SUV managed to set a new record in 2021 with 41,174 vehicles delivered. That’s the best result since the original W460 model was launched back in 1979, and the all-terrain vehicle shows no signs of slowing down. After all, it is “stronger than time.”
It’s unclear to which extent the lack of semiconductors has impacted deliveries of the G-Class since logic tells us this is one of the company’s favourite models. 2022 could prove to be an even better year seeing as how a mid-cycle facelift is coming and bringing along the high-riding 4×42 derivative with portal axles and all the ground clearance.