Mercedes makes the G500 4x4 Squared official - Gizmag
The six-wheeler passed down its portal axles, which raise the body of the G500 up, giving it 1. 5 ft (450 mm) of ground clearance and a fording depth that damn near clears 3. 3 ft (1,000 mm). The G500 4x4 comes equipped with permanent all-wheel... Power comes from Mercedes' new 416-hp 4. 0-liter V8 biturbo first revealed on the G500 4x4 Geneva show car and also added to the new standard-spec G500. That engine has 450 lb. ft (610 Nm). We can't imagine any G500 4x4 Squared driver spending... We'll dismiss Mercedes' suggestion that a driver sitting up near the sky atop the portal axle-secured 22s might actually mistake the G500 for a sports car, but the vehicle should manage some Mercedes-level comfort and agility while traveling... Mercedes hasn't listed all of the production G500 4x4 Squared's hard specs, but the "near series" G500 4x4 concept had approach and departure angles of 52 and 54 degrees, respectively, with a breakover of 47 degrees. 35-ft (2,850-mm) wheelbase was identical to the mini-by-comparison standard long-wheelbase G500, but the tracks were spread by 11. 8 in (299 mm) to 5. 82 ft (1,774 mm). About the Author. Source: www.gizmag.com
