G-whiz! Mercedes-Benz G-Wagen sets sales record

The iconic Mercedes-Benz G-Class, or G-Wagen, achieved a record result last month with 103 of the big-box Benzes delivered to customers in May.

A Mercedes-Benz spokesperson told Drive this figure eclipsed even the months when the previous-generation G-Professional fleet allocations were delivered.

The May result is an increase of 222 per cent over the same month last year, although the 172 deliveries year to date in 2022 is 40 per cent down on the 289 examples reported as sold over the same five-month span of 2021.

A total of 594 Mercedes-Benz G-Class vehicles were delivered in 2021, a staggering 120 per cent growth over 2020's full-year result – in an overall market up 14.5 per cent.

Such is the popularity of the Geländewagen, that mid-2021 saw order books closed so deliveries could catch up with demand.

The 103 vehicles delivered in May (outselling the Land Rover Defender at 86 deliveries, and Mercedes-Benz GLS at 64 deliveries) is the result of cars ordered in 2021 finally arriving for customers.

The majority of cars are the $314,897 (before options and on-roads) range-topping G63 AMG, which equates to some $25 million, or 224 tonnes (give or take) worth of hefty G-Wagen arrivals on our roads.

As reported by Drive, an electric G-Class is in development, with the car capable of a self-axis-pivot 'tank turn' for extreme manoeuvrability and 'show-offiness'. Just what every G-Class owner wants!