Tuesday, April 20, 2010
As cool family cars go the Mercedes Benz G-Class is up there with the best. At a MSRP price of $104,000 - $122,700, the 2010 Mercedes Benz G-Class is a 4-door, 5-passenger luxury sport-utility, available in two trims, the G550 and the G55. The G550 comes with a 5.5-liter, V8, 382-horsepower engine and a 7-speed automatic transmission with overdrive. The fuel economy estimates are 11-mpg in the city and 15-mpg on the highway.
The G55 AMG comes with a 5.5-liter V8 500-horsepower supercharged engine and a 5-speed automatic transmission with overdrive. The fuel economy estimates for the G-Class are 11 mpg in the city and 15 mpg on the highway.
Mechanical features of the 2010 Mercedes Benz G Class include: 3 locking differentials
4MATIC permanent all-wheel drive, Front/rear tow hooks, Rigid front/rear axles that includes longitudinal and transverse links, coil springs, gas shocks, front stabilizer bar, recirculating ball steering with power assist, hydraulic damper, power front vented and rear solid 4-wheel disc brakes, and AMG sidepipe exhaust with 2 stainless-steel tips per side.
As well, the 2010 Mercedes Benz G Class 4-wheel features an Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS) with brake assist, Electronic Brake Force Distribution (EBD), 4-wheel Electronic Traction System, (4-ETS+) and a Electronic Stability Program. (ESP)
Exterior features of the 2010 Mercedes Benz G Class include: power tilt/slide sunroof, stainless-steel running boards, modified spare wheel cover with a three-dimensional Mercedes star, chrome-finish grille guard with brush guard, Bi-xenon light-sensing headlamps w/heated high pressure washers, corner-illuminating halogen fog lamps, power heated windshield, and privacy glass that includes rear doors and quarters and liftgate. New paintwork options include the ‘palladium silver metallic’ or the “designo platinum magno” matt finish.
Inside the 2010 G-Class, there is new 14-way power front seats, premium leather-covered dash, heated wood and leather-covered steering wheel, and ambient lighting.
Other features include: chrome trim around the gear selector, door pulls and rear cargo sill, premium leather-covered dash, new 14-way power front seats, heated wood and leather covered steering wheel, driver and front passenger airbags that includes dual-stage driver airbag, point front seat belts with Emergency Tensioning Device (ETD), Universal LATCH system (Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children), child safety rear door locks, and ambient lighting. The new design also has a modernized rear seat bench and media interface to connect an iPod and USB devices.
The cost to insure the 2010 Mercedes Benz G Class is about $2,088 per month. A great website to check out accurate insurance rates online is cheapestautoinsurance.net.
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