Come this Feb 14th and most of us will be celebrating. Yes, the day itself is quite special being Valentine’s Day, but we will be celebrating for another reason altogether. The arrival of the Mercedes Benz G wagon on the Indian soil. The news is quite official.

Mercedes Benz G wagon, people, is one of the best and finest offroading machines that the world has. G-Wagen (short for Geländewagen, which means a cross-country vehicle) is certainly not the Mercedes Benz, you and we know. Utilitarian in every sense, yet luxurious is what we call the G Wagon. The G-Wagon is raw, basic, out and out country type and so to sum it up, an SUV in its truest form.

This little beast from Mercedes Benz has the distinction of being in production for the longest time in Daimler’s history. 30 odd years it is. This fact certainly would speak volumes about the car. The Mercedes Benz G-Wagon though has changed tremendously technologically, the design remains as is even after 30 odd years after being produced. Here is another trivia for those who love the Armadas, Boleros and Sumos. All these Indian SUVs and MUVshad an inspiration in the G-Wagon. Though the design looks boxy, it is what drives the G-Wagon’s success.

The German SUV, originally was conceived by the Germans to serve the German Army. Was is not that Ford and Willys Jeeps, Land Rover Defenders, Toyota Land Cruisers and Hummers were all conceived for the army? Yep, that’s the catch. Make no mistake. The army spec G-Wagon serves 63 armies around the world including German Armed Forces, Canadian Army, NATO and US Marine Corps. The army spec G-Wagon became soon became popular hit with the city people and Mercedes Benz brought a civilian version in 1979.

The Mercedes Benz G-Wagon is equipped with a 5.0 liter V8 engine that pumps out 382 bhp at 6,000rpm and 391 lb-ft of torque at 4,800 rpm and is mated to a 7-speed auto transmission. For the price of the SUV, we suggest you to get back here on Feb 14th.