Gimme a break! Check out this monster.

[Doggiedog]

Unimog:

9' 7" Tall three feet higher than the tallest SUV
12,500lbs. 2X a Chevy Suburban
20' Long. More than a foot longer than the Ford Excursion.
Nearly 2 feet wider than the average car.
10mpg Diesel.
Front seat 6 feet high is reached by a 3 step ladder.

Daimler will be selling this thing in October for $84k and hopes to sell 1,000 per year at first.

"Even in Scottsdale, Arizona moms will want to take it to the grocery store. It's a head turning vehicle."

WTH do we need these things on the road just to go grocery shopping?

This is insane.

 

[Vikaden]

<shivers at the thought of soccer moms drving this> God help us all

 

[Wipeout667]

Pretty soon automakers are just going to start rebadging school buses or something... this is ridiculous.

 

[thEnEuRoMancER]

LOL, Unimogs are usually used as snow plow vehicles.

 

[deftron]

omg.. is this it?

Unimog


almost as bad as the joke..

Kenworth SUV

 

[Doggiedog]

Forgot to mention it was a front page story in the business section of today's NY Times.

And that picture of sciensdiet's Unimog is different that the one in the Times. That one is muuuuuch smaller.

 

[Raspewtin]

LOL. My neighbor will now have to trade in his Hummer. Why doesnt Diamler just repackage one of their 18 wheelers as an SUV? I'd like to see a soccer mom buying one of those to haul groceries.

 

[denali]

Unimog here is the info from Freightliner. The PDF file at the bottom has specs and a couple of pics.

 

[iamwiz82]

lol, the unimog has an optional 1000watt stero system =].

 

[Azraele]

<<WTH do we need these things on the road just to go grocery shopping>>

LOL, agreed that thing's a monster.

 

[Pyxis]

OMG, are people actually stupid enough to buy something like that:disgust:

 

[yakko]

The Mercedes-Benz Unimog has been around for decades. They are rarely used by normal people.

Some decent pictures.
A little bit of info and history.

 

[deftron]

<< The vehicle weighs more than six tons, about the same as a Tyrannosaurus Rex. >>




Comparison to a tank and a dinosaur.

N.Y. Times Article



I'll be LMAO when I see one trying to make it through the McDonald's drive-thru

 

[polar]

i guess this is for my bad-driver mom, another way to secure herself and endanger others

i'm gonna get her a M1A2 someday...........

 

[LadyJessica]

Hey, if people want to drive these then that's their right. What right do you have to prevent soccer moms from driving what they want? America is a car-based culture. We want to drive whatever the hell the manufacturers say we want. So back off. You're all just jealous.

Also, if I see anymore Excursions I'm moving off planet.

 

[BigSmooth]

I bet it's eco-friendly!

 

[Vikaden]

jealous? hardly, id rather drive a yugo than that thing

 

[uncouth]

lines like &quot;That parking lot looks empty, lets park there&quot; spring to mind

Its not a good sign when a civilian revolt has bigger transports than the military

 

[shaady1]

You should have to have a truck driving license to drive that bohemoth! How ridiculous can you get?!? Me thinks the end is near for the &quot;bigger is better&quot; SUV craze.

 

[shaady1]

You should have to have a truck driving license to drive that bohemoth! How ridiculous can you get?!? Me thinks the end is near for the &quot;bigger is better&quot; SUV craze.

 

[Passions]

Can you imagine the poor chump in a civic or metro who gets in an accident with it? That is just a serious hazard.

 

[DannyLove]

I am completely against SUV's especially in a big city like here in Los Angeles, EVERYWHERE YOU GO, there is a monster right behind you, splitting pollution and wasting gas, and for what? for what damn reasons?! I can understand mountain trips, but not here in Los Angeles, WHY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?