Mercedes-Benz's squat little Unimog trucks have proven their expeditionary prowess yet again with the announcement that a U 5023 truck has set a new altitude record for wheeled vehicles, reaching ...

Generally, we think of altitude mostly when it comes to aircraft. For our wheeled vehicles, they tend to be pretty well tethered to the ground via gravity, that same magical force that also keeps your ...

The Unimog was first introduced by Mercedes-Benz in 1947 and, despite its age, clearly remains as utilitarian and versatile as ever. So far, we’ve seen it used as a go-anywhere firetruck, a luxurious ...

You might be currently thinking one of these three questions: "What is that thing?" or "Where do you take that thing?" or "What's in the back?" The short answers: John Marshall's '05 Mercedes-Benz ...

Mercedes-Benz subsidiary Daimler Truck is testing a prototype Unimog with a hybrid hydrogen combustion and diesel engine. The automaker says that battery-electric and hydrogen fuel-cell powertrains ...

Only a German mother could love Unimog's blunt nose, but imagine the visibility out that huge windshield. the cab is made of carbon fiber, and the aluminum-sided body dumps three ways. This ditch is ...

Many great automotive names have ties to agriculture. Lamborghini made tractors before it made supercars, and Porsche and Ford have dabbled in farm equipment over the years. That's also the case with ...

An altitude record that has stood since 2007 has been broken. A pair of Mercedes-Benz Unimog U 5023 off-road trucks were recently driven to a height of 6,694 meters, or 21,961.94 feet, up the Ojos de ...

The Unimog has earned its reputation as one of the most off-road capable vehicles on the planet, thanks to its portal axles, compact overhangs, and extraordinary ground clearance. But, as it turns out ...

Like so many other traditional carmakers, Mercedes-Benz realized the necessity of separating its main business from its involvement in the electric vehicle segment, which is why created the EQ ...

The Unimog has worked a three-pointed star badge long enough for just about everyone to consider it a Mercedes-Benz design. But that's not the case. Today is the 70th anniversary of Daimler-Benz's ...