The Unimog’s birth was a rather disturbing process. In 1944, Germany was on the pathway of becoming an agrarian country and the 1945 bombing didn’t do much to help the state’s industry. It was this ...

This is one of those articles that seems like it should be started with the statement, "Books could be written about what a Mercedes Unimog is." That's the truth, and we are sure that books have and ...

Wörth am Rhein, Germany -When my wife, Victoria, asked me to help plan our dream European vacation, she didn't think we'd be spending an entire day at a truck factory. But that is what's on the docket ...

Indestructible. This is the term that is commonly associated with Unimog, a type of vehicle that has given new definitions for the words “extreme” and “versatility.” On this planet for 60 years now, ...

For 60 years, the Unimog (Universal-Motor-Gerat), has been terrifying young children (and some grown men)--and Mercedes-Benz is proud of that feat. So proud, in fact, that the special trucks unit of ...

Almost exactly 70 years ago to the day, the first Unimog prototype went for its very first test drive. On October 9 in 1946, a designer named Heinrich Rößler was behind the wheel of a new vehicle that ...