Stuck on Style ; The G-Wagen goes to market.(Brief Article)
AutoWeek, June, 2002 by Stoll, John D.
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Writer, Ford engineer and GM engineer stare at each other in disbelief. Thirty seconds of road-less, walking-speed-paced winter driving and the mighty Gelaendewagen was staying put in little more than a foot of British Columbia snow. This despite its ability to ford 19-inch-deep puddles and scale 80 percent inclines, as lauded in the owner's manual.
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Unfortunately, the Gelaendewagen's Yokohama 265/60R-18 all-weather Geolanders didn't read the owner's manual. Rather than dig in hard, the treads danced in place. Should have read the darn manual myself: ``M+S radial-ply tires on ...
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