Waiting for the Legend rebirth

The trucks with great performance and pertained for the military purpose was so familiar in Indonesia. In 1950-1960's era, Mercedes-Benz that was sale into Indonesia not just limited to sedans, but also buses and trucks. Even mini-truck super tough, Unimog or Universal Motor Gerat.

The legendary Unimog U401 truck. (Picture
from: http://commons.wikimedia.org/)

The Indonesian Armed Forces or TNI (Tentara Nasional Indonesia) is very attached to Mercedes-Benz mini truck, Unimog U401 type. And in the period between 1953-1965, in Indonesia the Unimog trucks was sold 1,094 units. In addition to military putpose, the Unimog is widely used in many tea plantations in Java. And among the automotive enthusiasts are also make the Unimog varian as a very valuable collection item.

And three years ago, Mercedes-Benz Unimog regain the great enthusiasm from the off-road magazine readers. In the event of 2010 Cross-Country Vehicle of the Year (CCVotY). Where this Mercedes-Benz 4x4 vehicles are recognized as the best of the 'Special-Purpose Vehicles Category.' This victory and complete achievement of the Unimog for six consecutive years.

The Unimog successfully selected as the best of the 'Special-Purpose Vehicles Category,' after collecting 37.9 percent vote on the voting of 48,000 readers in that time. The CCVotY event makes eight of the winners category, the Cross-Country Vehicles, Luxury Cross-Country Vehicles, Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs), Luxury SUVs, Classics, Pick-Ups, Special-Purpose Vehicles and Crossover Vehicles.

The Unimog all-terrain vehicle that is much relied upon to carry heavy loads. Vehicles that is widely used for military purposes as well as the specialists to venture into precinct-remote areas fleet. The Unimog has great strength in torque. The vehicles that consisting of U4000 and U5000 models are manufactured in Worth since 2002.

The Mercedes-Benz Unimog U1300 Military purpose. (Picture from: http://www.cgtrader.com/)

Meanwhile, at IIMS 2011 in Jakarta, the vehicle's appearance also got a great success. With the Unimog U5000 generation that uses a OM924LA direct-injection turbodiesel engine with capacity of 4.8 liters, and displayed at the outdoor area was also able to draw the attention of visitors. Because of its stout and tall, like a military vehicle make an Unimog appearance different from the other trucks in general.

Because it has a great performance and become its hallmark, do not be surprised if Unimog trucks became a star in 'A Good Day to Die Hard,' an action movie starring Bruce Willis that utilizes this super-truck to show the performance and strength. Most recent data says, that Mercedes-Benz has now launched the latest generation of Unimog trucks.

Mercedes-Benz Unimog in 'A Good Day to Die Hard' movie. (Pictures from: http://www.businessinsider.com/)

All New Unimog recently introduced, claimed to be clean, efficient, and powerful. Mercedes-Benz offers ten all-new models ranging from Unimog U 216 to U 5024 starting on January 1, 2014. All models will be friendly with the EURO VI emission standards that included in the green category.

The All-New Mercedes-Benz Unimog dashboard. (Picture from: http://www.trucktrend.com/)

The Unimog U 216 and U 218 are replaces the U 20 as the entry-level models. Performance of both models approach a more muscular model such as the U 318, U 423, U 430, U 527 and U 530. Mercedes-Benz Special Trucks carrying the BlueEfficiency engine with capacity of 4-cylinder and 6-cylinder that could be burst the power of 156 hp and 354 hp. Manufacturers also fix some parts such as redesign its panoramic cabin, installed the synergetic traction drive transmission feature that changed the manual to hydrostatic transmission.

The All-New Mercedes-Benz Unimog. (Picture from: http://www.trucktrend.com/)

The world's automotive enthusiasts must be patient to be able to have these trucks, because Mercedes-Benz Special Trucks announced that they would release the All-New Unimog from its factory in September, 2013. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | MERCEDES-BENZ | DIH | PIKIRAN RAKYAT 03052013]
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