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NAMED MODELMilitary · AustraliaAustriaGermany

G-Wagon (Australian Army, 2012–15, incl. 6x6)

The Australian Army’s 2,146 W461 G-Wagons under Project Land 121, delivered 2012–15 from Graz with the 3.0-litre V6 diesel in 4x4 and 6x6 (Mercedes-designed, Graz-built) forms as cargo, command, ambulance, surveillance and canine-carrier vehicles — the chassis the civilian G 63 6x6 was built on.

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Sources & evidence
G-Wagon (Australian Army, 2012–15, incl. 6x6) — Australian Army Mercedes-Benz G-WagonJason O'Donnell from Melbourne, Australia · CC BY 2.0 ↗
BASE VEHICLEG-Class W461 (1992–2022)BUILT BYMercedes-Benz (Daimler-Benz), Magna Steyr (Steyr-Daimler-Puch), GrazIN SERVICE2012–15OPERATED INAustraliaPRODUCTION2,146LAYOUT4 wheels · 94.5″

The record

Australia’s Land 121 Phase 3A order was the W461’s largest: 4x4 and 6x6 G-Wagons with Australian-designed modules by Varley and others, replacing the Land Rover Perentie; the 6x6 with a bogie rear and portal-free axles gave Mercedes the platform for the 2013 G 63 AMG 6x6.

Specification

MANUFACTURERMercedes-Benz (Daimler-Benz) ↗, Magna Steyr (Steyr-Daimler-Puch), Graz ↗
formerly Steyr-Daimler-Puch, Graz, Austria, for Mercedes-Benz
MANUFACTURED2012–15
ENGINE3.0-litre OM642 V6 diesel, 184 hpMercedes-Benz OM642
PRODUCTION RUN2,146 (4x4 and 6x6)
COUNTRY OF ORIGINAustria
OPERATED INAustralia
STATUSout of production
RECORD KINDNamed model
MODEL LINEG-Class (W460, W461, W463)
FAMILYG-Class (W460, W461, W463)
WHEELS4
NOMINAL WHEELBASE94.5″
CATEGORYMilitary · Australia

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Variants & colours

Base model variants

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Sources

  1. 1Mercedes-Benz G-Class ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-22SOURCE

Registry record updated 2026-09-22 · status: researched