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NAMED MODELMilitary · OtherAustriaGermany

G-Wagen (Canadian Forces, 2003–)

Canada’s W461: 1,159 G 270 CDI G-Wagens delivered from 2003 as light utility vehicles, including armoured patrol versions with the Armour Protection Kit, used in Afghanistan from 2004.

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Sources & evidence
G-Wagen (Canadian Forces, 2003–) — G-Wagen reconnaissance vehicle of the Queen's York Rangers, on display at Fort York Armoury.Joshuapaquin · CC BY-SA 3.0 ↗
BASE VEHICLEG-Class W461 (1992–2022)BUILT BYMercedes-Benz (Daimler-Benz), Magna Steyr (Steyr-Daimler-Puch), GrazIN SERVICE2003OPERATED INCanadaPRODUCTION1,159LAYOUT4 wheels · 94.5″

The record

The Canadian Forces bought the W461 as the LUVW (light utility vehicle wheeled) to replace the Iltis, with basic, command and armoured patrol versions; Afghanistan exposed the armoured version’s limits and the RG-31 supplemented it.

Research status: draft — identification, dates or figures could not all be pinned down; the summary says what is unresolved.

Specification

MANUFACTURERMercedes-Benz (Daimler-Benz) ↗, Magna Steyr (Steyr-Daimler-Puch), Graz ↗
formerly Steyr-Daimler-Puch, Graz, Austria, for Mercedes-Benz
MANUFACTURED2003–present
ENGINE2.7-litre OM612 CDI diesel fiveMercedes-Benz OM612
PRODUCTION RUN1,159
COUNTRY OF ORIGINAustria
OPERATED INCanada
STATUSout of production
RECORD KINDNamed model
MODEL LINEG-Class (W460, W461, W463)
FAMILYG-Class (W460, W461, W463)
WHEELS4
NOMINAL WHEELBASE94.5″
CATEGORYMilitary · Other

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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: draft