4×4S.ORGTHE REGISTRY NAMED MODEL · 1979–2000
NAMED MODELMilitary · OtherAustriaGermany

Puch G (Austria and Switzerland)

The G-Class as a Puch: Steyr-Daimler-Puch sold the Graz-built G under its own name in Austria, Switzerland and some Eastern Bloc markets from 1979 to 2000 with Puch badges and grille lettering, including the Swiss Army’s Puch G 230 GE and 250 GD.

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Sources & evidence
Puch G (Austria and Switzerland) — Swiss Army. PUCH all terrain vehicle with towed relay station. Participating in the "Steel Parade" of the 2006 Army Days, Thun.Sandstein · Public domain ↗
BASE VEHICLEG-Class W460 (1979–91)BUILT BYMercedes-Benz (Daimler-Benz), Magna Steyr (Steyr-Daimler-Puch), GrazIN SERVICE1979–2000OPERATED INSwitzerland, AustriaPRODUCTIONAbout 4,000 for the Swiss ArmyLAYOUT4 wheels · 94.5″

The record

Under the 1972 agreement Steyr-Daimler-Puch marketed the G in its home markets as the Puch G, and the Swiss Army bought about 4,000 Puch 230 GE and 250 GD in the 1980s–90s. The Puch name ended in 2000 when Magna took over Steyr-Daimler-Puch’s vehicle business.

Specification

MANUFACTURERMercedes-Benz (Daimler-Benz) ↗, Magna Steyr (Steyr-Daimler-Puch), Graz ↗
formerly Steyr-Daimler-Puch, Graz, Austria, for Mercedes-Benz
MANUFACTURED1979–2000
ENGINEW460 and W461 engines
PRODUCTION RUNAbout 4,000 for the Swiss Army; civilian numbers not published
COUNTRY OF ORIGINAustria
OPERATED INSwitzerland, Austria
STATUSout of production
RECORD KINDNamed model
MODEL LINEG-Class (W460, W461, W463)
FAMILYG-Class (W460, W461, W463)
WHEELS4
NOMINAL WHEELBASE94.5″
CATEGORYMilitary · Other

Catalogue fields describe the vehicle's structure and body as this registry records it. They are not certified factory measurements, and no performance figures are published here.

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