The Mercedes-Benz Unimog is the Off-roader of the Year 2009
Muamer Hodzic February 13, 2009
For the fifth time in succession, the Mercedes-Benz Unimog has been voted the best off-road vehicle of the year in the “special-purpose vehicles” category by readers of the special-interest magazine OFF ROAD. The award was made on the basis of a vote covering vehicles in eight categories in the December edition of this venerable Munich-based off-roader magazine. The Unimog won first place in the special-purpose category with an outstanding 42.3 % of the votes.
The categories for the readers’ vote were “Off-road vehicles”, “Luxury off-road vehicles”, “Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs)”, “Luxury SUVs”, “Classics”, “Pick-ups”, “Special-purpose vehicles” and “Crossovers”. The Unimog was clearly ahead of the field among the special-purpose vehicles – off-road capable vehicles used to carry loads and goods to remote areas, or as a platform for special-purpose bodies such as firefighting, expedition and military vehicles. Characteristic product attributes such as outstanding off-road capabilities with portal axles, and enormous torsional flexibility combined with great robustness and solidity, were particularly praised.
The all-terrain Unimog series U 3000 to U 5000, which has been produced in Wà¶rth since autumn 2002, is ideal for difficult off-road assignments well away from the beaten track and road. Its main areas of application are with the firefighting services – especially for forest fires – disaster relief services, expediÂtions and servicing/maintenance work in areas where access is difficult. Accordingly the Unimog models U 3000, U 4000 and U 5000 ideally complement the vehicles in the U 300 to U 500 series – off-road-capable implement carriers which are mainly encountered working in the municipal services, with municipal contractors, in the construction and energy sectors, in in-company transport and in dual (road/rail) operations. The youngest addition to the Unimog family is the compact Unimog U 20, launched in 2008.
The magazine OFF-ROADhas held its Off-roader of the Year readers’ vote since 1982.
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