Mercedes-Benz G-Class · 2nd generation G (Professional)

W461

The professional Geländewagen.

Production
1992–2001
Built
5,160
Body
Wagon, pickup, van
Role
Professional / military
Mercedes-Benz G-Class (W461)

While the W463 dressed the G-Class for the boulevard, the W461 kept the Geländewagen honest — a stripped, differential-locking workhorse for armies, utilities and anyone who actually needed to leave the road.

Built from May 1992 through December 2001 on the professional 461 chassis, it offered short and long wheelbase wagons, pickups and vans with four-cylinder petrol and diesel power, including a later turbodiesel.

Mercedes-Benz manufactured 5,160 examples of the 461 chassis in this period — a fraction of civilian W463 volume, but the line that kept the G-Class’s off-road credentials intact.

W461 interior
Sparse, durable fittings for the operators who actually needed a Geländewagen.

Every model.

19 distinct series across 1992–2002 — wagon, LWB wagon, pickup and van, diesel and petrol — each identified by its chassis and engine numbers.

ModeloAnos-modeloChassisMotorTransmissãoTotal
290 GD Wagon1993461.337602.942976
290 GD LWB Wagon1992–1993461.338602.9422,192
290 GD LWB Pickup1992–1993461.341602.942incluído acima
G 290 Diesel Wagon1994–1998461.337602.942incluído acima
G 290 Diesel LWB Wagon1994–1998461.338602.942incluído acima
G 290 Diesel LWB Pickup1994–1998461.341602.942incluído acima
G 290 Turbodiesel Wagon1998–2002461.335602.982486
G 290 Turbodiesel LWB Wagon1998–2002461.336602.9821,175
230 GE Wagon1993461.238102.979331
230 GE LWB Pickup1993461.249102.979incluído acima
230 GE LWB Wagon1993461.239102.979incluído acima
G 230 Wagon1994–1996461.238102.979incluído acima
G 230 LWB Pickup1994–1996461.249102.979incluído acima
G 230 LWB Wagon1994–1996461.239102.979incluído acima
290 GD LWB Van1992–1993461.328602.942incluído acima
G 290 Diesel LWB Van1994–1998461.328602.942incluído acima
G 290 Turbodiesel LWB Van1998–2002461.326602.982incluído acima
230 GE LWB Van1993461.229102.979incluído acima
G 230 LWB Van1994–1996461.229102.979incluído acima

* O número de produção publicado cobre todas as séries desse modelo; a fonte não o detalha além disso.

W461 side profile
Long-wheelbase wagon proportions of the professional 461 chassis.
W461 rear three-quarter view
Pickup and van variants kept the W461 useful long after the W463 went luxury.