To celebrate 80 years of Unimog heritage, Mercedes-Benz Special Trucks has built something that genuinely makes you stop and stare. Not because it’s flashy for the sake of it. Not because it’s oversized. But because we’ve never seen a spec like this before. This is the most powerful off-road Unimog ever built and it’s aimed squarely at the luxury segment.
The Base? Already a Monster. It starts life as the Mercedes-Benz Unimog U 4023 — a machine designed for the harshest civilian and military environments on earth. Portal axles. Flexible ladder frame. Locking differentials front and rear. Selectable all-wheel drive.
This is the truck that Now, in a world of 700 hp SUVs, 300 hp doesn’t sound headline-grabbing. But in a Unimog? With this gearing? With this torque delivery? More pull. Smoother power delivery. Better long-distance comfort. It takes the agricultural brutality of a traditional Unimog and refines it without neutering it.
Then They Went Luxury…
Matte grey paint. Beadlock wheels. Modern LED lighting signature. It carries the stance of a military platform but the visual confidence of something far more premium. It almost feels like someone took the aggression of a 6×6 and blended it with the road presence of a G-Wagon. Inside? Proper leather. Contrast stitching. Ambient lighting. Leather floor mats. Digital MirrorCam system replacing traditional mirrors.
This is Mercedes exploring what happens when you take decades of unmatched off-road engineering and give it performance and comfort to match its capability.
It’s a show car, yes. But it’s also a test bed. A customer will be running it in real-world conditions next year to gather data for potential future development.
But given the engineering changes, bespoke interior, and exclusivity, expect something comfortably north of €500,000 if it ever reaches buyers.