Mercedes Unimog Trucks News (6)

If you thought that self-driving trucks were a thing of the future, then you are wrong. Home Farm (Charlton) Estates’ latest Mercedes Unimog 4×4 can actually drive itself. Supplied to the Oxfordshire arable grower by Dealer Arthur Ibbett, the UGE U430 implement carrier is one of the UK’s first Unimogs to be fitted with the…

Fire officers in Cornwall have responded to the increasing frequency of wildfires and flash floods by commissioning an extreme off-road Mercedes-Benz Unimog that can be kitted out to tackle both types of incident and much more besides.  The high mobility Unimog UHE will transport mission-specific ‘pods’, each of which is packed with specialist equipment.  These…

Mercedes-Benz Trucks has responded to customer feedback by introducing more powerful versions of its 4×4 Unimog UGE implement carrier. Now available for order by UK operators, the U435 and U535 produce 260 kW (354 hp). This represents an increase of 40 kW (54 hp) on the highest output previously available from the Euro VI Step…

A dairy believes they have found an ideal use for the talented Unimog.  It replaces a high-speed tractor and can travel up to 250 miles a day towing milk tankers. Why not buy a ‘normal’ truck? Firstly, everyone wants a Unimog – you can turn it from left hand drive to right hand drive at…

Everyone knows that Mercedes Unimogs are fantastic – the question is can you justify paying the price tag for one? That’s the dilemma that Luke Finney no longer has.  He has convinced himself that they are definitely worth the money.  It only took the agricultural and equestrian contractor fourteen years to make the decision, so…

We all know it’s a great truck/tractor and it has been confirmed yet again by the readers of “Off Road” magazine, who voted it off-roader of the year in the “Special Vehicles” category for the sixteenth time in a row. The Unimog was well ahead in first place with 54.7 percent of readers’ votes. The…