Let's take a closer look at the No.3 ride in Otedola’s Money garage, The Mercedes-Benz G550 SUV that comes packed with wondrous features. Built for the off-road experience, the G550 is just simply rugged and strong. It is a 4-door, 4 wheel drive monster that can comfortably carry 5 occupants.
The Mercedes-Benz G550 SUV can comfortably tow up to 3175 kg
Features of Otedola's Mercedes-Benz G550 SUV
It measures 2.89m from the front tires to the rear tire while the length from the front bumper to the rear end is approximately 4.82m. Roomy space is made up by a 2.19 width, plus 1.97m of height. Coming as a consequence, the car is quite heavy with its curb weight of 2,596 kg and the capacity of towing up to 3,175 kg of load.
Enhancing its reputation as the off-road General, the Mercedes-Benz G550, has a maximum ground clearance of 8.1 inches which has afforded its maximum approach and departure angle of 30° along with a maximum tilt angle of 28.4° and a Fording depth of 23.6 inches.
The Mercedes-Benz G550 delivers impressive off-road abilities
- Fording Depth refers to the maximum depth at which the G550 can operate with less difficulty.
- Ground clearance is the distance from the ground to the lower part of the vehicle.
- Tilt angle refers to the maximum safe angle the vehicle can be tilted upward when ascending or downwards when descending a slope without it rolling over.
- The angle of approach/departure refers to which the maximum angle the front and the rear of the vehicle can make without it scratching the ground.
- Break over angle refers to the angle the vehicle can make without the mid-frame scratching the ground. For the Mercedes G550, its break-over angle is 24°.
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Interior & exterior features of Otedola's Mercedes-Benz G550
The Mercedes-Benz G550 has an exquisitely designed interior. It serves her passengers every sense of affluence with a carefully crafted design that breathes convenience and comfort. It comes fitted with a 12.3-inch screen and quilted leather seats of the highest quality.
The Mercedes-Benz G550 comes with power seats
This ride has a properly formed steering wheel having a flat-bottom and contoured side grip design. This design is perfectly complimented with the steering wheels being covered with Nappa leather, ultimately offering the driver some really exciting feel and sporty grip.
The exterior design of the G550 gives the uncompromised Mercedes-Benz G-series look, that is functional and less complicated. It also sports 19-inch 8-spoke wheels, that goes with the 19-Rim tire size. It also has an outer protective strip and frameless rearview mirror.
Powertrain of Otedola's Mercedes-Benz G550
The Mercedes-Benz G550 is fitted with a powerful engine, with a V-configuration cylinder arrangement, with 4-liter twin-turbocharged 8 cylinders, all together delivering an output power of 416 hp. The engine block is handcrafted with die-cast alloy and the heads with alloy metals. The engine produces a net torque of 2000-4750 rpm which make her very comfortable in challenging off-road terrain and in considerable high load conditions. The fuel tank has a maximum capacity of about 100 liters, using only premium unleaded gasoline fuel to generate power.
This machine comes with 7G-Tronic, 7-speed automatic transmission system. The latest 2019 edition, comes with 9G Tronic, 9-speed automatic transmission system.
The engine block is handcrafted with die-cast alloy and the heads with alloy metals
This big boy delivers some really amazing acceleration, it can reach a maximum speed of approximately 210 km/h. More so, moving from rest (0 mph), it can reach 60 mph in just 5.9 seconds. That’s some really good acceleration from rest, you sure may just be flying right from the start.
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It has a stated fuel economy set at 13 miles per gallon that is 21 liters per 100 kilometers during a ride within the city and 14 miles per gallon that is 20 liters per 100 kilometers on the highway. The average combined fuel economy is set at 13 miles per gallon or 21 liters per 100 kilometers. Lol, you must be a big boy with a fat pocket like Otedola to sustain such fuel consumption.
This is a supercar, for the big boys. So, if your account is not reading 10 digits and more, I can surely tell you that you are not able to afford it. Maybe, you just have to work a little bit more and earn in 9 digits and then you may just be able to afford it. This machine goes for more than N39 million and the 2019 edition can go for over $150,000 with the various packages inclusive. This means the 2019 Mercedes-Benz G550 can go for over N53 million at the current exchange rate. But, you all know who we are talking about here, I mean Otedola the only “Otedola with the money”.
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