In a good 4x4, I would by now have flooded the engine, grounded the chassis, burnt through several clutches and remodelled the bodywork. I would, in short, be walking home, possibly with a limp and certainly with wet trainers. But not today, because I’m driving a Unimog.
Chances are you will know a bit about Unimog but, unless you’re a Moggite, not everything. And even then, probably not everything everything, because there’s such a lot to digest. I will try to cover as much as six pages allow. That might skim the surface.
Now in its 75th year, Unimog, part of Daimler Truck (which has Mercedes-Benz, Freightliner and other brands in the mix), on the surface makes two model lines: the UGE implement carrier and the UHE extreme off-roader. Here,…