While most automotive vloggers tend to be as technical or as informative as possible, others manage to also be entertaining without even trying.
If you’ve ever paid a visit to Salomondrin’s YouTube channel, you probably know what we mean. He’s loud, he’s obscene but he knows his cars, which means you’re getting some good feedback about whatever it is he’s driving.
In this episode of LTACY (Lets Talk About Cars Yo), Alejandro and a few of his buddies are in Dubai where they got their hands on the monstrous Mercedes-Benz G500 4×4², a car that impresses not only because of its 422 PS 4.0-liter V8 engine, but also its €226,100 price tag.
Other impressive facts about the 4×4² are its 610 Nm (450 lb-ft) of torque – which you definitely need, being how heavy it is, as Alejandro points out while driving it. It also has a wider track than the standard G-Wagon, a hefty 450 mm (17 in) ground clearance and a fording depth of 1,000 mm (39 in), which puts it above even the most capable SUVs such as the Range Rover.
In a straight line, it will still do 100 km/h (62 mph) in 7.4 seconds, which is decent for a car this size and weight, though still 1.5 seconds slower than the regular G500.
We don’t want to spoil the clip, but let’s just say the boys get into a bit of trouble while messing around in those sand dunes. Mother nature has yet to meet a car it can’t defeat, as long as the driver is persistent enough.