>>635862
>the best wheeled vehicle that ever existed
Not even close, buddy. That would be the Mercedes Benz "Wolf".
Basically the Shah of Iran wanted Mercedes to build a good offroad vehicle. So they did. It's cheap, reliable, sturdy, and lightweight. It can be uparmoured and still doesn't have any trouble getting up a mountain, because it has a very strong engine. At the same time it's very fuel efficient and maintenance friendly.
In fact, it was so good that half of NATO adopted it. Kanada, the Netherlands, the US and even the French are using G-class to this day, not to mention Germany.
The only reason why the Bundeswehr is looking at replacing it, is because Mercedes doesn't consider it profitable enough and they have stopped to mass-produce replacement parts (which the we still gets for cheap, because contracts), and because a lot of the vehicles have reached the end of their lifespan after almost thirty years of service.
Luckily Mercedes keeps producing G-class cars, so we are simply buying the updated versions.
I love it when military procurement goes right.