It was only 22 years after production commenced, in 2001, that this all-wheel drive icon finally came to the USA as the then most important car market in the world. And with resounding success, as 2002 and 2003 immediately became the most successful years in the entire history of the G. The dinosaur quickly became a cult object amongst VIPs, usually painted in black, white or silver, for which they had waited for far too long. In November 1980, one of the first VIP users of a G-Class was Pope John Paul II, who received a sparkling white G-model as his “Papamobile” for his visit to Germany. Alongside an M-Class, his successor Pope Benedict also had a white G-Class at his disposal.
