{"id":118490,"date":"2024-07-23T14:25:43","date_gmt":"2024-07-23T19:25:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=118490"},"modified":"2026-08-24T17:41:59","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T22:41:59","slug":"1992-mercedes-g-class-with-a-4-2l-m116-v8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=118490","title":{"rendered":"1992 Mercedes G-Class with a 4.2L M116 V8"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This 1992 Mercedes 200GE (W460<\/a>) originally came with a 2.0 L M102.964 inline-four making 121 hp (90 kW). It is now powered by a 4.2 L M116 V8<\/a> taken from a Mercedes 420SEC (C126<\/a>). The V8 produces 215 hp and 243 lb-ft of torque. It is paired with a 4WD drivetrain using a five-speed manual transmission and three locking differentials. The SUV rides on a lifted suspension and Terrafirma TF100 beadlock 16-inch wheels with Maxxis Creepy Crawler tires. The interior features black leather and plaid cloth surrounded by Zebrano wood inlays. View more photos and details on the Collecting Cars listing<\/a>. <\/p>\n

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This 1992 Mercedes 200GE (W460) originally came with a 2.0 L M102.964 inline-four making 121 hp (90 kW). It is now powered by a 4.2 L M116 V8 taken from a Mercedes 420SEC (C126). The V8 produces 215 hp and 243 lb-ft of torque. It is paired with a 4WD drivetrain using a five-speed manual… Read More »1992 Mercedes G-Class with a 4.2L M116 V8<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":118494,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":70,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[941,940],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-118490","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-g-wagon","category-w460"],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":144635,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=144635","url_meta":{"origin":118490,"position":0},"title":"Mercedes G 600 TE AMG with a M117 V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"January 28, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Mercedes specialist Mechatronik is selling a unique vehicle created by Mercedes and AMG in the late-1980s for the 1989 Paris Dakar Rally. 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