Of every Unimog variant ever built, the 404 S sold the most: 64,242 units between 1955 and 1980 — the best-selling Unimog in the whole lineage.
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Lead trim: Unimog 404.1 U82 2.2 M 180 II-U petrol (80 hp) · up to 108 hp
Mercedes-Benz Unimog 404 S404 · 1955–1980
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FactOf every Unimog variant ever built, the 404 S sold the most: 64,242 units between 1955 and 1980 — the best-selling Unimog in the whole lineage.
The Unimog 404 (the Unimog S or 404 S) is a small 1.5-tonne off-road truck built in Gaggenau from 1955 to 1980 and marketed as the U82 and later the U110: 64,242 were made in the two types 404.1 and 404.0, the highest production of any Unimog, and it was a common military vehicle and fire engine (36,000 for the Bundeswehr). Unlike the 401 it was designed as a mobile cross-country truck rather than an agricultural implement, and the first 1,100 production models went to the French army, which is why the frame was downswept so the spare wheel could sit under the bed — a feature later adopted on later Unimogs and which improved off-road flexing. The 404.1 launched in 1955 on a 2,700 mm wheelbase (2,900 mm from 1956) with the 2.2-litre M 180 straight-six petrol (60 kW / 80 hp, Zenith carburettor, 7:1 compression), the U82 short-wheelbase version ending in 1971 and the long one in 1980; from 1971 the 404.0 U110 had the cab of the 406 and, from the 404.012, the 2.8-litre M 130 (110 PS at 4,800 rpm), with only 1,791 built. 81 were made for Portugal with the 59 hp OM 615 diesel. It has a ladder frame, two portal axles with reduction gears, coil springs and hydraulic dampers, hydraulic ATE drum brakes, rear-wheel drive with switchable all-wheel drive and differential locks, and a fully synchronised six-speed gearbox with two additional reverse gears; a payload of 1,500 kg (3,307 lb).
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Trims & Figures
3 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unimog 404.0 U110 2.8 M 130 petrol (110 PS) | 1971–1980 | 2.8 L Inline-6 | 108 hp | — | — | — | — | — |
| Unimog 404.1 2.2 OM 615 diesel (Portugal; 59 hp) | 1969–1970 | 2.2 L Inline-4 | 59 hp | — | — | — | — | — |
| Unimog 404.1 U82 2.2 M 180 II-U petrol (80 hp) | 1955–1980 | 2.2 L Inline-6 | 80 hp | — | — | — | — | — |
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The Unimog 435 wasn't built for farms or fire departments first — it was developed in 1975 specifically for West Germany's Bundeswehr, as the military successor to the Unimog S 404.
The Unimog's now-iconic 'edgy' bonnet wasn't always there — it debuted in 1974 on the first heavy-duty Unimog, the U 120 of the 425 series, and Mercedes-Benz has kept that same hard-edged look on Unimogs ever since.
The 406 was the first Unimog designed with a proper cab from the start — Daimler-Benz built an entirely new industrial press just to stamp its panels.
The 411 shipped with a crash gearbox (no synchro) even after Mercedes gave the smaller 404 a synchromesh box — drivers had to double-clutch until synchromesh became optional in 1957 and standard in 1959.
Of every Unimog variant ever built, the 404 S sold the most: 64,242 units between 1955 and 1980 — the best-selling Unimog in the whole lineage.
The 401/402 update gave the Unimog its first Mercedes three-pointed star on the hood, replacing the ox-horn emblem the earliest models wore.
Rivals
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