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.
Lead trim: Unimog 411 1.8 OM 636 diesel (30 PS)
Mercedes-Benz Unimog 411411 · 1956–1974
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FactThe 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.
The Unimog 411, built by Daimler-Benz in Gaggenau from August 1956 to October 1974 (39,581 units), is the last series of the "original Unimogs": a ladder-frame implement carrier, agricultural tractor and universal work machine derived from the 401 and 402 with four equal-sized wheels and a passenger-car engine, at first 30 hp (22 kW) from the 1,767 cc OM 636 diesel — 20% more than the 401 — with reinforced shock absorbers and cross-members, and a 6-speed manual gearbox. There were twelve models on three wheelbases (1,720, 2,120 and 2,570 mm) as a convertible, a drive head or with the closed Westfalia cab (Type B like the 401's, or the Type DvF resembling the 1950s–60s Mercedes-Benz trucks with headlights in the grille and chrome strips); the axle design of the 406 was adopted from 1963, and four types are distinguished (the Ur-411, 411a, 411b and 411c). It had no direct successor, though from 1966 the Unimog 421, technically based on the 411, sat in the same segment; from 1957 a synchromesh gearbox was optional, and standard from 1959.
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| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unimog 411 1.8 OM 636 diesel (30 PS) | 1956–1974 | 1.8 L Inline-4 | 30 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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When Mazda's E2000 — the truck that became the Titan — launched in January 1964, the factory was tasked with building 1,900 of them a month.
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Indonesia built this pickup for 28 years with no successor, the last one leaving the Jakarta line in January 2019 after 324,960 units.
Suzuki's first-ever diesel engine, fitted to the Super Carry, is so small that it isn't able to power an air-conditioning system at all.
A right-hand-drive DJ-3A was built so postal drivers could reach roadside mailboxes without leaving the seat.
The Power Wagon name and civilian pickup design were derived directly from the WC-series military trucks Dodge built for World War II.
Suzuki kept the L20 Carry at the exact same 21 hp as its predecessor but still called it progress — the gain was a patented Cylinder Crank Injection lubrication system, not more power.
This generation of Titan quietly became the ancestor of two other trucks entirely: it was license-built by Kia as the Kia Titan in South Korea, and formed the basis of the Australian Ford Trader.