For the 30th anniversary of production, Mercedes-Benz offered two special anniversary editions. One was G 500/G 550 with more opulent interior and exclusive designo leather upholstery along with special decals. Another one was a new utility model, G 280 CDI Edition 30 PUR, consisting of W461 chassis with 3.0-litre V6 turbodiesel engine (OM 642 DE LA red.) and the W463 four-wheel-drive system.