The engine, a two-cylinder, horizontally opposed, air-cooled unit, was taken from the Puch 500 compact car, which used a 500cc version. Ludwinka enlarged it to 643cc (39.2 ci) and gave it a 21.7hp ...

Puch was already known for its all-terrain military vehicles, the Haflinger and Pinzgauer. Its chief engineer Erich Ledwinka would lead technical development of the G from 1972, and production ...