Mercedes Teases The New G-Class That We've Already Seen
Ladies and gentlemen, today we bring you the latest teaser for the new Mercedes G-Class. You know - the car that was effectively revealed in full via an image leak last week.
So we don’t really learn anything new from this snowy teaser, but at least we won’t have to wait long until we have the juicy details to go along with pictures we’ve all already seen.
The full reveal will be on 15 January at the Detroit Auto Show, and while the evolutionary styling approach has resulted in a car the at looks much the same as the outgoing one, everything underneath is expected to change.
It’ll sit on a heavily modified version of the old vehicle’s ladder frame chassis, be stuffed with S-Class tech, and have an all-new front suspension setup. But don’t worry, it’ll still be able to handle the rough stuff with ease, thanks to plenty of ground clearance and a trio of locking differentials among other things.
Roll on 15 January…
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I’m just waiting for the offroad Professional version with the inline six diesel.
Yeah we need some kind of new OM606
Hopefully, the Professional will continue to be based on the W461 or W463, as the new version has independent front suspension, instead of the live axle.
They’re ‘teasing’ us because we all know that hardly any G-Classes are going to be used as shown.
Just a facelift im guessing
Bit more to it than that - frame has been heavily revised, shell is all-new plus lighter and more rigid, interior’s new etc
“Evoutionary styling”
Well, Evolution IS a very slow process…
But what if the image was leaked on purpose and the G Class won’t look anything like that?
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Turns out to be, DRUM ROLL PLEASE, a full size SUV!
Just play along with Mercedes! I don’t want to disappoint them :(
So when it’s revealed, please act surprised
Looks the same lmao
I’m not sure how Mercedes consumers will respond to the design. I’m not talking about the changes, I’m talking about the lack of changes. See Jeep can do it with the Wrangler because many of their consumers yearn for the feeling of yesteryear, while Mercedes consumers want cutting edge and ground breaking designs so that everyone knows just how much money they have. None of these consumers want a new product that looks like the old product and I believe that this could open a door for other brands to overtake the full size luxury SUV market, which as we all know, is still a very lucrative market.
The G wagon has stayed the same since it came out decades ago and nobody is complaining lol
“New”