Celine Nolan

Mercedes-Benz has confirmed this can affect an electrical mini G-Class four wheel power, a relaxing-sized version of its iconic boxy G Wagon.

At the mutter of the Belief CLA Class at the 2023 IAA Mobility match in Munich, Mercedes-Benz CEO Ola Kallenius launched the “Limited G” will likely be based on the electrical CLA’s 800-volt Mercedes Modular Architecture (MMA) platform.

The presentation showed a silhouette of what it known as the “g-Class” – yes, a lower-case ‘G’ – with primarily the most modern production G-Class’ distinctive sq. lines and extinct boot-mounted spare wheel in evidence.

Kallenius mentioned the compact EV will likely be “relaxing to power” each on and off twin carriageway, and promised it can presumably be “an all-electric mannequin variant of its utilitarian off-twin carriageway icon.”

What attain we know referring to the g-Class EV?

Sadly, this used to be factual a teaser for what’s going to come, however it’s encouraging the mannequin has been confirmed for production after it used to be previously reported Kallenius “fully” wanted the mannequin to occur.

Mercedes is expected to add an EQG G-Class to its stout-electric inventory in mid-2024, however this dinky g-Class version would likely now not come till 2026.

The aforementioned Belief CLA Class will likely morph into a production automotive in 2024, and Mercedes has promised the MMA platform will take a seat below four new vehicles – two SUVs, a capturing brake (wagon) and sedan – as entry-level vehicles.

The German imprint has claimed its Tesla Model 3-rivalling Belief CLA Class could presumably offer a vary of up to 750km. The four wheel power machine and aerodynamic boundaries of a g-Class (it being enjoy a brick) would make particular it’d be a mighty distance from matching the slippery sedan’s electric-simplest vary.

However even life like vary (500km+) in a baby four wheel power will completely pique the eagerness of some distance-off-travelling Australians, in particular with Benz’s promised ultra-rapidly charging.

Kallenius mentioned the electrical-simplest Toddler G will likely be “extraordinarily capable off-twin carriageway,” representing a much less dear different to its G-Class big brother.

In Australia, the most reasonable G-Class SUV at mutter within the market is the AMG G63, costing discontinuance to $400,000 on the twin carriageway.

The first-ever Skoda electrical station wagon is confirmed for a 2026 release date – nonetheless the EV property doubtlessly received’t be known as the Octavia, the mark’s world CEO advised Chasing Autos.

That’s on story of Skoda will proceed producing petrol-powered and hybrid combustion vehicles as long as there is question, in conjunction with the Octavia wagon – which accounts for one-third of Skoda’s world gross sales.

Skoda first launched the Octavia nameplate in 1959 on a minute family automobile – Octavia on story of it became as soon as the eighth model produced by the then-Czechoslovakian automaker. Octavia is a female title of Latin foundation which approach eighth.

It became as soon as reintroduced in 1996 and has been a fixed within the Skoda line-up since.

In a distinguished shake-up of Skoda’s skills in station wagons, the mark will launch a 4.7-metre long property that is fully-electrical in 2026 – alongside the combustion Octavia model.

On the opposite hand, Skoda Auto CEO Klaus Zellmer advised Chasing Autos in Germany that a brand novel title became as soon as on the cards as Skoda prepares the BEV automobile.

But Skoda has closely judicious as calling the BEV wagon the Octavia, even though it is some distance a essentially assorted automobile to the continuing petrol model.

“Here’s a tall debate and we enjoy made a choice nonetheless let’s look,” said Zellmer.

“Giving up those names – Octavia, Unheard of, Kodiaq, shall we embrace – they’re nicely established, they’re rate plenty, and exchange them with something starting with an E and ending with a Q is something that is [difficult].

“Composed there could be a choice, this the common sense, nonetheless we enjoy unbiased a little of bit of a ache inside of us giving up on established names as nicely. So let’s look. I don’t own we’ll exhaust Octavia nonetheless let’s look”.

The auto is anticipated to watch Skoda’s novel electrical automobile naming convention that has produced the Enyaq upper-midsize electrical SUV – and the approaching Elroq minute electrical SUV.

The Octavia replacement, currently codenamed the ‘Combi’ (Skoda-keep in touch for wagon), is due spherical 2026. All-electrical, it could perhaps maybe well buck the SUV construction with its low-slung wagon figure measuring approximately 4.7 metres long.

Skoda designers enjoy said the auto would enjoy the originate air dimensions of a compact wagon with the interior dwelling of a higher segment automobile.

Extra reporting by Tom Baker