Mercedes-Benz confirms a baby ‘g-Class’ electric 4WD

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.