I don't know the source or location but seems real.

 

Just revealed at the IAA in Munich today.

Skip to 19:21 for the G concept

 

So it's official? Next G Wagon is going to be hybrid/electric?

I need to grab a 2021 ASAP.

 

No this is going to be sold along with the traditional G Class for the time being, like the EQS exists alongside the S-Class.

Now what happens after say 2025 though is anybody's guess.

 

Interesting that Mercedes said “we won’t discuss details as we have technical issues to work out. E won’t be available for a couple of years.”

My interpretation is that a couple of years is anybodies guess.

Keeping my G63.

 

I wouldn't get the electric in the 1st yr of production

 

 

Supposedly ICE (hybrid?) variant will exist until 2030. But timelines could change depending on how well this sells.

 

hard to imagine a silent electric G63

 

The square spare on trunk door is strange. To me, this entire experiment is odd.

 

not sure where the spare tire would be

 

That is one weird G class, Looks like they just minimized the aggressive look and put up bunch of Christmas lights on it…

 

Keen to get one alongside my G63. One motor on each wheel will be a riot! This will sell like hotcakes - christmas lights and all!

 

Coming as a 2024 model in 2023. Motor at each wheel will be a significant advantage off-road, similar to what Rivian is doing with their truck and SUV. There is some talk that they may offer a version with rear-wheel steering, but no confirmation of that at the moment. That feature is offered on the EQS and Mercedes did say that the rear axel of the EQG will see some significant changes.

 

Yup... looks hideous in my opinion. Lights on the square "tire" box? This isn't a children's toy... I don't know how anyone can tell me that 2021 G63 values will implode. Yeah maybe if you're a lady you'll opt for all these lights, but cmon...

 

Thankfully, it is just a concept. I guess MB's future is squared, I mean look at the square television in their EQG's commercial and the square clock. youtube.com/watch?v=if-4pPa7KGw

 

Yes production model would be smart to have a regular spare with a cubby in the middle for charging cables. There are aftermarket ones for sale already that fit in the middle of the spare.

 

I know VAG and BMW have dieselgate… why won’t MB bring the G350d? You can run it on veggie oil.

 

Wasn't MB also caught at one point?

 

You are correct…. Probably why they’ll never come back…

 

Sigh. I actually wished I was wrong because having more options is always a good thing.

 

Like it. could have been a lot worse.

I was waiting for someone to turn the side stripes into LEDs. Super cool.

Here is another walk around:

 

I mean.... by the time you take out all the concept car stuff like the LEDs on the side, its going to look like a regular G with a different grill and some different wheels. It'll sell like crazy.

 

I wonder if they would replace that "TV" on the back with the original spare tire.

 

MB video on EQG