Mercedes-Benz: First pictures of the small g-Class
PLANS CHANGED Actually, there could have been a small G at Mercedes a long time ago. Originally, the design department had envisioned the GLB as an angular, compact off-roader, but market studies decided otherwise.
Mercedes designers originally envisioned the new GLB as an angular little off-roader - even with a sheet metal bar between the front and rear doors - just like the familiar G model. But in the course of the in-house market studies, the car became more and more well-behaved and conventional. In the end, not even an off-road version went into series production - although the GLB was shown again in spring 2019 (gallery left and right), already with a finished body, before the start of series production with searchlights on the roof and chunky 265/65 R 17 off-road tires.
Similarity with big brother
Now the Stuttgart-based company is taking another stab at it - with a small off-roader announced at the IAA in Munich as the g-Class - spelled with a lowercase g. Renderings now show what such a car could look like. Compact, around 4.50 meters long, a five-seater on the platform of the next front-wheel drive models from Mercedes-Benz.
The steep windshield and sharply drawn edges provide the desired resemblance to its big brother. The space utilization should be almost ideal, the
Aerodynamicists will have plenty to do, though.
Drives as required or desired
The Stuttgart-based company is still keeping quiet about the technical details, but the aspirations of a small G-model call for all-wheel drive and outstanding off-road qualities. Because the new platform will be open to all technologies, we can expect not only an all-electric version, but also classically powered, hybridized variants. The off-roader is expected to come onto the market in 2026.
Source: auto-medienportal.net
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