Photos of the new Mercedes-Benz G-Class have been leaked ahead of its debut later this month.
Thanks to Spy photo set after spy photo set, we already already know the new G-Class won’t look too different to the current, long-lived model.
Now, with these leaked undisguised photos published by Autoweek.nl and Autobahn, we can finally see how much, or how little, the styling has evolved.
Despite looking like a dead ringer for current G-Class, the new version has an all new body with more rounded edges, a slightly less slab-sided appearance, and a shallower glasshouse.
According to Autoweek.nl, the G-Class rides on a new ladder-frame chassis with independent front suspension. The car apparently has a 31-degree approach angle, and can ford water that’s up to 70cm deep.
Drive is sent to the ground via a nine-speed automatic transmission, with the four-wheel drive system normally configured to deliver 40 per cent of the torque to the front wheels, and 60 per cent to the rear.
Although the car has not grown in width, the cabin is said to be significantly wider, and there’s also a claimed 15cm of extra rear seat leg room.
Mercedes-Benz revealed the G-Class’ interior last month, so we already know that while the outside is very much a gentle evolution of the current car, the inside has been given a thoroughly 21st century redesign.
In top-spec models, the dashboard features two large 12.3-inch screens designed, at least when the car’s switched off, to look like one giant display. Elsewhere, switches, controls and interfaces are all shared with other models in the Mercedes-Benz range.
Nods to the G-Class’ off-roading heritage include a dashboard design that’s blocker than the one used in other Mercedes-Benz models, and the grab handle ahead of the front passenger.
As you’d expect any modern luxury conveyance, the new G-Class is available with acres of quilted leather, soft-touch materials, metallic trim, and realistic looking slabs of wood.
Australia
Mercedes-Benz Australia has told CarAdvice the new G-Class will arrive down under around the middle of 2018, with the AMG G63 to the sole model available at launch. A more frugal and off-road-friendly G350 diesel variant is pencilled in for later in the year.
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