Mercedes-Benz is developing a more mercedes-benz-offers-a-sneak-peek-of-a-more-compact-and-affordable-luxury-ev-inspired-by-the-g-wagon.html” title=”Mercedes-Benz offers a sneak peek of a more compact and affordable luxury EV, inspired by the G-Wagon.”>budget-friendly sibling to its hotly-anticipated G-Class all-electric SUV, as originally reported by Electrek. The EV will be a smaller, cheaper version of its iconic G-Wagon and it was confirmed this weekend at IAA Mobility 2023 in Munich. CEO Ola Kallenius said the “baby” G-Class EV will be significantly more compact than its cousin and that it’ll be “fun to drive.”
This model is a spinoff from the G-Class EQG concept first unveiled at IAA Mobility 2021. The German newspaper Automobilwochereports that the company has been planning a smaller all-electric G-Wagon for several years, and suggests that the variant could go by the name “g-Class” with a purposeful lowercase “g.” Kallenius told CNBCthat he views the vehicle as the “daughter or son of the big-G.”
Details are scarce, but it’ll be based on a purely electric powertrain and should feature all-wheel drive, especially with Kallenius’s assurance that it’ll be fun to drive….
2023-09-04 12:33:21
Link from www.engadget.com rnrn
