OMG look at what the G-Class Becomes

[5vz-fe]

http://www.autoweek.com/news.cms?newsId=102137

I don't know what Mercedes was trying to pull, but this does not look good. Not only does it lost the original elegant styling, it becomes almost station wagon like shape. Why are they so desperate to update on every single model, the G Wagon has been like that for more than 30 years.

[tekwar]

i dont know, but it doesnt look to bad to me..

[cooperluke]

It looks good...

Of course, it's not a G ... but, if you want a good 4x4, you still have the Land Rover Defender!

[zr2man99]

I like it. I really don't like the box on wheels shape.

[Fleischmann]

I like it, but it's lost all of it's character. This is just a regular 4x4.

[Apac102]

It looks just like another SUV. Its boring now. It has no charisma like the old G-class. I say its a bad change. I miss the aggressive boxy G-class. Now we will see this as a soccer mom car.

[RC45]

MB has finally lost it's mind.

The G-Wagon was supposed to look like that - afterall it IS a utility vehicle - granted, the most expensive and exclusive utility vehicle on the planet.

Honesty, what self respecting Colombian Drug Lord or Ultra-Wealthy Sheik with a private army is going to order a battalion of those new G-Wagons? ;)

[5vz-fe]

30 years of legendary looks lost to mainstream soccer mom mall going SUV. And you guys are tell me it looks good. Porsche did a good job in getting an update look while not sacrificing the legendary 911 style, Merc on the other had totally lost it.

[JiggaStyles09]

i really dont know what to say about the styling of it, i mean its not bad i guess but it does such a disservice to the current/previous G-class it isnt even funny. like it was said before it has no character at all. i guess manufacturers these days will do anything if it means possible profit. even if it means sacrificing the heretage/names of certain models, now i know why the guys are bitching so much about the new charger. :lol:

[JiggaStyles09]

Why not use a new name for this dull and boring design, something like MLS (now that we have the ML and the X3 rival called MLK)... and left the G-Wagon as it is now??? This could be the logical idea... but no, in Stuttgart someone has had the brilliant idea to destroy a 30 years timeless myth, just to produce another boring SUV without charisma...
haha yea i agree, just naming it something else would take some of the pain away.

[SPEEDKILLAR]

This would be good if it was the new ML, but definitely not the new G


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[alex_jean22]

This is not a MLS, not a ML and not a G class. It is the 2006 M Class. I just saw a publicity of it on tv and to me, there is nothing exceptional about it. KIA would be able to do a desing like it!
http://www.mercedes-benz.com/mbcom/international/international_website/en/com/international_home/home/products/passengercars/m-class/mclass_offroader.html

[Z3uS]

I liked it, it has a "strong" appearance. But i prefer the new M-Class.

[ikon2003]

My impressions
1) it looks fairly good for an SUV
2) it looks too similar to the new M class (and it continues a trend that I find detrimental to MB - they're competing with themselves, and they've taken market discrimination to a self-hindering level)
3) It's a shame that they are losing the classic G shape - it was/is such an iconic piece of SUV history...a true representation of the real SUV before the Americanized craze came about and adulterated the market.

[5vz-fe]

This is not a MLS, not a ML and not a G class. It is the 2006 M Class. I just saw a publicity of it on tv and to me, there is nothing exceptional about it. KIA would be able to do a desing like it!
http://www.mercedes-benz.com/mbcom/international/international_website/en/com/international_home/home/products/passengercars/m-class/mclass_offroader.html

You should consider wearing a pair of glasses my friend.

[TransAm]

This would be good if it was the new ML, but definitely not the new G

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I tend to agree with that.

The old shape G55 is on my list of cars to buy if I had the money for a 20-car garage, though...

On a mercedes demo day they took us over this 'offroad' course in the G and then straight after in the ML. It was like night and day. I felt safe in the G, and sick in the ML (it was bouncier than Jordans left tit)

[CMonakar]

That looks like shit.

There's always the unimog . . .
http://home.off-road.com/~trailblazers4x4/unimog.gif

[Pwoarrr]

It doesn't look bad, it actually looks pretty good.
But as mentioned before, it doesn't look like a g-wagen......IMO it looks too similar to the new M-class. If I saw it from the front, I wouldn't be able to tell it apart from the M-class!

[bmwdakias]

It was about time to completly change the g-wagen.The outgoing model according to my personal opinion, although it looked mean and tough it brought into my mind a russian 4x4, it was extremely overpriced and the interior quality nothing to be proud of. The new car although has lost its character on the looks department, it will most probably going to be competitive and a lot better car overall.

[noosee]

It doesn't matter how it looks or drives. It will suffer from many reliability issues anyway :wink:

[ARMAN]

Dont like SUV's in general and this looks boring imho. The only offroad that is nice is Range Rover and its little bro Discovery, truly beautiful and worth money event if its offroad.

[neilo63]

Even if we ignore the rugged charms of the G class, it still looks like turd - worst merc visually in recent times. :puke:

[HeilSvenska]

it still looks like turd - worst merc visually in recent times.

i don't know what you mean by recent, since it is at least 3 decades old.

May be this is a version of the M class. but then again if it's to debut next spring, the design's probably final. wow. ugly anyways.


but, if you want a good 4x4, you still have the Land Rover Defender!

hopefully, the defender replacement, if there will be any, won't turn out like this.

[numerouno]

It looks too sluggish without inheriting any of the aggressive lines of the mighty old G-class. New G=Scheisswagen

[ferrarif1fan89]

I like it, but i would never buy it. not even if i had the money to throw around.

[5vz-fe]

This also brings up the fact that Land Rover did a great job on thier Range Rover changes. They make the car uptodate looking without sacrificing the elegance or its offroad heritage.

[findleybeast]

It doesn't look particularly bad, but now it's just another SUV.

[DeMoN]

http://img73.echo.cx/img73/6797/sorento9rs.th.jpg (http://img73.echo.cx/my.php?image=sorento9rs.jpg)

Kia sorento IMO.

[modena626]

they old g class wasn't selling so well, they had to make a change.

[twboy1999]

looks like a fucking van

where is the fucking military look
fucking benz fucked up the G

[RC45]

they old g class wasn't selling so well, they had to make a change.

Wasn't selling well?

[is64fun]

looks a bit like a chrysler from the front.
i look at this
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v200/misc88/edrg.jpgand i see this
http://www.edmunds.com/media/reviews/top10/towing.vehicles/04.chrysler.pacifica.500.jpg

also the bottom part of the MB bumper looks more like the bottom part of of the new crossfire bumper.




The G-Wagon was supposed to look like that - afterall it IS a utility vehicle - granted, the most expensive and exclusive utility vehicle on the planet.

exclusive yes, expensive no.
G-Wagon MSRP 79,620
Porsche Cayenne Turbo MSRP 89,300
Hummer H1 (TRUE SPORT UTILITY) MSRP 129,399 softtop, 140,796 hardtop

i agree also :) +1 for me. cryslerish

[IgotWRXed]

this is me boo'ing from my computer.

booooooooooooooooooooo

they should take off the star and slap on a mazda or acura symbol.

[Sir_GT]

they old g class wasn't selling so well, they had to make a change.

Making stuff up as you go along? :)

The G was the ultimate cool car. Everybody who had taste had one.

[gottacatchup]

they old g class wasn't selling so well, they had to make a change.

Making stuff up as you go along? :)

The G was the ultimate cool car. Everybody who had taste had one.

I doubt that everyone with taste has one, i see about 2 a day and i can tell you those people could not be considered tasteful. I'm sorry to say although the G does have heritage if had already began its decent into soccer mom van a couple years ago.

[alex_jean22]

alex_jean22 wrote:
This is not a MLS, not a ML and not a G class. It is the 2006 M Class. I just saw a publicity of it on tv and to me, there is nothing exceptional about it. KIA would be able to do a desing like it!
http://www.mercedes-benz.com/mbcom/international/international_website/en/com/international_home/home/products/passengercars/m-class/mclass_offroader.html


You should consider wearing a pair of glasses my friend.

:| Holy crap I can't realise how I did to think it was the same car!
Looking at it carefully and all I can say is...it looks a little bit like the new M-class... lol!
seriously i find it doesn't look robust enough for a G-class.

[pharzo]

4 months for that comeback...?

nice :P

[lorbmw69]

It looks like a Honda....the G should be badass....this really doesn't do it for me.

[Skaala]

it looks good, but it ain't a G-wagon, 55AMG will be interesting though

[sads]

No way thats a G its deffinetly more M Class now then anything. Morale of the story you want a real 4wd buy a Defender!

[faisal7]

yuck
tey hav ruined it
completely
i was just likin the new m-class & thought nnow the merc suv line up looked nice but wit tis new g-class..........man merc sucks