Mercedes G-Wagen - famed for its 軍の background and 人気 with celebrities - has 公式に gone electric

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After a long build up, the new all-electric 見解／翻訳／版 of the Mercedes G-Class has finally been 明かすd.

Loyal fans of the 軍の off-roader turned Chelsea tractor will recognise the boxy-ゆらめく of iconic G-Wagen, but what lies underneath is a 無-放出／発行s drivetrain and plenty of fancy new features.

The G-Class EV will not be called the EQG as 以前 thought, instead it will be called the [far いっそう少なく catchy] 'G580 with EQ 科学（工学）技術'.

And Mercedes is 約束ing big things when it comes to its electric 業績／成果...

Mercedes has 明らかにする／漏らすd its new and much 心配するd electric G-Class - the G580 with EQ 科学（工学）技術. 初めは 推定する／予想するd to be called the much snappier EQG, the new G580 will 開始する，打ち上げる later this year and will look almost 同一の to the newly-updated 燃料 G-Class, save for a few electric tweaks

The boxy 形態／調整 keeps the 遺産 from the first G-Wagen that 開始する，打ち上げるd in 1979, but this electric 見解／翻訳／版 will have 432kW of 生産（高） and will 加速する from 0-62mph in 4.7 seconds. Although it 重さを計るs 3.1 tonnes (the 正規の／正選手 燃料 G-Class is 2.5 tonnes) its 最高の，を越す 速度(を上げる） will be 112mph

Daimler-Benz first introduced the 初めの G-Class in 1979, having developed the off-road in 共同 with Steyr-Daimler-Puch in Austria.?

初めは called the 'Wolf', it was designed as a 強健な 軍の off-roader 有能な of taking on all 地形s.

But in more 最近の times, the SUV has become the choice of footballers, celebs and social マスコミ 星／主役にするs wanting to show off their 広大な wealth and love of enormous - and hugely powerful - 乗り物s.?

There have been a number of oddball 修正するd examples too, not least the six-wheeled G63 6x6 and the 事業／計画（する） Mondo G built in 共同 with 賞与金 coat company Moncler , which 最終的に put a puffer jacket on a Mercedes G-Class.

Daimler-Benz first introduced the 初めの G-Class in 1979, having developed the off-road in 共同 with Steyr-Daimler-Puch in Austria

初めは called the 'Wolf', the G-Class was designed as a 強健な 軍の off-roader 有能な of taking on all 地形s

The 初めの G-Class was a bruising off-road 有能な of taking on the harshest landscapes. But it quickly turned from 軍の モーター to 高級な 乗り物

にもかかわらず having been around for 45 years. the G-Class hasn't 正確に／まさに moved with the times. The look are barely 不変の, with a boxy 形態／調整 and often a big モーター under the bonnet

The Mercedes G-Wagen has become a popular car の中で celebrities and footballers in particular. Pictured: Manchester 部隊d and England 星／主役にする Marcus Rashford in his 修正するd Brabus G-Class

The G-Class has been altered to the extreme in 最近の times. Pictured is the Merceded G63 6X6, 追加するing another pair of wheels to the mix

Just last year, Mercedes and 高級な coat 製造者 Moncler 共同製作するd to produce the 事業／計画（する） Mondo G, which 最終的に put a puffer jacket on a Mercedes G-Class

In keeping with the 'Gelandewagens' from 45 years ago, this all-electric G-Wagen is based on the 伝統的な 4x4 ladder-でっちあげる，人を罪に陥れる 概念.

But, because the 580 is electric, four 個々に controlled モーターs 位置を示すd 近づく the wheels will 力／強力にする this expensive SUV with 432kW of 生産（高）.

Even though we know the only places anyone 現実に sees a G-Class these days are Cheshire or outside Harrods, Mercedes says it's the best off-roader yet.

'The four 個々に controlled electric モーターs once again raises the 伝説の 業績／成果 of our off-road icon to a new level,' the German outfit （人命などを）奪う，主張するs.

And Mercedes has debuted a number of 排除的 electric 機能（する）／行事s, 含むing the 'G-Turn', which 許すs the car to turn on the 位置／汚点／見つけ出す on loose or unpaved surfaces.

'G-Steering' is another new 機能（する）／行事 - this 劇的な 減ずるs the size of the turning circle.

New features for the electric G580 含む 'G-Turn', which 許すs the car to turn on the 位置／汚点／見つけ出す on loose or unpaved surfaces, and 'G-Steering' 減少（する）s the turning circle - these are 連合させるd with the 伝統的な ladder-でっちあげる，人を罪に陥れる underpinnings and an extra 9mm of ground 通関手続き／一掃 for 改善するd off-roading

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The 580 also comes with low 範囲 off-road gear 削減, gradeability of up to 100 per cent on suitable surfaces, an extra 150mm of fording depth on the 燃料 G-Class.?

Ground 通関手続き／一掃 is also up 9mm on its 燃料 sister, too (250mm versus 241mm).

For 力／強力にする, the electric G-Class has a 抱擁する 116kWh 殴打／砲列 ? the same size as the newly updated Mercedes EQS that can managed 511 miles on a 選び出す／独身 告発（する），告訴（する）／料金 ? but because of the box-on-wheels 団体／死体 形態／調整 and 付加 本体，大部分／ばら積みの, 範囲 is 限られた／立憲的な to just 293 miles.?

The 殴打／砲列 is 保護の plated and can 扱う five times the 負わせる of the car.

最大限 非難する 速度(を上げる）s go up to ultra-早い 200kW, giving owners 0 to 80 per cent 告発（する），告訴（する）／料金 in 32 minutes.?And Mercedes?has cleverly 二塁打d the 後部-wheel 貯蔵 box 事例／患者 into a 非難する house of the 11kW onboard 非難する cables.?

To fully 告発（する），告訴（する）／料金 the new electric G-Class at home - at the 現在の 基準 kwh price - it will cost you 概略で around £23.?

The electric G-Class has an 116kWh 殴打／砲列, manages 293 miles on a 選び出す／独身 告発（する），告訴（する）／料金 and 早い 告発（する），告訴（する）／料金s up to 200kw 速度(を上げる）s. It's also got a neat charger 貯蔵 box tucked away in the 後部 wheel house

石油 長，率いるs who don't want to give up the burbling sound of a throaty V8 engine will be happy to hear the electric G-Class comes with something called 'G-Roar'.

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This produces synthetic sounds to 追加する 'aura' and event' - noises that are 最終的に designed to 高める the electric G-Class 運動ing experience.

ーに関して／ーの点でs of how 急速な／放蕩な it 加速するs, the G580 can reach 62mph from a 行き詰まり in 4.7 seconds, with a 限られた／立憲的な 最高の，を越す 速度(を上げる） of 112mph.

That's not bad for a hulking 乗り物s that 重さを計るs 3.1 tonnes (the 正規の／正選手 燃料 G-Class is 2.5 tonnes).?

Looks wise, it's very much an 進化 of the classic.

It still mimics the angular, new-facelifted 燃焼 G-Class you might have seen out and about in 豊富な parts of the 資本／首都, but with some electric 新たな展開s.

The 取調べ／厳しく尋問する is blanked-off in typical EV style, the windscreen has 黒人／ボイコット でっちあげる，人を罪に陥れるing, the 前線 bumper vents are aero-optimised and there are of course the silver 'EQ' badges that signify you're 運動ing an electric variant.

But 全体にわたる, Mercedes 手配中の，お尋ね者 to keep this electric G-Class as の近くに to its 家系 as possible ? and not bring it in line with the 残り／休憩（する） of the EQ 範囲's futuristic look.

One of the few exterior differences to the 燃焼 G-Class is the 黒人／ボイコット 注目する，もくろむ mask around the 前線 windscreen. The first to 開始する，打ち上げる '版 One' will come in five paint 選択s, all with blue and 黒人／ボイコット accents

The blanked-off 取調べ／厳しく尋問する and 空気／公表する vents are another couple of electric tweaks to 改善する aerodynamics

Many were 推定する／予想するing Mercedes-Benz to take the 'EQ' nameplate 大勝する used for its other electric 乗り物s to turn the G-Wagen into the EQG. But bosses have 投票（する）d against this and 選ぶd for a mouthful called G580 with EQ 科学（工学）技術. Doesn't roll off the tongue, does it?

And the 内部の is pretty much a copy and paste 高級な 職業 from the updated G-Class.

There are the 最新の Mercedes MBUX twin 12.3-インチ touchscreens 同様に as augmented reality sat-nav, ambient lighting, and a multifunction steering wheel in nappa leather.

?得る，とらえる 扱うs 移転 across too ? for that '堅い' feel.

The 'offroad 操縦室' is new, though ? this switches the driver and マスコミ 陳列する，発揮する to only show the most important off-road data 含むing 高度, steering angle and even a compass.

The 内部の of the G580 is the same as the 内部の of the new 石油 and ディーゼル G-Wagen 推定する／予想する for blue stitching. It has the 二重の 12.3-インチ touchscreens with Mercedes MBUX, augmented sat-nav and ambient lighting?

With a price tag 推定する／予想するd to 範囲 from £140k-£190k, the electric G-Class is incredibly expensive. But it will be luxurious, with nappa leather, infotainment 審査するs 前線 and 支援する, and even 気温 controlled cupholders

When the not-so-catchy G580 is 公式に 開始する，打ち上げるd later this year, you'll only be able to get your 手渡すs on the high-spec '版 One' 削減する.

This will be 利用できる in five 'Manufaktur' paint 選択s, all of which have a blue 削減する （土地などの）細長い一片 and blue ブレーキ callipers to hint to its electrified heartbeat.

These blue exterior hints are 反映するd on the 内部の in the form of blue 炭素-fibre 削減する elements and blue stitching.

The 版 One also comes with all the AMG Line and Night 一括 features as 基準, 含むing 20-インチ AMG 10-spoke alloy wheels, G logo door 手渡すs, and a new silver pearl/黒人／ボイコット 内部の upholstery.

The 版 One 削減する is 始める，決める to 競争相手 the 近づいている electric 範囲 Rover and is expensive than the newly updated Mercedes EQS - the 旗艦 EQ 申し込む／申し出ing?

There's also a nausea-inducing 'Stronger Than Time' exterior mirror 発射／推定 ? whether you want the tarmac below your car to say that or not.

Luckily other 削減するs without this will follow after the 版 One.

Price is yet to be 確認するd but 推定する／予想する the 版 One to cost from around £190,000, and 未来 models from around £140k.?

The only direct price point 高級な 4x4 競争相手 in the electric market will be the soon to be 開始する，打ち上げるd 範囲 Rover EV ? which is said to （犯罪の）一味 in の近くに to £150k.