Mercedes revealed on Wednesday plans to place a retro-inspired G-Class into restricted manufacturing. Dubbed the “Version Stronger Than the Eighties,” the particular G-Wagen evokes styling harking back to the unique SUV from the Eighties, with classic colours, black trim, totally different lighting, and distinctive badging.

Restricted to simply 460 items worldwide, the Version Stronger Than the Eighties borrows a lot of its design from the retro-inspired G-Class in-built 2023 to have a good time 500,000 items constructed. It has the identical Agave Inexperienced paint, the identical headlight protectors, and the identical amber-colored flip indicators. 

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Retro-Impressed Design

Clients will be capable to select between three totally different paint colours this time round. Along with Agave Inexperienced, patrons can choose Cream or Colorado Beige. The three colours had been among the many first to be obtainable to G-Class patrons within the Eighties, based on Mercedes.

Regardless of which colour is chosen, each particular version G will include the entrance fascia, radiator grille, brush guard, underneath guard, bumpers, facet sills, wheel arches, and mirror caps painted in Night time Black Magno, to mirror the unique G-Class’s rugged design. Silver 18-inch wheels come commonplace.

The Version Stronger Than the Eighties will get historic badging on the hood, the tailgate, and the spare tire cowl. The Skilled Line Exterior tools additionally comes commonplace, which provides all-terrain tires, mud flaps, and a roof rack with a rear-mounted ladder. 

Inside, patrons will get pleasure from Dove Gray plaid material inserts and a “1 of 460” badge mounted to the middle console. The passenger seize deal with options the phrase “STRONGER THAN THE Eighties”, whereas the entrance door sill panels characteristic a topography map of Schöckl mountain, the testing grounds in Graz, Austria the place the G-Class is constructed. 

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Fashionable Tools Beneath

The G-Class Version Stronger Than the Eighties is predicated on the 2026 Mercedes-Benz G550. Which means a turbocharged 3.0-liter inline-six with mild-hybrid tech making 443 horsepower and 413 pound-feet of torque. Energy will get to all 4 wheels by way of a nine-speed automated and a two-speed switch case, with three locking differentials. 

Mercedes quotes a 0-60 time of 5.3 seconds for the traditional G550, although this one is perhaps a tenth or two slower because of the extra tools. Other than the throwback seat sample, retro G ought to be completely fashionable inside, with screens for the gauge cluster and the infotainment system, full with wi-fi Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.

There is not any pricing obtainable for the Version Stronger Than the Eighties, although contemplating its distinctive upgrades and ultra-limited manufacturing, anticipate it to be an entire lot costlier than a regular G550. Mercedes says deliveries ought to start later this 12 months.

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