G 580 – Electric G Wagen exceeds expectations
Known as the G-Wagen, G-Class, or simply The G, the iconic boxy ladder-frame SUV produced by Mercedes-Benz has relied on petrol or diesel power since its 1979 introduction. But all of that is about to change with the launch of the fully electric G 580, which we drove briefly off-road at the Kauri Bay Boomrock facility in Clevedon, south of Auckland. Mercedes-Benz initially conceived the Geländewagen (cross-country vehicle) as a utilitarian off-road capable vehicle for civilian and military use. It has been hand-built at the Magna...
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