Making a big splash with a display at a major motor show that will really get people talking isn't always as easy as it may seem. And that's especially the case when the new vehicle model concerned looks a lot like the model it's replacing, and which has remained largely untouched since the late 1970s. To its immense credit, Mercedes-Benz has certainly managed it by presenting the first production G-Class SUV from 1979 in a huge block of amber-colored synthetic resin at the entrance to the Cobo Hall at the Detroit Auto Show.
It's intended to make a statement about how the genetic material of the G-Wagen has been preserved for so long, and how the brand's longest-running model series continues to embrace its fundamental genetics from one generation to another. Of course, it could also be looked at in a much more simplistic way as taking the boxy off-roader from the realm of actual utility vehicle to something that looks like life-size Hot Wheels display for kids and grown-up kids to marvel at.Also Read: 2019 Ford Ranger Unveiled at Detroit Auto Show
Although the new G-Class still looks a lot like it always has looked, the manufacturer has revealed there's more that is new about the new-generation than it might appear. The wheel arches and bumpers now form a more integral part of the body and look less like add-on features as they have done in the past, and the vehicle is now 53 mm longer and 121 mm wider than its predecessor. Under the hood is a high-performance 4.0-liter V-8 biturbo petrol engine, which now develops 422 horsepower and as much as 610 Nm of torque at 2000 to 4750 rpm.
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