{"id":10017168,"date":"2024-04-24T18:55:13","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T17:55:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chapter.digital\/electric-evolution\/"},"modified":"2024-04-25T00:18:55","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T23:18:55","slug":"electric-evolution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chapter.digital\/en\/electric-evolution\/","title":{"rendered":"Electric Evolution"},"content":{"rendered":"

It is undoubtedly one of THE automotive design icons and an off-road legend without equal. The Mercedes-Benz<\/a> G-Class is a vehicle that works equally well on and off the road, combining performance with modern luxury and distinct pop-cultural appeal. Now the longest-built passenger car model series in the brand’s history starts a new era: Chapter<\/i> was present at the eagerly awaited world premiere of the electric G-Class in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

L.A., on April 23, 2024. There could hardly be a more fitting place to celebrate the opening of a new chapter of the iconic Gel\u00e4ndewagen than Beverly Hills. After all, since its market launch in 1979, the G-Class<\/i>\u00a0 has not only left its mark on the automotive world, but has also gained a firm place in pop culture \u2013 from numerous appearances in blockbuster movies to music videos and fashion campaigns. Hip-hop musicians in particular quickly discovered that a G<\/i>\u00a0 was well suited as a boost for new tracks and wrote songs of praise for the German carmaker’s flagship model. Designers such as Virgil Abloh have also dedicated themselves to the iconic off-road vehicle in highly acclaimed art projects, and a list of the self-confessed celebrity fans of the \u00bbG-Wagen\u00ab would go beyond the scope of this article anyway.<\/p>\n

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So it is hardly surprising that a number of celebrities from the worlds of music, fashion, film and culture attended yesterday’s international world premiere in the impressive setting of Franklin Canyon Park <\/i>Los Angeles to celebrate the Mercedes-Benz G-Class<\/i> ‘ entry into the age of electric mobility. From Bradley Cooper and Kendall Jenner to hip-hop musician Travis Scott, who wowed the invited guests with a surprise gig.<\/p>\n

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Iconic design language meets state-of-the-art drive technology \u2013 that’s how you could describe the electric G-Class<\/i>\u00a0 in a nutshell. Unsurprisingly, it continues to impress with its classic, distinctive boxy design and the design details that have always been typical of the model, but is enhanced with new E-specific accents \u2013 including the optional black radiator grille, a redesigned, raised hood and the so-called \u00bbAir Curtains\u00ab in the rear wheel arch extensions.<\/p>\n

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In addition, an innovative drive concept will of course also raise the driving characteristics to a new level. The four individually controllable electric motors not only guarantee maximum performance \u2013 or off-road talents, of course \u2013 but also offer new e-specific functions. For example, the G-turn<\/i> allows you to turn almost on the spot, while the G-steering <\/i>function enables a significantly smaller turning circle when driving off-road. With the so-called G-Roar<\/i>, a new and individually controllable sound experience will also be available.<\/p>\n

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\u00bbThe G-Class <\/i>is a true legend. We are very excited to celebrate the long-awaited debut of the electric model here in Los Angeles. It feels just as much at home here as in open terrain. Our new electric G-Class can do everything that the familiar G-Class can do \u2013 and even more,\u00ab announced Michael Schiebe, Chairman of the Board of Management of Mercedes-AMG GmbH and Head of the Mercedes-Benz G-Class & Mercedes-Maybach divisions, visibly proud of the launch of the electric off-road vehicle icon.<\/p>\n

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With the electric G-Class <\/i>, Mercedes-Benz is opening what is probably the most important new chapter in the history of this legendary model series to date. A vehicle that combines proven off-road capabilities with state-of-the-art technology. It transforms an icon into the age of electromobility while remaining true to its unique history and iconic design language. [CS]<\/i><\/p>\n

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It is undoubtedly one of THE automotive design icons and an off-road legend without equal. The Mercedes-Benz G-Class is a vehicle that works equally well on and off the road, combining performance with modern luxury and distinct pop-cultural appeal. Now the longest-built passenger car model series in the brand’s history starts a new era: Chapter was present at the eagerly awaited world premiere of the electric G-Class in Los Angeles. L.A., on April 23, 2024. There could hardly be a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":10017159,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[341,336,348],"tags":[342,359,417],"class_list":["post-10017168","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mobility","category-articles","category-latest","tag-automotive-en","tag-mercedes-en","tag-mobility-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chapter.digital\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10017168","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chapter.digital\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chapter.digital\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chapter.digital\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chapter.digital\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10017168"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chapter.digital\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10017168\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chapter.digital\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10017159"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chapter.digital\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10017168"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chapter.digital\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10017168"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chapter.digital\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10017168"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}