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michel bertin
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Date registered: Jun 2006
Location: SFO Bay Area, CA
Vehicle(s): '02 G500, '14 G550
Posts: 124
| 2016 G, from Automobile Magazine
http://www.automobilemag.com/features/news/1406-deep-dive-2016-mercedes-benz-g-class-2019-glb-crossover/ Reports some of what we heard, and some I had not yet: 10cm wider, independent front suspension. Alu frame to save ~400kg. 4 l V8 dual turbo, 9-speed. Lower height. Michel
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michel bertin
Veteran
Date registered: Jun 2006
Location: SFO Bay Area, CA
Vehicle(s): '02 G500, '14 G550
Posts: 124
| RE: 2016 G, from Automobile Magazine
Sorry, correction, the article does not mention the 9-speed trans. It was in other articles I read. |
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AlanMcR
Expert
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: US, CA, Los Altos
Vehicle(s): G300DT E300DT 230SL
Posts: 3500
| RE: 2016 G, from Automobile Magazine
All I need them to be able to do is ship a diesel into the US. They can ditch the rest of the changes.
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Luky
Elite Veteran
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: Bratislava, Slovakia, EU
Vehicle(s): 300GE LWB auto, E320CDI 4M, VW Polo Classic 1.6
Posts: 1062
| Re: 2016 G, from Automobile Magazine
A few weeks ago I talked to a guy who is working on the new G development and this guy told me their target group are milionaires and celebrities and they want to make the new G a competitor for the Range Rover and the new Bentley SUV...
BTW. I am not 100% sure but I think the whole frame weights only about 200 kgs. So there is no way to save 400 kgs by just a new frame.
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Brent
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Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: SW Colorado USA
Vehicle(s): '13 Wolfsburg GTI
Posts: 1754
| RE: 2016 G, from Automobile Magazine
Somebody messed up the picture if that truck has IFS.... I can see the differential right where it is supposed to be. That truck has a solid front axle. The G would lose ALL of it's appeal (to me) if it went with independant suspension. |
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MudMonkey
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Date registered: Jun 2013
Location: CO
Vehicle(s): '03 G500
Posts: 274
| Re: 2016 G, from Automobile Magazine
Yeah. Hate to be a stick-in-the-mud, but I really have no interest in this updated G. I keep reading that independent suspension is the wave of the future for 4WD trucks, but I'm just not into it. I'll take solid front and rear axles every time. The old cliche applies - "They sure don't make 'em like they used to!" .... |
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Inkblotz
Expert
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: Georgia
Vehicle(s): 90 300GD "Thundering Turtle II", w/ 603A turbo
Posts: 3186
| RE: 2016 G, from Automobile Magazine
Thought I remembered this photo. Looks like someone enjoys photoshoping this one pic of the G. This was from 2012.
Mark
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petermerle
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Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: Cape Town ( deep south )
Vehicle(s): W460 *1, W123 *2, W124
Posts: 1315
| RE: 2016 G, from Automobile Magazine
michel bertin - 6/27/2014 8:15 PM
http://www.automobilemag.com/features/news/1406-deep-dive-2016-mercedes-benz-g-class-2019-glb-crossover/ . Alu frame to save ~400kg. . Michel Steel chassis is only around 250-300kg depending on configuration - so I don't know what they have been smoking |
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Braingears
Expert
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: St Petersburg, FL
Vehicle(s): G320 & ML320
Posts: 1450
| RE: 2016 G, from Automobile Magazine
I will be happy to take one of the used ones. |
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Balto
Extreme Veteran
Date registered: Mar 2012
Location: Scottsdale, AZ
Vehicle(s): 2002 G500
Posts: 368
| RE: 2016 G, from Automobile Magazine
Yup, just look at the fake Gs plate. You can tell those numbers/letters are photo shopped
Inkblotz - 6/29/2014 5:55 AM
Thought I remembered this photo. Looks like someone enjoys photoshoping this one pic of the G. This was from 2012.
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mb230s
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: SWFL
Vehicle(s): G-less for now, vintage MBs, FJ40
| Re: 2016 G, from Automobile Magazine
I'll admit I'm intrigued and after 35 years something CAN be improved. Aluminum is a great material and we are going to see more and more use of AL in cars. As much as I loved my G the fuel economy and range were abysmal. Gas has probably doubled since I sold it. We can't get the diesel on this side of the pond so no viable choice. Dropping the LBs would go a long way to help. The AL G w/ a diesel engine would be even nicer. AL corrodes at a much much slower rate then steel as well. As long as Gs last - that just got longer. Size-wise I also thought a couple more inches of shoulder room and a couple more inches in the back seat would be perfect. I was just a little cramped - not uncomfortable but just prefer a bit more shoulder room and I wouldn't want to sit in the back seat. No mention in the article about the back seat but if the extra width is between the wheel wells it might move aft also. The IFS....too early to tell. The new front system might be superbly designed while solving some of the obvious faults with the current setup (lifespan, maintenance, etc). We can only wait and see if the new IFS is good or bad. |
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03-Gwagen
Elite Veteran
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: Western Pennsylvania
Vehicle(s): CLK63 Black Series, 2018 G63, 2016 GLE300d
Posts: 888
| Re: 2016 G, from Automobile Magazine
Anyone hear if the 2016 makeover is still coming?
http://www.emercedesbenz.com/autos/mercedes-benz/g-class/mercedes-g...
http://www.autonews.com/article/20141021/OEM04/310219999/mercedes-g...
If it is true, will the 2015 be the end of the "G"?
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shaunmlavery
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Date registered: Dec 2014
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Posts: 4
| Re: 2016 G, from Automobile Magazine
Yes, mid-October for the G550 463.329, G63 463.273 and G65 463.275.
M176 in the G550. |
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