After celebrating its automotive icons from the ’90s with the opening of its Youngtimer exhibition in Germany final week, Mercedes-Benz has unveiled a special-edition G-Class paying homage to its trailblazing efforts within the ’80s. Dubbed the Mercedes-Benz G-Class Version STRONGER THAN THE Eighties, the brand new automobile nods to the traditional W460-series Geländewagen, which laid the inspiration for the G-Class’s future success.
The newest G-Class takes colours and design parts from the reference mannequin. Prospects can select between MANUFAKTUR agave inexperienced stable and MANUFAKTUR Colorado beige stable tones, each of which have been among the many first paint choices accessible for the G-Class. Moreover, the automotive’s flip sign indicators are completed within the signature orange hue from the period, and to cap off the classic highlights, the automobile’s bumpers, flared wheel arches, and exterior mirrors are performed in evening black magno, identical to the primary G-Class.
Open the automotive’s doorways, and a brand projector studying “G-STRONGER THAN TIME” welcomes drivers and passengers. Inside, the middle panel of the black leather-based seats is draped with an ’80s-inspired dove gray material, whereas the passenger seize deal with hosts the phrases “STRONGER THAN THE Eighties.” The “Schöckl Proved” badge, in the meantime, is crafted with a signature ’80s look on the B-pillar, and every automobile is signed with a “1 of 460” mark (a nod to the unique W460-series) on the console.
The Mercedes-Benz G-Class Version STRONGER THAN THE Eighties is now accessible for order at a beginning worth of £152,815 GBP. Check out the design within the gallery above.
