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Mercedes G-Class Becomes Wild-Looking Coupe Thanks To Mansory

The company plans to make just eight of them.

The Mansory Gronos Coupé EVO C is the long name for the coachbuilder’s new two-door conversion for the Mercedes-Benz G-Class. The company is making just eight of them, and each buyer gets to specify how their example looks. To show off what’s possible, this one highlights the body in the color-shifting shade Fludium Paint Chrome Atmosphere.

Mansory starts by taking a regular G-Class and stripping off the doors. The team then slices through the body and shifts the B-pillar rearward. This also requires fitting longer panels of glass along the sides because the location of the previous C-pillar is gone.

The conversion also shifts the door mounting points to the B-pillar so that they open the opposite way of most vehicles. This involves relocating the hinges and handles.

The body also gains a front fascia with integrated, yellow lights. The hood with a prominent scoop has the appearance of forged carbon fiber. A light bar attaches to the front of the roof, and there’s a wing on the back.

If a buyer prefers, Mansory can even do an armored version of this machine.

Inside, each customer can specify the SUV’s upholstery and finishes. This one has stark white leather and gold trim. Tan sections keep the cabin from being too monotone. The front seats fold forward to provide access to the two chairs in the back. Mansory says its changes to the G-Class retain all of Mercedes’ safety tech.

The engine also gets some upgrades. Mansory pushes the output to 900 horsepower (671 kilowatts) and 885 pound-feet (1,200 Newton-meters). The company estimates the SUV can hit 62 miles per hour (100 kilometers per hour) in 3.3 seconds. The limited top speed is 153 mph (250 kph).

This is Mansory’s second recent coupe conversion. In January, the company debuted the Venatus Coupe Evo C that took the Lamborghini Urus and slices off the rear doors. It planned to make eight of them.

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Electric G-Class Goes by the Mercedes EQG Name, Will Boast “Enormous Pulling Power”

The second-generation Mercedes G-Class is so common that most petrolheads do not give a flying hoot about it anymore – unless they’re the ones holding the wheel. The same often applies to the two AMG variants, the normal G 63 and the G 63 4×4 Squared, yet not when it comes to their tuned counterparts.

Mind you, the tuning world has nothing to do with the Mercedes EQG, for now anyway, because the electric off-roader is still in the testing and fine-tuning phase. Several scoops have shown various prototypes in different environments, and all of them wore vinyl stickers on their bodies, meant to hide some of the changes over the ICE-powered models.

Retaining the iconic shape of its brethren, old and new, the upcoming Mercedes-Benz EQG will feature a closed-off grille, and this, together with the missing exhaust tips, will be the main things that will visually set it apart on the outside. Those who know a thing or two about G-Wagens will tell you that it has new front and rear bumpers, fender flares, and wheels with an aero design that will minimize drag compared to the normal offerings, thus improving the driving range.

Besides the new upholstery and trim, the EQG will feature an updated center console hosting a new touchpad controller on the inside. Fresh switchgear will be part of the makeover, and so will new central air vents. There will also be a new steering wheel, deleted analog clock, and a dedicated button that will activate the G-Turn function, as this vehicle is capable of turning like a tank.

Can’t wait to find out what powers it, and to learn the magic numbers, like the output, torque, naught to sixty-two miles per hour sprint time, and top speed? Well, you’re not alone, but these details are still a well-preserved secret. One of the few things the three-pointed star brand had to say about it, for now, is that the EQG will sport “enormous pulling power.” A range extender will be included, and we cannot tell you anything about this feature for now, nor the battery that will feed the four motors driving it.

It has been reported that the Mercedes-Benz EQG will premiere at the end of the year or in 2024 and that the order books will open next year. There’s no way to verify that information yet, but when it will finally show its uncamouflaged face in an official environment, chances are it will look very similar to the one sketched out by kelsonik. The rendering portrays it with a bi-tone look, mixing white on the lower parts of the body and black on the hood, pillars, and roof, and with a backlit closed-off grille that puts the spotlight on its electron-sipping nature.



Article Credits: Cristian Gnaticov
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