It may be a bit unfair to put the Mercedes-Benz G-Class in this list, because its attributes have never been to carry the whole family on an outing, it is a hardcore off-road vehicle through and through, but its current use environment has changed dramatically, and most owners just use it as a luxury urban SUV.
 
In the past forty years, the Accord has reached the tenth generation, the Camry has reached the eighth generation, and the Mitsubishi Evolution has been discontinued after the tenth generation, but you may not believe it, Mercedes-Benz's G Class is still only the first generation, although there have been different degrees of upgrades and upgrades during the period, making it not too outdated, but in fact it is indeed going to be replaced.
 
In 2018, Mercedes-Benz finally released the second-generation G-Class, codenamed W464. This generation of the G-Class debuted with the G500 (or G550 in the US), along with a high-performance version of the G63 AMG. From the point of view of appearance, the new G Class and the old model are not much different, nothing more than the length and width of the car increased by 53 mm and 64 mm respectively, Mercedes-Benz does not intend to change the classic square box image of the G-Class, the previous square box such as Land Rover Discovery 4, Defender, have gradually gone away, such a recognizable appearance is actually a major selling point of the G-Class.
 
This generation of the G-Class currently has two powertrains, both 4.0L V8 twin-turbo engines, the G500 has a maximum horsepower of 416 hp (British) and a peak torque of 610 Nm, while the G63 engine has been tuned by AMG to produce 577 hp and 850 Nm of peak torque. In terms of transmission, the previous G-Class used a 7G-Tronic automatic transmission, and the new G-Class was replaced with a new 9G-Tronic automatic transmission. The difference between the 160 hp and the G500 is 5.9 seconds, while the G63 is 4.5 seconds, and the G500 is more than enough in 5.9 seconds.
 
The new generation of G-Class still continues the off-road ability of its predecessor, when the Land Rover Discovery 5 has been switched to a load-bearing body, the G-Class still uses a non-load-bearing body, adding a large amount of aluminum materials, and using high-strength steel in the A-pillar and B-pillar parts, which can ensure that the body has enough rigidity while being lightweight. The front, middle and rear three differential locks will still be retained, and models with three differential locks will become more and more rare in the future. The suspension form is different from the previous one, this generation has replaced the front overhang with a front double wishbone for improved comfort, and only the rear suspension retains the overall axle.
 
From the outside, the new G Class is still a classic, but when you step inside, you'll notice that it's been a game-changer. In fact, when Mercedes-Benz was doing this generation of G-Class, it was very clear that the people who would take it off-road were a minority after all, and it took on more responsibilities as a luxury urban SUV, not to mention that the interior of the new S-class was widely praised, so naturally this set of interiors was put on the new G-Class, including a large screen throughout, a new air conditioning outlet, a new Command system, and a lot of elements on the S-class and E-class, you sit in it, If it weren't for those three classic three independent differential lock switches, it really wouldn't feel like a hardcore off-road bike.
 
The wheelbase of the new generation of G-Class has increased by 40 mm, which has a very obvious improvement in the space in the car, the old G-Class is an off-road vehicle that looks very large, but in fact the ride space is very insufficient, but on the new generation of G-Class, the activity space in the front row has become larger, and the rear row can sit people, although this space is still a short board in the same class, but compared with the old model, this progress has been very big.
 
Space is a prerequisite for ride comfort, but the seat is also a very important indicator, the old G-Class in the later facelift, the front seats have been more comfortable, but to the new generation of G-Class, the seats have been improved. Because the center of gravity of the G-Class itself is quite high, the weight of the car is close to 2.6 tons, and the G500 is not equipped with electronic suspension, so when cornering and changing lines, the roll is very obvious, Mercedes-Benz moved the lateral support seat on the sports model, whenever there is roll, the corresponding side of the butterfly wing will strengthen the support force and reduce the impact of roll on the driver. The rear seat cushions are long enough, and although there isn't a lot of knee room, the backrest in the rear can be rectangulated, which is a bit strange but great for a hardcore off-road bike.
 
The trunk of the G-Class is different from ordinary SUVs, its depth is very general, but the vertical space is very sufficient, things are usually placed vertically, although its rear seats support to be put down, but there is a big gap between the floor of the trunk and the trunk after being put down, and the gap needs to be filled in before putting things, and the practicality is greatly reduced.
 
The U.S. Consumer Reports did not conduct quality statistics on the Mercedes-Benz G-Class. In German cars, Mercedes-Benz's car-making technology has always been in the upstream, and according to the use conditions of the G-class, the quality of the G-class is no problem to drive smoothly through 100,000 kilometers.
 
The Mercedes-Benz G-Class did not participate in the E-NCAP and IIHS crash tests, but as one of the few hard-core off-road vehicles of Mercedes-Benz, the safety expectations for it are optimistic unless there are obvious safety flaws reported.
Mercedes-Benz G-Class evaluation report