Even after more than 35 years, the Mercedes-Benz G-Class continues to be an off-road icon and is maybe more popular than ever before. This week the German car maker unveiled its latest updates to the series. Once again the exterior hardly changed and remains to have the rugged look that makes it so popular in the first place. The technology and inner workings of the G-Class are updated to the latest standards and Mercedes-Benz innovations though. Mercedes introduces a new 4.0 liter turbocharged V8 engine for the G500; also the output of the G350 and the G63 AMG have been increased. Furthermore all engines have been outfitted with an ECO start/stop function to reduce fuel consumption and emissions. On the cosmetic side, the brand introduces restyled bumpers and standard AMG flared wheel arches for the G350d and G500, new 18-inch alloy wheels for the G350d, as well as a revised instrument panel. As part of a new color package Mercedes-Benz is offering solar beam, tomato red, alien green, sunset beam, and galactic beam combined with black trimmings on the outside, and color matching top-stitching on the inside. If the bulky G-Class really needed neon color options we are not sure, but there is certainly a customer for that. The entire new 2016 Mercedes-Benz G-Class range is available for order from this summer.
