After an extended wait, Mercedes has unveiled the primary electrical Mercedes G-Class. It’s known as the Mercedes G 580 EQ, weighs over three tonnes, has 4 engines with 432 kW and 1,164 Nm in complete, and a 116 kWh battery that provides it a WLTP vary of 473 km.
In autumn 2021, Mercedes unveiled the Mercedes EQG idea on the Munich Mobility Present. Greater than two and a half years later, the manufacturing mannequin makes its debut on the Beijing present and comes with spectacular figures: curb weight of three,085 kg (445 kg greater than the AMG G 63 facelift), 4 engines totaling 432 kW (588 PS), and 1,164 Nm, 116 kWh battery.
Three digital lockable differentials
The Mercedes G 580 EQ just isn’t constructed on the EVA II platform of the EQE/EQS SUV and never on the upcoming MB.EA platform. Mercedes has chosen to maintain the ladder body construction and has due to this fact tailored the traditional mannequin platform for electrical propulsion.
The 4 electrical motors are positioned near the wheels and every develops 108 kW. As with the traditional mannequin, Low-Vary mode could be chosen for tough terrain. Every motor has a gearbox and inverter in a shared housing. Low-Vary can be activated within the Rock program, and the discount ratio is 2:1. On this case, the rock-crawl perform is energetic, and the utmost velocity is restricted to 85 kph.
By putting the engines very near the wheels, the Mercedes G 580 EQ provides some distinctive amenities:– The G-Flip perform permits the automobile to carry out two full 360-degree spins across the vertical axis. It operates in Low-Vary, Crawl mode, and the driving force can select the course of rotation, left or proper, by pulling and holding the left or proper steering wheel shift paddle. After two full turns, the G-Flip perform is deactivated. Mercedes recommends that this operation be carried out on free or unpaved surfaces.– The G-Steering perform can considerably scale back off-road steering diameter, works with Low-Vary engaged, in Rock mode, and is energetic as much as 25 kph – The off-road crawl perform is a type of cruise management for off-road driving. It has an analogous perform to Hill Descent Management, besides that it’s not solely used when going downhill but additionally on flat terrain or when climbing a hill. The driving force can choose three speeds: sluggish crawl (2 km/h), variable crawl (from 2 to 14 km/h), and quick crawl (round 8 km/h).
The driving force can select between 5 packages: Consolation, Sport, Particular person plus two for off-road – Path and Rock.
The Mercedes G 580 EQ comes commonplace with the adaptive suspension of the traditional mannequin, and the axle configuration is analogous: double-wishbone impartial entrance suspension and inflexible rear axle. The rear axle, De Dion sort, has been modified, and the motors are mounted on a ladder body and linked with the wheels by way of dual-joint shafts.
Strategy angle and departure angle, 32 and 30.7 levels respectively, are higher than on the traditional mannequin (31 and 30 levels respectively). In distinction, the brakeover angle is decrease, at 20.3 levels, in comparison with 26 levels. The bottom clearance of 250 mm is 9 mm larger than on the basic mannequin. The Mercedes G 580 EQ may go by means of an 850 mm water ford, in comparison with solely 700 mm on the G450d d/G 500.
The battery has composite underbody safety
The battery with a internet capability of 116 kWh consists of 216 cells grouped in 12 modules. It is built-in into the ladder body constituted of metal as much as 4 mm thick. The 116 kWh battery offers a WLTP vary of 473 km. The battery is protected against off-road knocks by a defend fabricated from composite supplies stronger than aluminum or metal, 26 mm thick and weighing 57.6 kg, hooked up to the ladder body by greater than 50 metal screws. The same metal defend would have been 3 times heavier. The defend is protected with a 1 mm protecting layer in opposition to stone chip hits.
The battery expenses from 10 to 80% with as much as 200 kW in about 32 minutes, and at AC stations with as much as 11 kW, with no 22 kW charging possibility. The battery has three charging packages: Normal, Work, and Residence, which permit the storage of departure time, local weather management, and most cost stage parameters.
As with different Mercedes fashions, 4 recuperation ranges could be chosen from the paddles behind the steering wheel: D Auto, D, D- and D –. There’s no frunk within the entrance, however charging cables could be saved within the spare wheel nicely, which has been transformed right into a cable storage compartment.
Particular Version One collection
As with different Mercedes fashions, a particular launch collection known as Version One (Manufaktur south sea blue magno within the picture gallery) is obtainable. It has a beginning value of 194,524.15 euros and is accessible in 5 unique Manufaktur colours. The Mercedes G 580 EQ is constructed like the traditional mannequin at Magna Steyr in Austria.
