Mercedes G-Class FULL REVIEW onroad vs gravel vs snow :o) 2020 all-new G350d Wagon - Autogefühl

a very warm welcome to an episode of icy autograph fuel here with the new

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g class. We'll tell you everything you need to know about the exterior interior and driving experience today, also with a new engine and a special

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screen, let's go so on the front you can see that it still has this vertical front grille. They saved around 170 kilograms of weight, for example, they made the front hood, the side fenders and also the doors out of aluminum to reduce weight. It still weighs 2.4 tons, so it is still a very heavy vehicle.

The headlights are round in shape and now also come with optional LED and the sensors are also hidden behind the Mercedes star, here still in 3D form, that's nice. Then there's the front. camera on the bottom we have that comp style and the color here my favorite is bright blue that's what we call thomas blue here at autogrow characteristically you still have those eyes that are the front turn indicators I would love this detail but there is one different thing: The other side mirrors, we will see them soon. Have you noticed that a G-Class always looked quite massive, but now it's even 12 centimeters wider, so it's a huge increase in width, not very often?

We see this change from generation to generation, but it's still not as wide as some of the large

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-size SUVs. Four meters 82 or 15 feet eight is the length of the new G-class, which is about five centimeters longer than before, so it is a slight change. There and design-wise, the main change is really the side mirror: now you have a round side mirror, which was the number one point of criticism, especially for G-Class fans and the reason they did it, for true, it is not the copy of a gle or something like that it is a self-developed for the g class, the reason is that it reduces wind noise at higher speeds especially when you sit inside from this area and it is also better for general aerodynamics, it is also supposed to reduce consumption, etc.

Yes, that is the modern approach, the other is the classic design approach, surely you can argue for both, also some off-road figures, the approach angle at the front is 30 degrees, the departure angle at The rear is 31 degrees and the ground clearance is 27 centimeters, so it is still very capable. In our other summer offroad episode we also showed you a lot about the 22-inch maximum wheels. This is a winter tire along with 19-inch wheels. I'm really looking forward to seeing how it works. for driving comfort later in the driving part, both winter tires and smaller rims, but I still think that visually it is still okay to choose a 19-inch model, it is an off-road car, so this tire off-road aspect Much larger is totally fine with me.

What do you think the side steps here have also already collected some dirt and of course you have those classic door handles still with that typical G-class clothing sound? You can actually close the doors and it doesn't sound like a modern car, it sounds like a traditional one. car and I think that's what it's about the car it also looks traditional in some ways it has those traditional features but meanwhile it's really a modern car underneath so this is one of the rare cars that I can stand next to it and in actually it has the same height really interesting So here is a typical design also with the rear tire separated, that is also the reason why the door will open to the sides.

Very soon we will show that the inside is always pleasant to see. They haven't changed much in design. the rear, those taillights of course have been updated a bit, it's interesting to know because of the way in the front there is an independent suspension, while the rear suspension is still rigid, that's for hard off-road use However, this also reduces comfort if you compare it, for example, with some of the modern SUVs. What do you think of the design here of the new G-Class? So, let's open the hood. Until now, for the new generation there was the G500, a four-liter V8 gasoline engine with 422 horsepower and the g63 basically has the same engine, but was later tuned to 585 horsepower.

This is now the g 350 d, the first new 3 liter 6 cylinder diesel. It's a completely new engine and it also has special damping, so for less vibrations and stuff, this was 286. About the same horsepower will also be used in the gle, but then with a little less horsepower Strength here, the acceleration figure is 7.4 seconds to 100 kilometers or 62 miles per hour, which is only a second and a half slower than the G500 in acceleration, quite interesting. the overdrive setting will remain the same for all engines, forty percent base in the front, sixty percent in the rear permanent overdrive, so the torque distribution right there, the previous generation was 50 50, so which now there is a little more camber on the rear wheels for this generation, so Look how it turns out in terms of consumption in our tests so far, the gasoline engines had around 12 liters per kilometer at least and up to 14 and if You push it even over 40 liters, we hope the diesel gets better consumption here.

Today we will go up the hill a little and do more agile driving. We can't measure it, but at or towards the end of our

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we will also take a drive down the highway to really test the minimum consumption of this diesel and then we can tell. If it makes sense to go for that compared to the petrol, if you want to save fuel, this is the car here. I really like the slim design, it's also lightweight but sleek and also has a 3D tactile messaging logo, again excuse me. Traditional door handles with a satisfying closing sound, isn't it instead of the door?

It is very well processed and has a soft touch. So here's a matte wood entryway. You can get different styles, but I really like this one. You hear it too. It is a matte surface. very natural, you can also put some bigger bolts on the inside of the doors, that doesn't work and at the end of the other side here you see there is a special lot, this is just a really fun little trick, I love those details and if you take a first look at the interior it has been totally redesigned with the modern steering wheel this tronic acc is on the steering wheel now it is not a separate column there is a digital cockpit set up soon we will take a detailed look first of all at the seats You can see that they are quite voluminous, unfortunately there is no alternative to animal skin, it is not yet in the stock price list, you have to specially order it from dealers, then let's see how the shape of the seat turns out, so now let's get in and today the shoe tap It's really important because of the

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, here we go, the seating position is very fun, you are always in the G class.

You see that it is so upright and so high, even higher than in normal street SUVs, and also the look around you because everything else is in front. The bonnet is also quite low, you have a fantastic view and this is also crucial, although the front spring is not as upright as before, it is still very upright, so it is also a unique feeling when I am sitting here, I am a meter away . It's 86 or six feet and that still leaves a lot of headroom even though we have the panoramic roof here that can be opened and closed manually and then you can also, of course, open it like this and let some light in here.

Without a doubt, a pretty good feature, although it is not too big, of course, in this new generation there is more legroom in the front, 3.8 centimeters, so it is a little more similar in the front, Of course, it depends a little on the seat, but on the maximum legroom. Basically you have about six centimeters more space also on the sides, so the shoulders and elbows also have much more space than the previous generation because I told you initially that the car has become wider, you adjust the steering wheel electrically here like this in regional height and the The seat control is on the inside of the doors so showing it in the

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s is always not that easy because I have to reach there so you can also lengthen the seat bottom area, front and rear bottom area , and even the head. restraint with the electric function is also quite fun heated seats and cool seats are also available and also a seat massage will take you to two of the infotainment systems very soon and it was also interesting, I mean it's not a feature New, but still nice to have. that those side bolts always inflate in the corner on the opposite side that you're getting, you know, there's more feedback right there, when you go to the right corner, this would be here inflating a little bit, getting stiffer and then you're getting Description general inside the site, you can still get analogue gauges on the left.

This is the top configuration with two 12.3 inch screens, they are non-touch but dissolved in a large area, also with some ambient light and the nice matte wood entrance right there. Also on top here of the pan handle or the beep handle, the round turbine vents are also very interesting from the design, of course it is more modern, it has fewer buttons than before, but it still has a unit separate climate control and those are the three buttons here for the differential locks. We also tested that in our episode of light off-road driving and even a little harder in the summer, the steering wheel again from this perspective is the standard we know from Mercedes, basically volume on the right and with the right thumb you can also control the right screen , so that is possible.

So when you don't want to, you know, I just want to keep your hand on the steering wheel and on the left side you control with your left thumb the digital instruments, so we get into the details. Of those screens, the digital instruments are quite useful because you are flexible, so I would still like the analog instruments because they somehow suit this car, but the digital instruments, for example, can show GPS information which is certainly useful or You can also change the layout if you want, for example to a different style so you're definitely more flexible with it and it's also good to see, but again, for this car, I think the analogue instruments still fit in somehow, so This infotainment screen is not touched, but it is not the new one.

Mbux generation, so it's a little bit older generation, but it still has a great display, that's for sure and like I said, you control it with your right thumb and it distributes everything with the center control, jog control on the center console and voice command too. It is possible, but not with a Mercedes. You press a button and then you have to follow a certain scheme, so it's not like this free voice command, but it's pretty good, sure we know that we couldn't connect the phone with Bluetooth, but also with the cable then with Apple Carplay or Android Auto and if you listen to your music you can still use the car navigation which is quite interesting and important here, my favorite feature is definitely the massage function option, of course you can opt for a separate package then you will really get up to the shoulders, that's pretty cool and the camera system, if I put the ski in reverse, I have the reverse camera plus the drone view from above.

It is also good that the car is blue in color, of course you have to pay this extra if you want the more sophisticated system you can also change, for example in this side view you see some of the right and left wheels side by side from the other to protect them or the view towards the front also at different angles and this is also the automatic parking system we have recently tested it with the Mercedes B class, so again the three differential locks close again for you, then this it's the climate unit here, hotter, hotter and colder, it's the analog clock that we have here or some hot keys for the infotainment system.

Also again the matte woods open up nicely for the cup holders, this one in the front is also a place to put the key and there is another 12 volt power supply in the front, then this is the classic control unit for the infotainment system and also the activity especially the driving modes are selected here oh there is a camera assistant button it's a separate button for that always good to have and the low range mode for off road use real and finally the split armrests open like this and then First of all, I have an inductive charging pad here and two USB supplies, one to connect the smartphone andwhich is still fun to do and you get a good feel for the car overall.

Wow, now the visibility! It's downhill enormously, but what I really enjoy is going into those corners and then accelerating out of them, then you also feel some of the rear wheel lean, that the rear end spins a little bit, that's the fun part and it's also One of the changes here in the new generation, so this extra 10 they put on the rear axle is really helping and I have a feeling we are a little better going than the GLC in front of us, but it's just maybe. just my feeling or assumption wow it's really cool to go after here we've been here before btw on a special audi episode in the summer I think it was 2 30 you know some things a couple of years ago but also was getting some amazing footage now we're meters away so the air is getting thinner here we are and hey we've got just another terrain for you this is horrible terrain so it's basically like a forest um, so you know a little bit of loose ground. a little bit uphill and stuff like that you can see here, there's still nothing where we would need special off-road modes or something like that.

It's an easy job for the g class, but the interesting thing is that, although there is no air suspension, it is surprisingly comfortable in off-road situations, even if it gets very unstable like this here, you know, and you can see that I can also play with the steering wheel , so don't fool me when the ground underneath is changing, we're also going pretty quickly here because it's not. It's very shaped, but you can see that our luggage in the back is already going all over the place, that's how you see or feel and hear the G forces being applied, really rough rocky terrain, but here, but the G class is very good.

By increasing the overdrive distribution you even feel like we have to go a little slower and just to test it, if we stop in the middle of nowhere, I haven't done anything with the driving modes, there is no differential lock at all and then just Go ahead, see it's easy, there's no wheels spinning or skidding or whatever, so I think I might give you another terrain right here. It's always fun to have these horrible driving situations, it's not just fun for the luggage in the back. I hope it is still complete and I promised you some consumption and highway figures.

So when I reset the fuel gauge and set the cruise control to 100 kilometers now or 62 miles per hour on the diesel, we added 12 liters in a kilometer, that's like in the region of 20 mpg, that's really bad, that's really bad. Ex I would have expected the diesel here to score a lot better than the petrol engines, I mean, maybe a little, but that's really strange, a little unexpected, in fact, obviously, this car, from the shape of the building in Yes, it is as fuel-friendly as diesel. By the way, it doesn't make the biggest difference at about 100 kilometers or 62 miles per hour, it's still fine.

As for sound insulation, it is still comfortable to navigate and drive and in most countries for the highway this will be fine, however here at the moment it is 130 which is allowed, where we can also show you the acceleration from 100 to 130, let's do that, that was it, so you see, yeah. Gasoline engines, of course, have more power, but still, considering the weight of the vehicle, you have enough power with the diesel and now, at 130, you hear and feel that all this is already nice. You know, as for the suspension of the car, there is no problem. very stable and also when you make a lane change it also doesn't shake too much or something, it's really good, but the sound insulation is not adequate then or I mean the question is can you isolate something like that because the windshield is so upright, it gets very noisy here, so now we have 115 liters.

Let me reset it quickly too because then we see if there's a big difference between 100 or 130 kilometers and it jumps straight to 16 or something like that. Wow, that's really interesting. We're even going downhill a bit, I mean yes it's a bit colder and with winter tires I'm not sure if that has any effect but this deal should really get a better consumption figure, really surprised negatively on this one sense, I have to say it, and now. Until our conclusion today with the new G-Class messages here in this bright blue, my favorite Thomas blue. Well, on the outside it is a little rounder in the new generation, but it still has the basic angular shape.

It's bigger than before, some say. They prefer the smaller version of the predecessor, but you also get more space inside. Well, those side mirrors here are probably the biggest pain point for the fans, however, they reduce wind noise and are also better for the overall aerodynamics of the vehicle. The interior again is more modernized, more digitalized, higher build quality, so overall, again, this cool upright seating position, you have this command view, this is so unique, so overall this vehicle is still very exclusive, well, with the diesel, it is quite refined, it also has few vibrations and stuff.

We can also recommend them over gasoline engines because then you get a little bit less consumption because gasoline engines have very high consumption and even if we say "oh, you know, I have enough money, whatever it is", it can be quite annoying yes Go to the gas station all the time so diesel can also help and also reduce the entry price a little bit because still the car is very expensive so there is a chance to keep the price a little bit low with this new one diesel. 2. What do you think? Also join our other G class episode where we compare the g500 to the g63 and we had more of this summer environment and also a key find in the winter environment with the winter tires and the 19 inch wheels.

Better handling than with larger rigid rims and summer tires. Maybe you should also keep that in mind when ordering your vehicle's tire size. What will win in visual versus comfort you have to decide on your own, so leave me your comments. the next episode of g class and also our other episodes of

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