Autocar joins engineers for a ride in the long-awaited EV version of the Mercedes G-Class - so, what's it like?
The front electric motors are mounted low at each side within the axle. The rear electric motors are integrated more inboard within a newly developed de Dion-style rear axle conceived specifically for the EQG and chosen to provide “good traction and flexibility of the suspension”.
Schiller cites throttle dosing among the primary advantages of the four-motor layout. “It is incredibly precise. The individual control of drive to each wheel provides a whole new level of ability. We have even more possibilities off road. It is really fun every four weeks to drive the latest prototypes. I think we have the best electric off-roader,” he says.
Schiller says it is too early in the development process to make claims about range, but he says the four electric motor layout provides the scope for significant energy regeneration, both in on-road and off-road driving. One advantage of mounting the battery within the floor is the EQG’s centre of gravity, which is described as being considerably lower than that of the G-Class. It comes at the cost of weight, though.
Straight from a technical presentation, we’re sat in the passenger seat and whisked into the throes of an early validation test for the new electric G-Class. Patience is required over many sections of our route. At some points, we balance precariously on three wheels, see-sawing off the ground. At others, the prototype crawls up steep rocky trails like a spider up a wall.
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