"80 percent of the G-Classes that were ever produced are still in the market," Schiebe told a group of journalists at a roundtable interview held in France. "The cars have a very long lifetime.
"So here you can calculate [that while] maybe a G-Class needs a little bit more material than [your average] compact car, the durability, if you see the lifetime of a G-Wagen from 1979, I think you [will have had to have driven] driven many, many compact cars, in some cases, to keep up the lifetime of a G-Wagen."
In 2023, Mercedes built the 500,000th G-Class, indicating that there are still over 400,000 vehicles on the road today. This is in contrast to Porsche, which reports that only about 70 percent of 911s produced are still roadworthy.
Mercedes G580 with EQ Technology
While Schiebe did not reveal what sort of market share Mercedes expects the electric G580 with EQ Technology to claim from the vehicle’s lineup, he’s optimistic both dealers and customers will be satisfied.
"We try to be a customer-centric company," Schiebe said. "We want to deliver what customers want. And if they demand V-8 engines, then it is our job to supply very efficient and very powerful V-8 engines.
Source: Motor1
