Mercedes-Benz G-Klasse Returns to the UK

The British division of Mercedes-Benz recently revealed the G-Klasse is set to return to the local market this autumn, after ten years of absence. The model will come in a choice of a diesel and a supercharged petrol engines.

British customers will choose between the G 350 CDI which produces 221 hp and returns 25.7 mpg, and the G 55 AMG KOMPRESSOR, which produces 500 hp and reaches 0-62 mph in 5.5 seconds.

“Despite G-Class being the longest-serving passenger car series in the history of Mercedes-Benz, we are delighted to welcome it as a ‘new model’ in right hand drive for UK customers. The long wheelbase version in particular blends style, technology, practicality, impeccable build quality and unbeatable off-road credentials in a shape that is as seductive today as it was when originally launched,” Dermot Kelly, Managing Director, Mercedes-Benz Cars said in a release.

Standard equipment on both G-Klasse models include automatic climate control; automatic transmission, with high and low gear ratios; Bi-Xenon headlamps, heated seats with memory, leather upholstery (including the dashboard) as well as COMAND, a reverse parking aid and a Harman Kardon Logic 7 Sound system.

There will also be a commercial G 300 CDI Professional, which will be available from £57,975 OTR. The G 350 CDI will be available from £79,975 and the G 55 AMG KOMPRESSOR will cost £114,975 OTR.

According to the manufacturer, the G 350 CDI and G 55 AMG KOMPRESSOR will be exclusively available from the Specialist Products Division at Mercedes-Benz World at Brooklands as will the G 300 CDI Professional.