Chances are that the current generation G Class to remain unchanged until 2025, but if it will be replaced it might look somewhat similar to the concept presented by Mercedes-Benz for a design contest launched at the L.A. Auto Show.
The design contest theme is a police car for 2025 and the name of the winner will be announced on November 29. Mercedes Ener-G-Force concept proposes a fast car that can reach almost any place using alternative energy. Even if the technology onboard imagines a future model, the concept design retains the genes of the classic off-roader from 1979.
The Ener-G-Force is an environmentally friendly SUV, Mercedes-Benz Ener-G-Force stores recycled water in tanks on the roof of the car, and transfers it to the "hydro-tech converter," where natural and renewable resources are converted into hydrogen for powering the fuel cells.
"The Ener-G-Force is the vision of an off-roader that, while reflecting tomorrow's adventures, also invokes the genes of the Mercedes-Benz off-road icon, the G-Class. Modern and cool, it could also be a clue about a new beginning for the off-road design idiom of Mercedes-Benz" said Gorden Wagener, Director of Design at Mercedes-Benz Cars.