Simply after we thought we have seen every thing, Mercedes takes us abruptly with its bonkers one-off G-Class. The off-roader has been modified to include design cues impressed by Moncler’s puffer jacket. The Milan-based luxurious vogue design home labored with the three-pointed star on the loopy mission for this yr’s London Trend Week. It is laborious to overlook the gargantuan zipper or the reflective surfaces stated to “underpin the declare to luxurious.”
It is formally labeled as an artwork piece a part of Moncler’s “The Artwork of Genius” present however we might reckon it could be a greater match for the Michelin Man. Look past the shiny surfaces and you’ll notice the Venture Mondo G is predicated on a three-door G-Class, which Mercedes is not promoting. Certainly, the one-of-a-kind machine is shorter than the manufacturing mannequin because it measures solely 4.6 meters (181.1 inches).
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Becoming these wheels of epic proportions has elevated the whole width to an imposing 3.4 meters (practically 134 inches). The one-of-a-kind G now stands 2.8 meters (about 110 inches) tall and suggestions the scales at 2,500 kilograms (5,511 kilos), so it is heavier than the common mannequin regardless of having a shorter physique. Mercedes says the boxy SUV’s seen indicators of patina spotlight the car’s versatility and sturdiness.
Mercedes and Moncler determined as an instance the contraption in a winter panorama that seems to be out of this world. The official renderings seem like one thing Midjourney or one other AI-based app would create, and it is secure to say Venture Mondo G is even weirder than final yr’s WILL.I.AMG. That was based mostly on the AMG GT 4-Door Coupe however with fewer doorways and a G-Class face.
Lest we overlook Mercedes has additionally collaborated with the late clothier Virgil Abloh in 2021 for Venture Maybach. It was an electrical off-roader coupe with unconventional boxy styling. As with earlier initiatives, Venture Mondo G is strictly a one-off affair. The German luxurious model hints the bubbly G-Class will result in further initiatives co-developed with Moncler.
