“When you really go into the details of the car, we have changed things. Most customers won’t see it, even if they stand in front of the car, but the change in some cases had a really dramatic improvement to the aerodynamics,” said Schiller.
A more aerodynamic shape was very important when developing the all-electric G-Class. “With electric cars, aerodynamics are quite a big challenge,” he added. “With the EQG, our first task was to keep the design of the car but to improve the aerodynamics as much as possible.”
Schiller notes that designers have been able to improve aerodynamics without changing the iconic shape. “What we’ve learned with the electric version we will put to the combustion engine car. So when the facelift comes next year, the car will have most of the aerodynamic improvements as well, with a tremendous reduction in fuel consumption.”