First look at Mercedes ‘Mini G-Class’ ahead of 2027 arrival

German rival for JLR’s upcoming Defender Sport looks like a G-Class but be almost entirely bespoke

Mercedes-Benz’s ‘baby G’ will arrive by 2027 as the new entry point into a wider G-Class range being created in a similar vein to JLR’s Range Rover and Defender brands.
Spotted by Autocar spy photographers testing for the first time, the images show just how much smaller that car will be to its siblings.
This is especially so in height, with the ‘baby G’ appearing to be shorter than the 1718mm tall EQS SUV it is pictured alongside. The standard G-Class is 1969mm tall.
Its proportions could, therefore, position it as a direct rival to JLR’s incoming Defender Sport, a similarly conceived entry-level SUV.
Design-wise, the new G-Class follows a similar blocky aesthetic to the full-fat models, complete with classic tri-window design and fixed spare wheel.
However, compared to the larger combustion and electric variants, the ‘baby G’ sports a new lighting signature, no doubt to differentiate