Born in 1979, reborn for 2026 — the G-Class you thought you knew has been completely reimagined. The Fully Leaded MNO Edit doesn’t just break the mold — it melts it. Every trace of its dated past has been stripped away. Gone are the clunky body-colored B and C pillars, replaced with a sleek, uninterrupted DLO graphic that flows with modern elegance. The bolt-on wheel arches? History. In their place: smooth, muscular volcano-style flares that redefine the silhouette with confident aggression. We fine-tuned the stance with a precise 0.2-degree rear Y-axis rotation — subtle, but powerful — giving the back end a poised, ready-to-pounce presence. A new aerodynamic wing speaks the language of speed and intention, while the fresh wheel design adds edge and unmistakable attitude. The hood side repeaters? Now elongated and shrink-wrapped for a lean, athletic profile. Up front, a clean and ferociously aggressive face ensures that when it appears in your rearview, you know it means business — and it’s coming fast. And the exterior hinges? Gone. The bodyside is now smoother than smooth — sculpted, refined, and undeniably sexy. This isn’t a refresh. It’s a revolution. The 2026 G-Class Fully Leaded MNO Edit: the icon, unleashed.
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The iconic Mercedes-Benz G-Class has just lost one of its most important features, and it looks like it has been stripped of parts of its personality. We can all blame (or praise) Fully Lead for the change.
The G-Class, adoringly yet severely called the Gelandewagen, has always had several features that have built up its personality. Beyond the invincible and unbreakable aura that revolves around it, regardless of whether it is a conversation about off-roading or on-road performance, it has certain details that it could, of course, do without. However, it wouldn’t be a genuine G-Class without them.
The list starts with the round headlights that have been there since the boxy off-roader first rolled off the production line as a military vehicle back in 1979 at the Graz plant in Austria. Mercedes-Benz came up with innovative lighting technology over the years, but the round headlights have kept their ground.
Then, there are the turn indicators, positioned on the upper side of the front fenders, right next to the hood. However, the model created for the world imagined by digital artist Martin Tyminski, aka Fully Leaded, has them extended backward to the windshield so that they can even be spotted from the moon.
The spare wheel case is still installed on the rear door, opening like the door to a room, because that is what the cabin is: a tech room on wheels. That is where the traditional handle is positioned in the dashboard for the front passenger to hold on to when the driver goes off-roading. We can only hope it remained in place.
And then, there are the always exposed door hinges that confirm the raw personality of the G-Class. However, what Fully Lead created has lost them along the way. We must admit that we miss those the most when looking at the images.
Fully Leaded went for a cleaner, more minimalist look, virtually reinterpreted. The B pillar is also gone, like the off-roader would be a high-ride coupe. Meanwhile, the screwed wheel arches have also dispapeared, as they were replaced by fender flares. Gaping air intakes made their way underneath the restyled front bumper as well as ahead of the rear wheel wells for improved airflow.
The G rides on multi-spoke wheels that have nothing to do with the stock offering. The roof now extends into a rear spoiler that can be called anything but “subtle,” as Fully Leaded is trying to digitally make the squared-off G-Class more aerodynamic. The Gelandewagen got flush door handles because in the virtual world, a G-Class can have features in common with the Tesla Model S, for instance.
That is where the similarities with the EV end, though. The off-roader still wears the upright grille with vertical slats, which indicates the presence of the AMG flavor. This means that the power-domed hood hides a 4.0-liter twin-turbocharged V8 engine, which would normally pump out 585 horsepower and 627 pound-feet (850 Newton meters) of torque.
There is no information on what Fully Leaded digitally squeezed out of the V8, just as there is no information about the interior. We can only hope that the switches for the three lock differentials haven’t gone anywhere. Otherwise, the G-Class would no longer be a G-Class.
