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Mercedes-Benz’s upcoming mini G-Class won’t just be a scaled-down carbon copy of its beloved big brother. Mercedes executives confirmed in Stuttgart on Saturday that the upcoming truck will be a very different beast from its sibling. Mercedes-AMG CEO Stefan Weckbach, who also oversees the G-Class and Maybach businesses, told media at the company’s 140 Festival that the smaller off-roader will be aimed at a different audience than the big G. “We will make sure that the little G-Class will target a different segment,” Weckbach said. “It will be significantly different from the big brother or mother or father… It won’t target the real G customer.”Of course, he added that it would have some of the larger model’s genes. That part was clear simply based on the test mules that have been all over Europe. Importantly, the answer came after a question about whether Mercedes would carry the full-size G’s identity down to the Little G, and Weckbach immediately drew a distinction between their roles. The name might be similar, and there will be a clear link in terms of DNA, but these SUVs do not target the same class of buyer.

Evan Williams is an automotive journalist and mechanical engineering technologist with more than a decade of experience in the industry. He has written for the Toronto Star and AutoTrader Canada and previously served as editor of Wheelscene.ca. A four-time Canadian Automotive Journalism Award winner, he is the current President of the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada, where he oversees the Canadian Car of the Year Awards program. At CarBuzz for the last year, Evan uses his engineering background to analyze vehicle tech and patents, with a focus on the details that defines great cars. This time last year, Bentley revealed its stripped-down rear-drive lightweight Continental Supersports performance coupe. Naturally, the luxury automaker is planning a convertible version to add back some of the weight and a little luxury. The CarBuzz spy photographers have just snapped it testing in Germany. The new version is barely disguised and looks exceptionally mean.

HomeLexusRX Hybrid2027Michael Simari|Car and DriverMichael Simari|Car and DriverMichael Simari|Car and DriverMichael Simari|Car and DriverView PhotosMichael Simari|Car and DriverMSRPHIGHSEasygoing road manners, peaceful two-row cabin, available plug-in hybrid powertrain. LOWSBase model's performance is sleepy, sporty looks don’t match the comfort-first vibe, more powerful powertrains come with a big price increase. VERDICTIf comfort and style are what you’re after, the RX Hybrid has lots of both. By Drew DorianOverview Not everyone wants an SUV that gets their heart racing, and Lexus built a crossover for those folks when they made the soothing Lexus RX Hybrid. That’s not to say that it isn’t quick—the RX500h and plug-in hybrid RX450h+ models offer plenty of pickup. Those two models cost a lot more than the sleepier base RX350h, though. All the variants offer a comfortable cabin crafted from upscale materials and peppered with contemporary tech features. The RX Hybrid is a two-row affair, and there’s plenty of passenger space for four adults to ride in comfort. Fuel economy is good too, especially in the RX350h, which boasts the highest fuel economy numbers of the bunch.

BMW models like the 7 Series Protection and X5 Protection VR6 are designed to safely cocoon occupants from even the most serious of outside threats, including grenade blasts. However, if you're a high-profile individual and only expect to deal with guns being fired at you, these models are a little overkill. That's where the new BMW Concept 7 Protection comes in. From the outside, the Concept 7 Protection looks like any regular 7 Series, and that's the point. It's designed to be more discreet than BMW's more heavily armored models, making it ideal for private and corporate customers. Even more important than its subtle looks, it's said to retain the same handling characteristics as a normal 7 Series.

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