The change likely to impact most drivers is the entry-level G550’s new engine. After being powered exclusively by V-8s since Mercedes first started importing the brick-shaped SUV in 2002 ...

The G580 is still a body-on-frame SUV, and indeed the body's mounting points ... We headed out on the trail in pairs, with one driver in a G550 and the other in a G580. Traditionalists, prepare ...