How American Buyers Kept the Mercedes V8 Alive

Having joined the race to zero emissions, Mercedes-Benz, like other European carmakers, has committed itself to a fully electric future. As quickly as they all joined the race, though, it seems they are just as quickly easing themselves out of it. This is not because the environment is healing, but rather because even America’s best-selling EV manufacturer has dealerships full of unsold inventory.One could conclude, then, that while there is demand for EVs, the supply of EVs in the American market has already met this demand. For this reason, the new G-Class and S-Class, the latter of which will be in dealerships in 2027, have been confirmed as coming with the new V8 as well other ICE models, alongside EV variants of course due to the higher adopti …