Mercedes G500 V8 Final Edition Revealed As Eight-Cylinder Epilogue

Downsizing makes another victim as Mercedes is waving goodbye to the V8 inside the G500. The Final Edition is the last time the German luxury brand will install the eight-cylinder engine in the G500, with the 2024 model year bringing a smaller six-cylinder powertrain instead. This swan song comes three decades after the launch of the 500 GE V8, the original G-Class with a brawny V8.