Did you know Mercedes Encases 1979 G-Class In 44.4 Tonnes Of Synthetic Resin

• 4:41 pm April 4, 2018
• delcy

Mercedes have celebrated the launch of the all-new G-Class by embedding a 1979 model of the iconic car inside a huge block of resin. Well, looks like this launch was way different than others. Just take a look inside.

The Launch

Mercedes has cast a 1979 G-Class SUV inside 44.4 tonnes of synthetic resin to show that the car is 'stronger than time'. Taking some example from the classic film, Jurassic Park, the ‘frozen’ car was on display at the 2018 North American International Auto Show NAIAS in Detroit earlier this month.

The show stopper

Mercedes used the resin cast show-stopper to draw crowds to the release of the 2018 G-Class vehicle. The latest version of the iconic Mercedes has much the same styling as its predecessor but with of modern features and technologies.

Largest display

The resin cast Mercedes-Benz is the largest display of synthetic resin in the world. The car was sitting at an adventurous angle inside its amber colored block to mark the entrance to the Cobo hall at NAIAS .Their genetic material the DNA of the first class has also been preserved down and is handed down generation to generation.

Synthetic resin

The square block of amber is 5.50 meters long, 2.55 meters wide and 3.10 meters high. Production of this eye catching display took 90 days to make from 44.4 tonnes of synthetic resin.

Take a look inside

The amber block will travel around to another launch event of the 2018 G-class. Mercedes took the unusual step of reaching out its customer to hear its stories about the Mercedes G-Class.