Mercedes G-Class Gets Suicide Doors From Hofele For Added Opulence

Who said the Rolls-Royce Cullinan is the only luxury SUV with coach doors?

Hofele Ultimate HG

Adrian Padeanu

By: Adrian Padeanu

Dec 3, 2020 at 5:10am ET

Add Motor1.com as a preferred source in Google

Comment

Call it a G-Class, G-Wagen, or simply a G, the boxy off-roader is a status symbol and one of the most ostentatious SUVs out there. German tuner Hofele Design decided to infuse more of that look-at-me vibe into the brick-shaped vehicle by giving it rear suicide doors. Much like the Rolls-Royce Cullinan and the short-lived Lincoln Continental Coach Door Edition, the rear doors are now hinged at the back.

Fan or not of the new door layout, you have to admit did one heck of a job maintaining the OEM look. It used the same door handles and they’re perfectly in line with those of the front doors, thus preserving the factory appearance as much as possible. You’d be excused for believing this is how the G-Class rolled off from the factory line in Graz, Austria where the SUV is built by Magna Steyr.

Gallery: Mercedes G-Class by Hofele Design

Hofele Ultimate HG

As it’s generally the case with suicide / coach doors, chances are getting in and out of the vehicle is much easier now, especially since the G-Class’ rear doors are not exactly large. The rear doors appear to have a 90-degree opening angle and they’re accompanied by electrically deployable side steps, providing access to a lavish interior with two individual rear seats flanking a center console.

Hofele’s G-Class rides on turbine-styled forged alloy wheels measuring 23 inches while the body adopts a Maybach-esque two-tone look combining the Range Rover’s Carpathian Grey with Rolls-Royce’s Crystal Black. Speaking of Daimler’s ultra-luxury brand, the front grille now has multiple vertical slats in the same vein as the GLS carrying the double M logo.

What Has Hofele Been Up To?

What do you think?

View

Comments

Inside, Nappa leather and Alcantara in two shades of gray cover most of the surfaces, and the tuner even worked on the cargo area by using piano black lacquer and an aluminum trim. The massaging rear seats are also heated and ventilated, not to mention adjustable in multiple ways to guarantee the perfect seating position. All of the functions are accessible by using a touchscreen mounted in the center console where there’s also a wireless charging pad.

Hofele doesn’t specify how much you’ll have to pay for the customizations, but considering the attention to detail and the extra features, it’s safe to say the package doesn’t come cheap.

Source: Hofele Design

We want your opinion!

What would you like to see on Motor1.com?

Take our 3 minute survey.

- The Motor1.com Team

Share this Story

GO TO COMMENTS

(

)

Got a tip for us? Email: tips@motor1.com

View all comments ( )

Popular

Driven: The Revuelto SV Is All Bull, No BS

Toyota's Next Mid-Engined Coupe Is Going Racing This Weekend

Alfa Romeo Has Had It With Huge Screens

Subaru Teases A New Manual WRX, But Only For Japan