TREAD CAREFULLY

With no engine to spoil the serenity, an electric G-Class goes in search of a more tranquil future

Piers Ward

As the electric Mercedes G-Class creeps around a corner in Kielder Forest, all I can think of is the opening scene from Gladiator. We’ve been driving for two hours through pristine forest, surrounded by pine trees stood ramrod straight, only to emerge into an apocalyptic scene that feels like it should have Russell Crowe taking on the hordes of Visigoths. The swirling mist reveals carnage: massive ruts carved into the earth by the unseen forces of the harvesters and forwarders; trees toppled with their splintered trunks shouting in silent agony at the violence of the chainsaw; huge roots upended and exposed, lying naked for all the world to see; countless tree stumps littering the clearing, a mournful reminder of what once stood here. Gone are the gentle sounds of the…

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CAR UK (Digital) - 1 Issue, April 2025

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