The Mercedes-Benz G-Wagen has preened and flexed in so many rap videos, my teenage son assumed the ‘G’ stood for ‘Gangster’.

The G-Class received a ground-up redesign for the 2019 model year, but the average observer would be hard pressed to tell the difference from the previous-generation version at a glance.

Pick a nickname: G580, electric G-Wagen, G-Class EV, or simply EV G ... deceleration cuts out at exactly 10 mph. There, it’s up to the driver to apply the brake pedal to stop completely.