{"id":2660,"date":"2022-01-31T22:50:46","date_gmt":"2022-01-31T22:50:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rsvp.mbgoldcoast.com.au\/emag\/?p=2660"},"modified":"2022-02-24T04:43:14","modified_gmt":"2022-02-24T04:43:14","slug":"the-future-is-nearly-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rsvp.mbgoldcoast.com.au\/emag\/2022\/01\/the-future-is-nearly-here\/","title":{"rendered":"The future is (nearly) here"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.10&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.10&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.10&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.10&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]The late 1970s (for those who remember) was a far simpler time when social media, space travel and pandemics were mere science fiction.<\/p>\n<p>1979 was also a great year to anchor this riotously retro ad to unveil the all-new Mercedes EQG, the electric variant of its hugely popular G-Wagon, and ironically the same year the model was first released.<\/p>\n<p>The campaign for the Mercedes-Benz Concept EQG, released last year at the Munich Motor Show, takes us on a journey through space and time, into a world beyond imagination: Future 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Created by German creative Antoni, a group that builds tailor-made agencies exclusively for one client, the two-minute kitsch commercial places the slick-looking electric concept car into a future utopia, where it doesn&#8217;t look too out of place.<\/p>\n<p>Daimler has confirmed that it plans to launch the Mercedes EQG in 2024, so the future isn\u2019t here just yet.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, and was the reference to May 4th at the beginning on purpose? 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