The G Class family is getting ready to welcome a very stylish new member. Mercedes Benz has begun real world testing of the upcoming G Class Cabriolet, sending camouflaged prototypes onto public roads and test tracks in Austria. It is the next chapter for an icon that has gone from military tool to luxury status symbol, and now to something even more lifestyle focused. After early teaser shots and confirmation that a drop top G was on the way, seeing prototypes out in the wild makes it clear that Mercedes is serious about putting an official G Class Cabriolet into customer hands.
These first miles in Austria are not just for show. Engineers are gathering data on everything that makes an open top G feel like a real G, from body rigidity and roof mechanism refinement to noise levels and comfort with the top down. Once the team signs off on warm weather performance, the prototypes will head north to Sweden for the kind of winter testing that has long been part of the G Class development ritual. There, the Cabriolet will have to prove itself in deep snow, on ice and in subzero temperatures, making sure that chopping off the roof has not dulled its toughness or off road credibility.
Mercedes is staying quiet on final specs and timing, but the goal is clear. Whether you choose the classic hardtop G or this new Cabriolet, the brand wants you to feel instantly at home behind the wheel, with the same upright driving position, the same squared off silhouette and that familiar sense of indestructible charm. Earlier statements from the company have hinted that the new G Class Cabriolet is intended as a proper production model for many global markets, not just a tiny run of ultra rare specials, which means more buyers will get a chance to experience open air G Wagen life. For now, we get spy shots, test programs and a promise of more details to come, as Mercedes works to turn one of the most recognizable SUVs on the planet into one of the most memorable convertibles too.
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