Mercedes-Benz G-Class Cabriolet being readied as a ‘special edition’

After an absence of around a decade, the Mercedes-Benz G-Class is set to go topless again.

The luxury automaker has released official “spy” photos of the G-Class during road tests in Austria, presumably not too far from the Magna Steyr facilities where it will be produced alongside its four-door hardtop sibling.

After tests are done in Austria, the G-Class Cabrio prototype fleet will head up to Sweden for extreme cold weather testing.

Mercedes-Benz hasn’t confirmed when the new Cabriolet will go on sale, but it makes sense for it to head into dealerships before the northern summer in the middle of 2026. More details about the G-Class Cabrio are promised “in due time”.

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Interestingly, Mercedes-Benz refers to the G-Class Cabriolet as a “special edition” model, suggesting it will be available in limited numbers.

The first-generation G-Class cabriolet was launched in 1979. Based on the short wheelbase two-door model, it remained in production until 2013.

Since then the only soft-top G-Class has been the 2017 Mercedes-Maybach G650 Landaulet. The mega-bucks limited edition Landaulet was based on the first-generation four-door G-Class, and had an extended wheelbase, as well as a twin-turbo V12 making 463kW.

With the second-generation G-Class only available as a four-door wagon, the new cabrio will follow suit. From the supplied images we can see the cabrio will have new rear quarter panels and a new half-height swing-out tailgate to accompany the folding soft top that seemingly stretches all the way to the A-pillar.