Mercedes G-Class Cabriolet will arrive next year as new 4×4 soft-top

Mercedes shares first images of new soft-top off-roader as on-road testing begins in Austria

Mercedes-Benz has published the first images of the new G-Class Cabriolet, which is expected to arrive next year, almost a decade after the last open-top version of the hardcore off-roader was phased out.
Pictured in Austria, the new soft-top G-Class is undergoing early dynamic road and track tests before heading to Sweden for colder, off-road testing.
Technical details have yet to be released, though the official pictures appear to confirm that the new open-top off-roader is based on the ICE G-Class, rather than the electric EQ model, meaning it will be offered with a choice of diesel or petrol.
The current G450d diesel uses a turbocharged 3.0-litre straight six with 362bhp, while the G500 petrol model has a turbocharged 3.0-litre six-cylinder with 443bhp. There is also a G63 with a 577bhp twin-turbocharged 4.0-litre V8.
No launch timing has been disclosed yet, but given it is already testi