{"id":4204,"date":"2025-09-25T09:25:45","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T09:25:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gottanlent.vansonnguyen.com\/?p=4204"},"modified":"2025-09-25T09:25:49","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T09:25:49","slug":"c2509002_avery-dixon-brings-house-down-stevie-wonder-higher-ground-agt_part2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gottanlent.vansonnguyen.com\/?p=4204","title":{"rendered":"C2509002_Avery Dixon Brings House Down Stevie Wonder Higher Ground AGT_part2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"720\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1280 \/ 720;\" width=\"1280\" controls src=\"https:\/\/gottanlent.vansonnguyen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/C2509002_Avery-Dixon-Brings-House-Down-Stevie-Wonder-Higher-Ground-AGT_part2.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Deliberately Irrational: The New Mercedes G-Wagen Cabrio Is All Want<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sometimes emotional vehicles like the G convertible and V-8 AMGs are exactly the point.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.motortrend.com\/staff\/alisa-priddle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alisa Priddle<\/a>Writer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ManufacturerPhotographerSep 24, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.motortrend.com\/news\/mercedes-g-wagen-convertible-is-deliberately-irrational\/photos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a class=\"group\/card block w-full text-left @container\" href=\"https:\/\/www.motortrend.com\/news\/mercedes-g-wagen-convertible-is-deliberately-irrational\/photos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.motortrend.com\/files\/68b8d4872aa0df000277a98f\/2026mercedesbenzgclasscabrioletteaser-2.jpg?w=768&amp;width=768&amp;q=75&amp;format=webp\" alt=\"2026 Mercedes Benz G Class Cabriolet Teaser 2\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Buying a vehicle as unique as the Mercedes-Benz G-Class SUV is rarely a rational decision, it&#8217;s far more of an emotional one, and for that reason,&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.motortrend.com\/news\/mercedes-benz-teases-g-class-cabriolet-coming-to-the-us\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a G-Wagen convertible makes perfect sense<\/a>, according to Michael Schiebe, the board member in charge of Mercedes-AMG as well as the head of the G-Class and Mercedes-Maybach divisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mercedes recently confirmed that it will offer&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.motortrend.com\/cars\/mercedes-benz\/g-class\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a Mercedes-Benz G-Class<\/a>&nbsp;cabriolet and enthusiasts have gone crazy since. The last topless G-Wagen was produced about 13 years ago, and Schiebe said the question he&#8217;s received the most in recent years was about the possibility of bringing a G cabrio back. So, he wasn&#8217;t surprised by the overwhelming response to the news.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What was the hesitancy? \u201cIt is still a car that is not really rational.\u201d said Schiebe. \u201cEven though for most customers it will be their second or third car, going to a G-Class convertible is like OK, is that really a car that you need? No. But maybe this is what makes it so special, and this is why there will be the demand.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The four-door G-Class Cabriolet will be sold in the U.S., perhaps as early as next year. Schiebe wouldn&#8217;t say if there will be AMG or Maybach versions, but given that it&#8217;s being developed by Schiebe\u2019s team, and he is the head of AMG, G-Class, and Maybach, we wouldn&#8217;t rule those variants out. The last iteration of a G-Class cabrio was the exclusive and opulent Mercedes-Maybach G650 Landaulet which never made it stateside. Schiebe promised more information on the new G cabrio soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.motortrend.com\/news\/mercedes-g-wagen-convertible-is-deliberately-irrational\/photos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a class=\"group\/card block w-full text-left @container\" href=\"https:\/\/www.motortrend.com\/news\/mercedes-g-wagen-convertible-is-deliberately-irrational\/photos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.motortrend.com\/files\/65dcf2160e091c0008b94f71\/mercedes-g-class-03.jpg?w=768&amp;width=768&amp;q=75&amp;format=webp\" alt=\"Mercedes G Class 03\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Emotion Means Sound and Feel<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking of things that aren&#8217;t rational, the emotional pull of AMG products is why engineers developed a combustion mode for its four-door super sedan&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.motortrend.com\/news\/mercedes-amg-gt-xx-first-look-review\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">based on the Mercedes-AMG GT XX concept<\/a>&nbsp;to make it&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.motortrend.com\/news\/what-the-2026-mercedes-amg-gt-xx-concept-previews-for-production-model\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sound and feel like the electric sedan has a V-8 engine<\/a>&nbsp;with simulated gear shifts. It has been dubbed \u201caffasterdrive,\u201d a wordplay on Affalterbach, the home of AMG.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not all experiments have been a success, however. Asked if it was a&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.motortrend.com\/reviews\/2025-mercedes-amg-c63-s-e-performance-first-test-review\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">mistake to offer the C63 with a four-cylinder engine and hybrid system replacing the traditional V-8,<\/a>&nbsp;Schiebe said \u2018no.\u2019 When that decision was made, AMG wanted to put something on the road that no one else had done and brought Formula One technology into road cars with the hybrid system. \u201cWe could have explained it better to our customers,\u201d he admitted, but he defended how it drives, and said it was faster than its predecessor on the N\u00fcrburgring Nordschleife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But the AMG boss acknowledged that customers count cylinders, and that must be factored into the equation. If people love a V-8, AMG must cater to their demands. And he admitted AMG was a more edgy brand when it had the C63 with a V-8\u2014and&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.motortrend.com\/news\/mercedes-amg-future-cars-must-pass-batman-test\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AMG is more successful when it&#8217;s edgier, like Batman<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.motortrend.com\/news\/mercedes-g-wagen-convertible-is-deliberately-irrational\/photos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a class=\"group\/card block w-full text-left @container\" href=\"https:\/\/www.motortrend.com\/news\/mercedes-g-wagen-convertible-is-deliberately-irrational\/photos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.motortrend.com\/files\/6765e3718b3cc30008a9e03e\/004-2024-mercedes-amg-s63-s-e-performance-front-three-quarter-static.jpg?w=768&amp;width=768&amp;q=75&amp;format=webp\" alt=\"004 2024 Mercedes AMG S63 S E Performance Front Three Quarter Static\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Bring Back V-8 For the S63?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Does that mean we could see AMG put its new family of V-8 engines into the S63? \u201cNot at the moment,\u201d said Schiebe. That answer does leave the door open to the possibility, of course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We also asked Schiebe about the E63, given that&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.motortrend.com\/cars\/mercedes-benz\/e-class\/2026\/photos\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the current E53 hybrid<\/a>&nbsp;with a I-6 is&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.motortrend.com\/reviews\/2025-mercedes-amg-e53-hybrid-4matic-first-test-review\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">more powerful than the outgoing S63<\/a>. While Schiebe said he wouldn&#8217;t comment on future products, he did note that although customers profess their love for V-8s, in the end they buy more I-6s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deliberately Irrational: The New Mercedes G-Wagen Cabrio Is All Want Sometimes emotional vehicles like the G convertible and V-8 AMGs are exactly the point.Alisa PriddleWriter ManufacturerPhotographerSep 24, 2025 Buying a vehicle as unique as the Mercedes-Benz G-Class SUV is rarely a rational decision, it&#8217;s far more of an emotional one, and for that reason,&nbsp;a G-Wagen [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4206,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4204","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gottanlent.vansonnguyen.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4204","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gottanlent.vansonnguyen.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gottanlent.vansonnguyen.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gottanlent.vansonnguyen.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gottanlent.vansonnguyen.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4204"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gottanlent.vansonnguyen.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4204\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4207,"href":"https:\/\/gottanlent.vansonnguyen.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4204\/revisions\/4207"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gottanlent.vansonnguyen.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4206"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gottanlent.vansonnguyen.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4204"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gottanlent.vansonnguyen.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4204"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gottanlent.vansonnguyen.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4204"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}