Just a couple
months after being built, YouTuber and skier Jon Olsson is selling his custom
Mercedes-Benz G500 4×4² Convertible. The social media star has yet to announce
the sale of the vehicle, but we recently stumbled on this listing for the
off-roader at Cohen & Cunlid on Mobile.de, a high-end dealer in Marbella,
Spain, near where Olsson lives.
The vehicle ain’t
cheap. In fact, it may take you a while to digest how much it’ll set back its
next owner. Listed at € 699,000 (US$ 797,000), the bespoke G500 is well over double
the figure of the 4×4²’s high sticker price of € 226,100 (US$ 257,000). While it’s
unclear how much Olsson spent having it transformed into a convertible, he
stands to make a serious amount of money from its sale.
Olsson’s impetus to
build a convertible G500 4×4² came from a desire to ensure his off-roader could
fit into the low parking garages in Monaco. To ensure the vehicle does that,
the roof was removed, the windshield was shortened and the B- and C-pillars
were cut off. The result is a G-Class that can only be driven when there’s no
rain around.
Beyond the removal
of the roof, Olsson also had the vehicle outfitted with a range of mechanical
modifications, bumping power from the twin-turbo V8 to a formidable 780 hp.
Also included are a black and white camouflage wrap, a roof rack, Akrapovic
exhaust system, wheels and tires from a G63 6×6, and a heavy-duty winch up
front.
Olsson isn’t a
stranger to flipping his project cars as, earlier this year, he sold his
modified Audi RS6 after just a few months of ownership.
