Mansory Maintains Its Monopoly On Ridiculous G-Wagens

Just when it seems as if aftermarket tuner Mansory has pushed the boundaries of good taste beyond any imaginable realm, it finds a way to make us recoil in shock yet again. Its latest release is called the "Mansory - Art Piece - AL3C MONO907Y" and it's been created in collaboration with American street artist and DJ Alec Monopoly, whose top hat is a signature element of his image derived from the popular board game.
Based on the Mansory Speranza (itself based on the current W465 Mercedes-Benz G-Class), this new build program will see a series of 10 Mercedes-AMG G 63 SUVs painted in a similar manner, with each car's slight paint differences technically earning them the right to be considered unique alongside each other. As such, you'll need a lot of money on the board to play with one.
With suicide rear doors and an open top, this is far from the car that leaves the Magna Steyr production line in Austria. The removal of the load-bearing roof required the addition of various reinforcements in the frame and sill areas of the body, but the tuner also shortened the wheelbase, removing the third side window. The electrically operated roof keeps your Louis Vuitton dry when there's a cloudburst, and auxiliary lights ensure this thing draws attention even in the dark.
Mansory has also moved some switchgear to the roof panel for more drama, and the entire cabin has been retrimmed in branded leather, with carbon fiber pedals and steering wheel adding more mania to the cabin. As with the exterior, which has arguably too much forged carbon fiber, Alex Monopoly individually designed various trim elements and panels. The color, type, and quilting of the leather are up to the buyer.
Under the hood, the famed 4.0-liter twin-turbocharged V8 has been enhanced with larger turbos and a freer-flowing exhaust system with less restrictive downpipes. After an ECU tune, this treatment moves the G 63's output from 577 horsepower and 626 lb-ft of torque to 809 hp and 848 lb-ft. Zero to 62 mph takes just 3.9 seconds (down from 4.5 seconds as standard) and the top speed is limited to 155 mph (up from 137 mph in the standard car).
With 24x10-inch FC.5 wheels wrapped in 295/30R24 rubber on each corner, we doubt this conversion will win any autocross events, but the having each wheel and its corresponding brake caliper painted in a different color will get buyers more attention than any trophy. Pricing hasn't been announced, but if past Mansory builds are any indication, you can be sure that this will far exceed half a million dollars (not in Monopoly money).
Perhaps if somebody had let the creators of this monster win a board game or two when they were kids, we'd be spared this aesthetic atrocity. But given how often Mansory keeps building cars like this, there probably aren't enough therapists in the world to keep the attention-hungry from asking for another way to go viral.
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