Mercedes-Benz has approved production of a four-door S-Class convertible based on the Ocean Drive Concept, according to Motor Trend. It will be produced for the 2011 model year, arriving around the same time as Audi’s A7 four-door convertible.
The Ocean Drive concept was based on the S600, but Mercedes is likely to offer a wider range of engines with less expensive options. With Mercedes’ 6.0-liter V12, the car would cost at least $120,000, the magazine said.
The Ocean Drive won’t compete directly with the A7 convertible, but the arrival of both vehicles will mark the return of a very unique segment.A four-door convertible has not been on the market in the United States since the 1967 Lincoln Continental ended production.
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06/11, 12:58 PM
posted by:
Fromes
Am I the only one who is hearing about the A7 four door convertable for the first time?
06/11, 1:03 PM
posted by:
maximus
why is there a question mark at the end of the title?
06/11, 1:08 PM
posted by:
CTS DRIVER
eeeeewwwww yucky dont like the wheels.
06/11, 1:22 PM
posted by:
Stuart
Make it the rumoured 4 door maybach and call it the Maybach Missile and it will sell like hotcakes
06/11, 1:31 PM
posted by:
global_lightning
Somebody wake up the guys at Lincoln. Forget the XKZRSABCDEFG. Give me a 4-door with suicides in back, chrome-plate everything, pneumatic cloud suspension, and a convertible top the size of a small parachute. And call it the C O N T I N E N T A L.
I guess it goes without mention the last time MB made a sedan convertible, Germany was in the middle of the 3rd Reich…
06/11, 2:36 PM
posted by:
Syrax
just what MB needs right now, another model.
06/11, 2:45 PM
posted by:
LP640
this aint really news there has been speculation about this for a very long time. i agree with stuart a maybach limo would be a good idea
06/11, 3:00 PM
posted by:
SRT-4Ken
————–>Fromes beat me to it: “Am i the only one who is hearing about the A7 four door convertable for the first time??”….he ready my mind..
06/11, 3:37 PM
posted by:
SRT-4Ken
==========>>i wonder why sometimes this thing won’t let me comment sayin somethin bout “you are commenting too quickly” it gets on my nerves
06/11, 6:11 PM
posted by:
Wickedated
This will be a VERY limited vehicle.
06/11, 7:46 PM
posted by:
SRT-4Ken
==========>deantj, the Jeep Wrangler is NOT A CAR you fool, its an SUV lol
06/11, 7:56 PM
posted by:
nowei
I’m also pretty sure the wrangler has enough of a roof-type structure to not technically be considered a convertible.
06/11, 11:54 PM
posted by:
autonutt
global_lightning, Lincoln had that opportunity with their Continental show car a few years back.. and I would have gladly been first in line for that! Unfortunately, in the few years since that Continental concept debuted, Ford apparently brought all RWD Lincoln development to a screeching halt, Chrysler stole the show with the almost production-ready 300C convertible concept (which M-B adapted to their S-class above before dumping Chrysler), and Bentley happily gilded three of their new models with the Continental tag, rendering it unusable for Lincoln.
06/12, 2:35 AM
posted by:
fan
chrysler didnt make a 4door convertible… it was a company called ASC making the Helios, which is BASED on the 300C. Its like saying Ford built THE AC Cobra, just because Shelby used a Ford engine…
then, i read people speaking of a 4 door maybach, or a maybach limo… how many doors does your common maybach have? and what do you consider the Maybach 62 if not a limo?
Maybach was considering a convertible, but the market prooved NOT to want it… so now, if the very same people who would buy a maybach convertible will buy the S-Class convertible, who cares? Lucky MB for having the right brand for everything…
06/12, 6:09 AM
posted by:
55amg
yes s class drop top but please keep it an S class with S class look. dont make it look like the concept, its ugly.
06/12, 7:20 AM
posted by:
spud
A hideous car for people with hideous taste…
06/12, 9:55 AM
posted by:
fan
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yes s class drop top but please keep it an S class with S class look. dont make it look like the concept, its ugly.
Comment by 55amg, posted on June12 at 6:09 am
i think the Production Car will look much like the concept-car minus the frontlights… and taking those lights away, the ocean drive is nothing but a lofty droptop version of the s-class…