Several photos of the all-new, 2010 Mercedes-Benz E-Class hardtop convertible have been floating around the Internet, but now we have a great look at the soft top variant thrashing the Nurburgrin. The E-Class convertible will replace the CLK in Mercedes’ drop top lineup.
Earlier spy shots showed a 2010 E-Class Convertible prototype with a retractable hardtop, but the latest round of shots show two different E-Class Convertible prototypes sporting a soft top configuration.
Bigger and a bit more elegant than the outgoing model, the new E-Class Convertible twins will be mostly based on the E-Class sedan. It goes without saying, however, that refinement will be done to the chassis to meet expectations of the somewhat more ambitious coupe- and cabrio-drivers.
Expect the E-Class Convertible to draw heavily from the overall design of the 2010 E-Class Sedan.
Engines will come from the E-Class line-up and will include a V8 for the top level car. The E-Class convertible will follow closely on the heels of the E-Class Coupe, with an expected launch during the second half of the year.
07/14, 11:12 AM
posted by:
CADDY-V
It dosen’t look right.
07/14, 11:29 AM
posted by:
idrinorbarsaku
It’s not a gm, it must be better!
07/14, 11:39 AM
posted by:
atoms
we already know what it is, why do they bother with camouflage
07/14, 11:41 AM
posted by:
johngalt
Doesn’t look right? The silver one with the black top actually looks like a cabriolet I could drive without having my man card revoked. (If you could get my wife to tell you where she keeps my man card…)
07/14, 11:43 AM
posted by:
johngalt
And isn’t the E-Coupe already available?
07/14, 11:45 AM
posted by:
CADDY-V
john:
That was funny.
07/14, 12:28 PM
posted by:
Borat
John, you probably lost your card in a tittie bar and blaming your wife for loss. Well, I do that anyway.
07/14, 12:30 PM
posted by:
Rafa LL
Too Sebring-ish for my taste, previous CLK is beautiul.
07/14, 12:30 PM
posted by:
Rafa LL
beautiful*
Dammit.
07/14, 12:33 PM
posted by:
2WheeledSpeed
What’s with the taillights? Not the prettiest looking Benz I’ve ever seen.
07/14, 1:28 PM
posted by:
Rafa LL
The same taillights of the new E, they’re not even classy, in my opinion.
07/14, 1:34 PM
posted by:
johnnycanuck
I hide my man card in the last place she’d ever look- next to the vacuum cleaner.
07/14, 1:38 PM
posted by:
johngalt
HA! She’d find the vacuum cleaner if you’d take it out of the kitchen, eh?
07/14, 8:54 PM
posted by:
cocksterS
When I saw the new E sedan in pictures, I hated it. When I saw it in person, I loved it. Very striking. Hopefully, the same phenomenon will characterize the cabriolet.
07/15, 12:00 PM
posted by:
twobolt
Taillights are directly from Lexus ES. Nice snag MB.
07/15, 12:26 PM
posted by:
Rafa LL
2bolt
Haven’t seen you before but you already got me… Are you kidding?
Lexus idolizes Mercedes, and copies it like attention whores copy MJ.
07/15, 3:40 PM
posted by:
snoogah
looks like the prev generation mustangs =/
ehhhhhhhh