When rumors first broke in June that Mercedes was planning a four-door convertible concept car based on the Mercedes S-Class, enthusiasts around the globe were surprised, and perhaps somewhat confused.
Of course, the idea isn’t entirely new. In the 1950s, the German automaker offered a four-door convertible called the Mercedes 300.
But more surprising than the prospect of a four-door convertible concept are reports from Automotive News Europe today that the vehicle could become a production car within a year. A source within Mercedes told the trade publication the company will produce the niche V12 rag-top for the 2009 model year. The concept will be on display at the Detroit auto show in January. Illustration courtesy CWW after the jump…
12/11, 2:28 PM
posted by:
BAMF
yaaaaay
12/11, 2:29 PM
posted by:
BAMF
Seriously though, can you imagine how many rap videos this car is going to be in?
12/11, 2:32 PM
posted by:
Renton
I think it will be cool.
12/11, 2:37 PM
posted by:
kellyp
why would it be a soft top?
12/11, 2:49 PM
posted by:
MyGodBeatsYourGod
4 tonnes of fun, that!
12/11, 2:51 PM
posted by:
Jazz
Because a hard top would be huge when folded? Not too mention all the moving parts to fold it. The rag top sedan look is so 90’s though.
12/11, 2:56 PM
posted by:
meanpants555
I don’t know about this, no wait I do.
It’ll be like having your own parade all the time. You and your passengers will be obliged to wave and smile.
12/11, 2:56 PM
posted by:
meanpants555
Give one to the Pope, he’d be all about it.
12/11, 2:59 PM
posted by:
peter g
When I become Pope I’ll have one.
12/11, 2:59 PM
posted by:
MyGodBeatsYourGod
Needs suicide rear doors ala Lincoln’s 4-door converts/boats in the 1960’s.
Indeed a parade/beauty queen float.
But, still, why, why, why MB?
12/11, 3:16 PM
posted by:
brownfv
Seriously though, can you imagine how many rap videos this car is going to be in?
Comment by BAMF, posted on December11 at 2:29 pm
who cares?! if its going to be a nice car isnt that all that matters?
12/11, 3:21 PM
posted by:
Asher
I think its completely retarded – just look at it!…Now if it was a CL Cab and not based on an S-class, it would be a different story…
12/11, 3:26 PM
posted by:
LamborghiniZ
A cool idea, but damn Mercedes sure has a lot of models..
12/11, 3:43 PM
posted by:
Stuart
BLOODY POINTLESS HOPEFULLY NO ONE BUY THIS PIECE OF ****. sHOULD HAVE BEEN THE CLS AND NOT THE S-CLASS. MERCEDES HAS JUST BECOME A BIG GERMAN JOKE AND THATS COMING FROM A MERCEDES ENTHUSIAST. CLS OR SLR ASIDE I WOULD RATHER BUY A BMW ORT AUDI HELL EVEN A CHRYSLER.
12/11, 3:46 PM
posted by:
Stuart
ANOTHER THING, WITH SUCH A HIDEOUS INTERIOR I WOULD BE ASHAMED TO DRIVE THIS THING. ONCE AGAIN THE CLS WOULD HAVE BEEN THE BETTER CHOICE AS THAT HAS SUCH A BEAUTIFUL INTERIOR IS MAKE EVERY OTHER INTERIOR DESIGN LOOK **** AT MERCEDES.
12/11, 4:07 PM
posted by:
meanpants555
Stuart, did somebody pop a CAP in your ass?
12/11, 4:08 PM
posted by:
anonymous
its a smart move. they can have this market all by themselves. the only thing comes close is the bentely but it cost at least 3 times more.
12/11, 4:25 PM
posted by:
BAMF
who cares?! if its going to be a nice car isnt that all that matters?
Comment by brownfv, posted on December11 at 3:16 pm
lol What, do you hate rap? I wasn’t complaining. I think its balla.
12/11, 4:57 PM
posted by:
brownfv
^^ i am actually a hiphop head, but that comment seems typical by many people who hate upon rap/hiphop so yah…my bad
12/11, 5:04 PM
posted by:
Ford_Sucks
Looks like a Sebring?
12/11, 6:25 PM
posted by:
lanapat7
Bentley will be in trouble.
12/11, 7:40 PM
posted by:
Asher
“Bentley will be in trouble.”
—LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL
(no offense intended)
12/11, 7:46 PM
posted by:
truong
haha. that looks sooo tight
12/11, 8:21 PM
posted by:
autonutt
Yeah, that will look great — soft top folded flush atop the trunk while the rear door quarter windows stick up proudly. What the hell is that all about? Obviously this is an illustration, and those quarter windows would have to disappear in a production model.. but I agree with the comment above, why not the CLS instead?
12/11, 8:48 PM
posted by:
1c3d0g
What’s the deal with so many auto manufacturers chopping their roofs off?
12/12, 1:28 AM
posted by:
Stuart
meanpants555 – No one popped a cap in my ass but if you don’t shut that trap you call a mouth, I will pop one in your ass.
12/12, 8:53 AM
posted by:
meanpants555
I was just trying to get you off the CAPS LOCK, that’s all. Sheesh.
12/12, 9:48 AM
posted by:
u8init
Its a wrap….AMG mine please…
12/12, 10:46 AM
posted by:
Icheb
Stop giving this moron from cwwcardesign.com any exposure already! I’m sick of seeing his delusions here.
12/12, 11:10 AM
posted by:
Saud
gimme the hard top cl65 instead.
12/12, 2:48 PM
posted by:
Freshshoebox
LOL, I feel you meanpants555.
No need to bite his head off Stuart.
12/12, 6:27 PM
posted by:
SSTRFSTR
Stuart, the CLS interior is a six-year-old design lifted from the E-class. It’s extremely cluttered and looks and feels dated. Have you even been inside the new S-class?
12/12, 7:44 PM
posted by:
LamborghiniZ
Yeah Stuart, the new S-Class has a TOP notch interior, better than any of its competitors, and far better than the CLS. Get real
12/12, 11:17 PM
posted by:
Stuart
Yeah I been in both. The CLS is inspired by Classic Jaguar (as quoted by Mr Piefh the cheif designer of Mercedes himself). It has better quality then anything Merc produces and look beautiful as all magazines have said. The S-class look exactly like a rip-off 7 series interior looking almost identical to the 7 which is plain and boring in the first place. If i was in a convertible it was rather be a CLS then any other thing Merc offers.
P.S. I said things earlier in Caps because I am annoyed at how many Model Merc has. Its meant to be a premium exclusive brand but in the next few years will have some 20 totally diffrent models. Thats not good considering they also have Smart, Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Maybach under the same umbrella. They at most should only have 10. Sad thing is all the other German companies are following.
I think it come to the point where the Mercedes name mean nothing now. As I said earlier I would rather buy Chrysler then anything Merc makes (Apart from SLR, ClS) because it is more exclusive then Merc and trust me I am a hardcore Mercedes enthusiast.
12/13, 5:37 AM
posted by:
Syrax
http://www.pitstoptuning.ro/private/evenimente/1971.jpg
a small manufacturers project on the maybach
12/16, 1:29 PM
posted by:
Dav is Dead
i think its a great idea.
Stuart- get over yourself, its just not good business practice to limit themselves to just a few models because it gets that much harder to make enough profit to come out with the newer and better model updates they do. they can afford to do this because of the name.
12/16, 4:59 PM
posted by:
LamborghiniZ
Stuart, every automobile magazine has stated that the S-Class has a beautiful interior too.