BETTER PARTSMercedes opens the E-class
Stuttgart, March 2nd, 2017
A first, not too revealing tea image already promised us Mercedes. Now, a week before the official world premiere at the Geneva Motor Show (9 to 19 March 2017), shows us the Daimler be new E-class Cabriolet in all its glory. Admitted: that the Open E looks, as he now looks, is not too surprising. A bunch of E-class Coupé (also available in Geneva) the fabric-covered above without star of upper middle class is cast with the airy ingredients of the S - and c-class convertibles and ready. Extremely dignified and impressive luxurious but already looks the whole thing. Especially in the Interior. It's especially when the shown vehicle that posing in the new and very pompous-sounding equipment yacht blue with Macchiatobeige. If you are on a 'cool and exclusive Yachting look' so, you now know which of the five Sun-reflective must tick shades of leather.
Hautpsache pleasant
Of course, the new E-class miser convertible otherwise not with luxury. At 4.83 meters, four people come more (front) or less under (behind) comfortably. You know the wonderful, still heavily after modern art-looking dashboard, the two huge 12.3-inch displays, as well as the tons of leading infotainment and driver assistance technology variants (sedan, wagon, all-terrain and Coupé, to be exact), already from the four other E-class. To a whole bunch of very clever technology from the open S-class comes down gerieselt, which aims to ensure that you and all your passengers even in the depths of winter or violent squalls calmly and well heated open drive can. Seat heating for all four courses, the called AIRSCARF neck hair dryer, as well as the over wind deflector 'Aircap', that Ascend also strips out the windscreen frame allows in addition to a standard wind deflector behind the rear seats, over direct the air at the sensitive boards of the inmates are meant. Further features of the Offenfahr are a climate control that responds to, whether open or closed will be driven, as well as a wiper-washer system with convertible function, which reduces the water Gush to the disk cleanup with an open top.
Pretty handy
With so much protection from the immediate vicinity's slightly surprising that you may even open the hood. It comes in the new E-class convertible in five different colors, is extensively insulated, opens and closes in 20 seconds and that up to speeds of 50 km/h. The fabric roof is stowed, remain extremely ordinary 310 litre trunk. Closed 385 litres in the convertible rear fit. The Open E with a folding rear seat, and the ability to install a trailer hitch collects other loadmasters points.
To start with four motors
Like the Coupé, convertible is also the new E-class 15 millimeters lower than the sedan. In addition to the standard chassis, Mercedes offers a variant with Adaptive dampers, as well as a multi-Chamber air suspension. For the first time an open E-class is all-wheel drive to have. In connection with what engines is still unclear. At all, the Swabians remain fairly thin, regarding information on the engines. We learn only that all models as standard roll with nine-speed automatic transmission. Probably we are against us but not too far out of the window, if we expect the same units as in the new E-class Coupé. To start that the E would be 220 d with 194 HP, two four-cylinder gasoline engine with 184 (E 200) and 245 HP (E 300), as well as a six-cylinder gasoline engine with 333 PS (400 E). Other variants, including the hot AMGs with 401 (E 43) up to 612 PS (S 63 S) should soon follow.
Of course, with Edition model
At the start of the Open E, there will be also a 25th-Anniversary Edition, which is celebrating the first E-class convertible of 1992 with a whole arsenal of optional equipment and plaques. To market launch and prices Mercedes does not react, however, still. We expect this information after the premiere at the Geneva Auto show. (black & white)