Mercedes confirms the arrival of the S-Class cabriolet [2015]

Posted on 28-09-2013 at 13:58 by sir_smokalot – 33 Comments”

Mercedes Ocean Drive Concept 2007
Finally, for the first time since more than 40 years by the Benz-adept soon on stand with open roof extensively. The S-Class cabrio, who is already in the air, is finally in production, and will be based on the yet to launch coupe.

The last homeless S-Class was the W 111 Cabriolet, which between 1961 and 1971 was sold. Halfway through the previous decade presented the Mercedes Ocean Drive, which is a harbinger looked like a W 221-cabrio, but the project got in the end it is not. Meanwhile the W 222 there, and this time touch, as confirmed ontwikkelingsbaas Thomas Weber at Automotive News.

We know that Mercedes since the euthanize of Maybach extensive and ambitious plans with the new Daimler flagship, the S-Class, with the following model variants:

– S-Class short/long/Pullman
– S-Class coupe (first spyshots on autojunk)
– S-Class cabrio

Actually, the only thing that is still missing is an S-Class Shooting Brake, or should we put them in Stuttgart not on ideas?

With regard to his basis in the S-cabrio, in fact, a CL cabrio après la lettre, in which he differs from the four-door Ocean Drive, but a based activities to join in. After (repeated) rumors in 2011, it is for the journaille, of course, nice to have clarity, because speculate, what we’re not va… oh, wait.

According to Weber is the cabrio by 2015, with a fabric roof, and will be offered with a biturbo V8 and V12 blocks. That means two things: he is nice and high positioned, and the V12 does it, in any case, still a while off (although we are that, with the advent of the S65 already knew). Boxing.

Gallery: Mercedes Ocean Drive Concept 2007

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