Forget the Weather, Get the Top Down ; Mercedes Takes the Compromise Out of Drop-Top Motoring with the Elegant E-Class, Says Jonathan Crouch

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What Mercedes-Benz has done with this car is something so simple that it sounds blindingly obvious. Assuming that it's not lashing down with rain, here is a convertible you can use for roof-down motoring almost whenever you want. It can be cold or windy. Your journey may be at high speed. Or it may include rear seat passengers.

Either way, it matters not. In no other five-figure soft-top will you find yourself retracting the hood quite so often.

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Forget the Weather, Get the Top Down ; Mercedes Takes the Compromise Out of Drop-Top Motoring with the Elegant E-Class, Says Jonathan Crouch

Executive cabriolets sell mainly to buyers over 50 years old seeking a more leisurely approach to life. Which isn't an excuse Mercedes would ever us...

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