SPIED: Mercedes-Benz's C-Class Convertible SPOTTED, Finally Competition For The 4-Series Drop Top?

For years, Mercedes-Benz has built convertibles. There's just one problem: it never made a proper car to go up against the likes of the BMW 3-Series and the more recent Audi A5 convertible.

The E-Class cabriolet, for example, starts at about $60,000. The A5 and 4-Series start at about $44,000 and $48,000, respectively.

Now it seems the three-pointed star has wised up. That's because it's working on a C-Class cabriolet. Obviously, by doing so, this will bring down the cost to get into a Mercedes four-seater convertible and allow the company to compete more aggressively.

Regarding the spy shots, as you can see the car is buttoned up pretty tight. One thing that remains a mystery is if it will be a hard-top convertible or a soft top. We're guessing cloth so Mercedes can keep costs and weight down.


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MattDarringer - 7/12/2014 1:01:07 PM

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Why do they bother with camo?

Agent00R - 7/13/2014 4:42:58 PM

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I can disable you if you'd like.

Up to you.

Agent00R - 7/13/2014 4:43:25 PM

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@Matt, obviously not for you.

My bad!

Dexter1 - 7/12/2014 4:36:02 PM

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Bigger question: Why even publish this shit?

Agent00R - 7/12/2014 4:39:38 PM

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If you don't like, don't click.

Dexter1 - 7/13/2014 9:36:33 AM

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I click because I'm a super fan of your excellent reporting, Agent008.

cidflekken - 7/12/2014 6:12:07 PM

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I thought most of the preliminary information is that it will be a hard top convertible. But Benz can't make it look like a styling mess like the IS convertible hard top.

Agent00R - 7/12/2014 8:19:43 PM

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I have heard both.

Personally, I think it'll be cloth.

JRobUSC - 7/13/2014 6:34:04 PM

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So is the E-class convertible being discontinued then? Or being redesigned and pushed upmarket in price? It wouldn't make much sense for a C and E convertible, both soft tops, both based on C architecture, to coexist at the current E price and expected C price. They're basically the same car, and the prices would overlap, only the slightly cheaper C would actually be nicer and newer.

jeffy210 - 7/13/2014 11:08:58 PM

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If anything they'd probably push the E-Class convertible up to be more on par against the 6-Series convertible. As it stood the E-Class convertible was trying to do double duty.

cidflekken - 7/14/2014 1:56:55 AM

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I agree. The E-class coupe will likely no longer be based on the C-Class platform and will be moved upmarket. Being that the new C-Class is upping the ante in its class, it would make sense and with the new S-Class sedan and coupe being so positively received, there's a huge gap now between the E and S offerings.