Mercedes Benz has officially unveiled the S-Class Cabrio. It is termed to be the “most beautiful and exclusive S-Class cars of all time” . It styling is similar to that of the S-Class Coupe but comes with a three-layer acoustic soft top which is available in black, dark blue, beige and dark red. The soft top can be opened or closed in 20 seconds at speeds up to 60 kph.
On the interior it gets an all-new THERMOTRONIC intelligent climate control system which keeps occupants comfortable irrespective whether the roof is open or closed. The air conditioning control unit is fully networked and communicates with numerous vehicle components. 12 sensors and 18 actuators provide ideal climate in all conditions. There is a choice of leather, nappa leather or designo Exclusive nappa leather plus six different interior colour concepts, including a maritime-inspired combination of deep-sea blue and porcelain. The soft top is separated from the remaining luggage compartment space by means of an electrically operated retractable cover which encloses the soft top. This luggage compartment partition extends automatically during opening of the soft top.
The S-Class Cabrio comes with the AIRCAP automatic wind protection system as an option. This can be extended at the touch of a button to reduce turbulence in the interior. AIRCAP consists of two components: a wind deflector with a net, set into the roof frame, that can be extended by seven centimetres, plus a similarly extendable draught-stop behind the rear seats, with a convex contour and stainless steel trim.
Power comes from a 4.7 litre V8 engine that develops 455 horsepower and 700 Nm of maximum torque from just 1800 rpm. The engine is mated to a 9G-TRONIC 9-speed automatic gearbox. If that’s not enough you also have the AMG S 63 4 Matic Cabriolet. The AMG sibling is powered by a 5.5 litre twin turbo V8 pushing out 585 horsepower and whopping 900 Nm torque. It can do the 0 to 100 dash in 3.9 seconds and has an electronically limited top speed of 250 kph. The engine is mated to a AMG SPEEDSHIFT MCT 7-speed sports transmission The S-Class Cabrio features AIRMATIC semi-active air suspension featuring infinitely variable damping control as standard.
The S-Class Cabrio will debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show later this month and will go on sale in December this year. Deliveries are expected to start early 2016