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Is it True? No More E550's Cab?

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Old 03-30-2017, 02:25 PM
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Is it True? No More E550's Cab?

That's the news that's being posted by the on-line auto mags for the 2018 model (at least the USA market). E300 or 400 to be the only choices. Apparently linked to fuel and MPA issues.
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"In the U.S., the convertible will be an E400, like the E-class coupe, powered by a twin-turbo V-6 gasoline engine. In the coupe it’s rated at 329 horsepower and 354 lb-ft of torque, and those figures are likely to be the same in the softtop version. Note that the day of V-8–powered E-class convertibles appears to be past, our fond memories of the E550 cabrio notwithstanding. Although the E63 sedan uses AMG’s thundering 4.0-liter V-8, the AMG version of this new cabriolet will most likely be an E50 powered by a turbocharged inline-six. Don’t look for that one in the first couple of model years, though."

Source: http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...st-ride-review
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"In the U.S., the convertible will be an E400, like the E-class coupe, powered by a twin-turbo V-6 gasoline engine. In the coupe it’s rated at 329 horsepower and 354 lb-ft of torque, and those figures are likely to be the same in the softtop version. Note that the day of V-8–powered E-class convertibles appears to be past, our fond memories of the E550 cabrio notwithstanding. Although the E63 sedan uses AMG’s thundering 4.0-liter V-8, the AMG version of this new cabriolet will most likely be an E50 powered by a turbocharged inline-six. Don’t look for that one in the first couple of model years, though."

Source: http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...st-ride-review
Yeah. That's the article (among a couple of others) that I read. In my opinion the "vroom-vroom" of the 550 is the best!

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