Is it True? No More E550's Cab?
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2014 E550 cabriolet and 2017 CLS 550
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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2011 E550 Cab & 2015 ML400
"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
Source: http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...st-ride-review
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Joined: Aug 2013
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2014 E550 cabriolet and 2017 CLS 550
"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
Source: http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...st-ride-review
