For
Entry-level model and, in manual form, the only one with stop-start. Direct-injection turbo engine delivers decent torque across a wide band, and the Aircap wind deflector works brilliantly.
Against
The engine's a bit gruff when revved, so just settle back and take it easy. Not the most dynamic car of its ilk, so why spoil the ride by choosing it with sports suspension?
What Car? says
4
out of 5 stars
The best mid-sized convertible of all for four-up top-down motoring, and this is an economical way to go about it, but it's at its best with the standard suspension set-up.
View the whole Mercedes-Benz E-Class Cabriolet range
-
Cabriolet E200 CGI BlueEFF. SE 2dr - £35,195
-
Cabriolet E220 CDI BlueEFF. SE 2dr - £35,715
-
Cabriolet E200 CGI BlueEFF. Sport 2dr - £37,230
-
Cabriolet E250 CDI BlueEFF. SE 2dr - £37,335
-
Cabriolet E250 CGI BlueEFF. SE 2dr - £37,740
-
Cabriolet E220 CDI BlueEFF. Sport 2dr - £37,765
-
Cabriolet E250 CDI BlueEFF. Sport 2dr - £39,385
-
Cabriolet E250 CGI BlueEFF. Sport 2dr - £39,775
-
Cabriolet E350 CDI BlueEFF. SE 2dr - £40,470
-
Cabriolet E350 CDI BlueEFF. Sport 2dr - £42,505
-
Cabriolet E350 CGI BlueEFF. SE 2dr - £42,505
-
Cabriolet E350 CGI BlueEFF. Sport 2dr - £44,540
-
Cabriolet E500 CGI BlueEFF. Sport 2dr - £56,345
-
Cabriolet E200 CGI BlueEFF. SE 2dr - £35,195
-
Cabriolet E220 CDI BlueEFF. SE 2dr - £35,715
-
Cabriolet E200 CGI BlueEFF. Sport 2dr - £37,230
-
Cabriolet E250 CDI BlueEFF. SE 2dr - £37,335
-
Cabriolet E250 CGI BlueEFF. SE 2dr - £37,740
-
Cabriolet E220 CDI BlueEFF. Sport 2dr - £37,765
-
Cabriolet E250 CDI BlueEFF. Sport 2dr - £39,385
-
Cabriolet E250 CGI BlueEFF. Sport 2dr - £39,775
-
Cabriolet E350 CDI BlueEFF. SE 2dr - £40,470
-
Cabriolet E350 CDI BlueEFF. Sport 2dr - £42,505
-
Cabriolet E350 CGI BlueEFF. SE 2dr - £42,505
-
Cabriolet E350 CGI BlueEFF. Sport 2dr - £44,540
-
Cabriolet E500 CGI BlueEFF. Sport 2dr - £56,345
Read in full
The full Mercedes-Benz E-Class review
Buyer's notes
Target Price team says:
The trouble with four-seater convertibles is that they're only fun if you're in one of the front seats. Anyone in the back is likely to look as if they've been pulled through a hedge backwards after a trip with the top down.
Not so the Mercedes-Benz E-Class Cabriolet. With its standard Aircap system – pop-up wind deflectors on top of the windscreen and between the rear headrests – you sit in what Mercedes calls 'a bath of warm air', free of the buffeting found in rival convertibles. It doesn't exactly add to the car's looks, but from the inside you're not going to be worried about that.
In other respects it pretty much offers the same choices as the E-Class Coupé. There are seven engine choices, manual and automatic transmissions and standard or sport suspension set-ups.