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Mercedes-Benz E-Class Cabriolet E220 CDI BlueEFF. SE 2dr Review

For Diesel engines are finally available in Merc's mid-sized cabrio, and this is the entry-level version – that's entry-level as in price, not ability. It works especially well with the optional five-speed automatic gearbox.

Against Not the most refined diesel, although that's only by the high standards set by the rival BMW unit. Standard suspension set-up ensures a relaxed, cosseting ride.

Mercedes-Benz E-Class Cabriolet

What Car? says

3 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. All the better for having the standard suspension set-up.

What Car? readers say

5


Key facts

0–60mph
8.8 secs
Top speed
144 mph
Average mpg
55.4
Tank range
903 miles
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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.

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