Mercedes Ocean Drive Concept (S600 based 4 door Convertible) Approved for Production
06-22-06, 03:43 PM
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Originally Posted by rominl
i am scratching my head...... why would they wanna have the s class as convertible when they don't have one based on e class? i mean, 2 class is HUGE, convertible out of it?!
06-22-06, 08:58 PM
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Originally Posted by 1SICKLEX
Mercedes is so all over the map right now I wouldn't be surprised this comes, and the new 6 wheel, 8 door car called the SLL class but they still will call it a coupe 
06-23-06, 08:37 AM
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Originally Posted by rominl
having usable rear seats is one thing. being able to sit in the back but wind blowing bad left and right on freeway is another
06-23-06, 08:51 AM
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Originally Posted by LexArazzo
I must admit, I' ve never sat in the back of a convertible, even friends', I always sit in the front passenger seat. But looks like this one will have 4 doors if they make it, & you can roll up the large windows at the back so it may not be that bad ?
06-23-06, 09:14 AM
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There hasn't been a production 4-door convertible in the American market that I know of since the 4-door Lincoln Continental convertible of the 1960's....President John F. Kennedy and Texas Governor John Connally were shot in one.
06-23-06, 09:15 AM
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Originally Posted by mmarshall
There hasn't been a production 4-door convertible in the American market that I know of since the 4-door Lincoln Continental convertible of the 1960's....President John F. Kennedy and Texas Governor John Connally were shot in one.
06-23-06, 06:39 PM
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Originally Posted by rominl
i don't know, from the aerodynamics, i would think the problem is from the top not the sides. you close the windows of course you get nothing, but i wonder if you will get a lot of wind from the top?
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06-23-06, 06:51 PM
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Originally Posted by LexArazzo
I suppose you do, but then I am not sure I get your point - you mean back seats in convertible are not desirable nomatter how spacious they are ? And you won't want to sit at the back because of wind from the top ? I suppose sitting at the back of a Bentley Azure convertible is still better than the smaller backseats of a 3 or 6 series convertible, isn't it ?
just my 2 cents though
06-23-06, 07:03 PM
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Originally Posted by rominl
nop, what i am trying to say is, convertible is NOT for anything with rear seats at all.
just my 2 cents though
just my 2 cents though
It's better just to have 2 seats. But I think that's true just for small convertibles such as the SC, SLK, SL, & backseats for the 3 & 6 series convertibles are only barely usable.
However, some people do want the style and fun of a convertible but still wants to seat 4 comfortably. I think that's the kind of people MB may be building a S-class 4 door convertible for.
There are large 4-seat convertibles in the past that I like too, like the Bentley Azure, the Cadillac Eldorado Convertible of the late 50's & early 60's etc.
06-23-06, 07:16 PM
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Originally Posted by LexArazzo
Yes that's what I thought, that's why I said I thought you mean they are not desirable no matter how spacious they are It's better just to have 2 seats.
But I think that's true just for small convertibles such as the SC, SLK, SL, & backseats for the 3 & 6 series convertibles are only barely usable.
However, some people do want the style and fun of a convertible but still wants to seat 4 comfortably. I think that's the kind of people MB may be building a S-class 4 door convertible for.
There are large 4-seat convertibles in the past that I like too, like the Bentley Azure, the Cadillac Eldorado Convertible of the late 50's & early 60's etc.
It's better just to have 2 seats. But I think that's true just for small convertibles such as the SC, SLK, SL, & backseats for the 3 & 6 series convertibles are only barely usable.
However, some people do want the style and fun of a convertible but still wants to seat 4 comfortably. I think that's the kind of people MB may be building a S-class 4 door convertible for.
There are large 4-seat convertibles in the past that I like too, like the Bentley Azure, the Cadillac Eldorado Convertible of the late 50's & early 60's etc.
08-14-06, 04:11 PM
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Our sources in Germany are telling us that Mercedes will surprise the world with an S-Class Convertible Concept at the upcoming 2007 NAIAS in Detroit. But there's no reason to wait till January. Our favorite illustrator put together these renderings to give us all a preview of the huge four-door convertible concept.
http://www.thecarconnection.com/inde...&article=10754
http://www.thecarconnection.com/inde...&article=10754
08-14-06, 04:41 PM
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Our sources in Germany are telling us that Mercedes will surprise the world with an S-Class Convertible Concept at the upcoming 2007 NAIAS in Detroit. But there's no reason to wait till January. Our favorite illustrator put together these renderings to give us all a preview of the huge four-door convertible concept.