{"id":412770,"date":"2010-03-10T11:55:00","date_gmt":"2010-03-10T16:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2010\/03\/10\/2011-mercedes-benz-e-class-cabriolet-first-drive\/"},"modified":"2010-03-10T11:55:00","modified_gmt":"2010-03-10T16:55:00","slug":"first-drive-2011-mercedes-benz-e-class-cabriolet-is-a-smooth-spanish-flyer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/412770","title":{"rendered":"First Drive: 2011 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Cabriolet is a smooth Spanish Fly(er)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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2011 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Cabriolet – Click above for high-res image gallery<\/small><\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n

\nConvertibles have long been something of an acquired taste. Devotees steadfastly defend the unique sensation of elemental motoring that can only come when plugged in to one’s surrounding breezes, noises and smells. Conversely, detractors have traditionally lambasted droptops for their lackluster foul weather performance, added weight, vulnerability, and creaky, ill-handling platforms. And while the naysayers may have had a point in the era of tonneau-covered British roadster pilots with their tepid heaters, dubious structural rigidity and leaky, masochistic roof mechanisms, modern topless numbers like this 2011 Mercedes-Benz E-Class<\/a> Cabriolet give lie to the idea that convertibles make lousy year-round companions. <\/p>\n

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Gallery: First Drive: 2011 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Cabriolet<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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