Mercedes shows S Class convertible
Mercedes-Benz has just released new concept photos of their S600 flagship sedan in convertible form, which could become the company's first big convertible sedan since the '50s.
The Mercedes S600 convertible concept looks best with the top down.
(Credit: Mercedes-Benz, USA)The S Class has always been a technology tour de force, and this convertible concept reportedly adds one more neat trick: The "AirScarf" is a system of vents in the headrests that circulate warm air around the nape of your neck for comfortable top down jaunts during the colder months.
The S600 convertible concept with the top up is not quite as pretty.
(Credit: Mercedes-Benz, USA)This S600 ragtop concept looks very much like a production car, and when automakers circulate concepts that look this real, it often means showroom availability in a year or so. Mercedes must surely be coveting the dramatic success the Bentley has posted lately (sales up 800 percent in three years), and a drop-top S Class could do spirited battle for buyers who are eyeing a Continental GTC but want something more practical and more "affordable." And more German.
Brian Cooley is an editor at large who keeps his fingers on the pulse of consumers' attitudes toward tech. His specialty is CNET Car Tech videos, but, frankly, most people have seen him on the TVs at Costco (or in one of his '60s Fords or Fiats). 
- It looks like a stinking Chrysler !!!!
- by tayball December 21, 2006 2:38 PM PST
- German cars are going downhill FAST
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