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Strangely, this disclaimer isn’t even the funniest thing about the fresh-to-Youtube E-Class Cabriolet ad [available after the jump]. That prize goes to the way the otherwise undeniably handsome E-Cab looks with its “Aircap” system deployed. No wonder this previous ad stuck to long shots, and made light of the option’s contradictory and dispensable nature. Sure, folks in cold climates deserve convertibles too, but this Aircap thing just reminds me of cafe seating on Sunset Boulevard with heat lamps blaring on a 65-degree day. Silly wealthy folk… buy the coupe if you don’t like drafts.
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Drafts are for poor people
The aircap is a cool idea but makes the car look retarded..like in The Hangover, it’s a re-tard
If you don’t want your hair mussed, leave the top up or get a coupe. My mother didn’t like to get her hair mussed much in my Dad’s Mustang Convertible, so she didn’t get to ride in it much, lol.
What, do you want to prevent the side windows from being up while the top is down?
That aircap doesn’t look nearly as dumb as the behind the seats windblocker that most modern convertables employ, IMO. The idea of a convertables is open air motoring and most of those behind the seats windblockers turn the open cockpit into a confined space visually.
i heard that the UK has one of the highest ownerships of convertibles
THE UNITED KINGDOM!
doesn’t it rain mostly over there?
mercedes just know their market
oh i agree it looks ridiculous
It doesn’t surprise me, when you have a gloomy climate you want to get the absolute most out of the nice days. Probably the same reason upstate New York has far more backyard pools than any southern state (by my anecdotal observation, heh). And the UK does have some stretches of spectacular weather, btw.
Having once owned a convertible I must say their greatest virtue is having an unobstructed view of the world around. The UK has some beautiful scenery and I’d rather have the roof off in mild weather down a twisty English country lane than stuck behind two 18 wheelers on the dusty I-5 approach to LA at 110 degrees F.
That shield does look pretty silly, but no sillier than many other aspects of Mercedes-Benz “design” of the last 15+ years (e.g. Ford Focus wheel arches on an S-Class, excessive “sporty” cladding on a G-Wagen, etc.). I’ll happily stick to my 44-year-old Mercedes (no convertible, since I, in fact, don’t like drafts).
Can’t imagine being in such a hurry I couldn’t pull over for a minute to put the top down.
Since I like the first post so much…
Pulling over is for poor people.
Part of the fun on my old Elan is pulling off the road and removing the top.
Alas, “This video has been removed by the user,”
I drive a Miata every day. Even in the winter. On the cooler days, it’s nice to have options to keep the neck warm.
Any options to increase top-down comfort only increase the time the top stays down. I enjoy my windblocker. I’d also like heated seats, and my wife always enjoys her 12v heated passenger’s blanket.
When it’s 45 degrees and sunny, I don a scarf, gloves & hat, with the heat turned on full blast. But that doesn’t mean I’d surely welcome the Airscarf in my Miata.
How is this any sillier than a wind deflector on the sunroof?
Huh? The sunroof flap prevents the thwap, thwap, thwap presure changes when you have the sunroof open on the highway.
Given the E convertible’s target demographic, it’s the perfect feature – it won’t mess up your bleach blond hair or blow off your toupee.
When I had my Miata in the 90’s, my girlfriend of that time used to resist wearing a hat. She had these long tresses of blond hair which would be all blown around and tangled even when she wore it in a pony tail.
She got so frustrated with the tangles but resisted wearing a hat for the longest time. One day I gave her one of mine, I think it may have been white or purple or something. I told her to put it on and poke her pony tail through that hole in the back.
We drove for an hour or more. I think it was one of our long trips someplace. Afterward, her hair was not tangled. All I can say is “happy girlfriend, happy man.”