Test Drive: 2017 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Cabriolet - Cool Hunting
Gliding back and forth across the border between Italy and Slovenia in the 2017 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Cabriolet makes that romanticism even more tangible. Developed side-by-side with the swooping lines of the C-Class Coupe, the drop-top version of the baby S-Class cuts the striking and familiar lines of a brand new Mercedes-Benz. Swooping belt lines and shoulder lines finish in a flare of a taut, if not perhaps slightly Sebring-styled, rear that was specially designed for the Cabriolet. This is the first of its kind in Mercedes-Benz’s mid-level C-Class, and, top up or down, the Cabriolet carves out a distinctive niche in the luxury car brand. Robert Lesnick, the man who heads up Mercedes-Benz’s exterior design for everything from the tiny A-Class to the flagship S-Class, grew up in the mist-shrouded hills of Slovenia. In a recent interview at the New York Auto Show, he talked a bit about how the new design language came to be. “The main drive behind creating the exterior proportion of the entirety of the Mercedes-Benz car line-up was the attraction of the human... Source: www.coolhunting.com
