Mercedes-Benz launches S-Class and C-Class Cabriolets in India

Mercedes-Benz, the country's largest luxury car maker on Wednesday launched the S-Class Cabriolet and the C-Class Cabriolet at price tags of Rs 2.25 crore and Rs 60 lakh, respectively (all prices ex-showroom, Delhi).

The German luxury car automaker is on the move to to expand its portfolio of 'dream cars'.

The 'open to drive soft top cars' come with a host of personification options and helped Mercedes-Benz redefine the top end of motoring. To make every S-Class Cabriolet truly unique in India, Mercedes-Benz India offers more than 13,000 possible customization combinations to ensure no two S-Cabriolets in India are similar.

Speaking with Business Today, Roland Folger, Managing Director and CEO, Mercedes-Benz India said, "We have seen strong traction for these models with sales reaching three-digit figures in the Indian market, prompting us to bring new options for our discerning customers.

We have taken the convertible market beyond the earlier SLC and SLK models to the regular cars with the new S and C-Class in four-seater options. In fact  the C-Class Cabriolet is the first ever cabriolet to be made on the C-Class platform by Mercedes-Benz."

The C-Class Cabriolet is powered by a 2.0-litre 4-cylinder turbocharged engine that's capable of delivering 241 bhp and 370 Nm of torque and also comes mated to a 9-speed 9G-Tronic Transmission. It goes 0-100 kmph in a mere 6.4 seconds and achieves top speed of 250 km/h.