Mercedes-Benz E 320 Cabriolet W124

Model History

Convertible (A 124)

Mercedes-Benz 300 CE-24 Convertible
(1991-1993)
The 300 CE-24 Cabriolet, another body variant of the 124 series, was presented at the IAA in September 1991. The development of the convertibles was based on the coupé. In order to ensure the torsional rigidity, about 1,000 parts have been reworked or rebuilt. Partially, load-bearing sheets had to be made of high-quality material.

From the end of 1991 onwards, the convertible was offered exclusively in Germany (and other continental European countries) with the 3-liter four-valve engine already available in other models as 300 CE-24. In North America, Japan and the British Isles, however, the convertible came in October 1992 exclusively with the new 3.2-liter engine as 320 CE (in Japan as well as the right-hand drive in Great Britain and Ireland) and 300 CE (in the USA and Canada) on the market. All three versions were built up to the MOPF 2 in 1993 and can be seen on the chrome grille.

With the MOPF 2, the above-mentioned six-cylinder models were replaced by the E 320, while the convertible was now also available with four-cylinder engines (with the exception of North America and Japan), E 200 in Southern Europe (from 1994 also available in Germany) and E 220 In the other countries.

The E-Class convertible was also delivered from October 1996 to July 1997 as a special model Final Edition (code 907), which in the standard version was characterized by black-brown rootwood. As a special feature (as in the E 500 model), slate-gray wood linings made from appropriately pickled beech lamb (instead of the red-brown rootwood used in all other E-Class convertibles) were selectable. The convertibles were only available with black leather trim (instead of the other leather colors beige or mushroom, brown or Brasil, gray or blue). Furthermore, a manual air conditioning, lowering and AMG light alloy rims were included in the package. [3] The special model was less individual in this respect, but it was cheaper (at the basic price of 79,925.00 DM for the E 200, 88,435.00 DM for the E 220 and 114.770.00 DM for the E 320) Colored colors and similar extras. [4] In total, 1390 convertibles left the factory as a final edition, including 570 E 200, 654 E 220, and 166 E 320.

Source: Wikipedia