2017 Mercedes C-Class Cabriolet Fully Revealed at Test Facility

If the SLC-Class (SLK facelift) is any indication, we could see the roofless C-Class as early as tomorrow. We're going to tell everybody that A205 is its secret code name, that it comes with air curtain technology that will stop you from catching a cold, and that the fabric roof is now as good as a metal one, if not better.

Mercedes' 2-door offering has grown by leaps and bounds, despite a visible lack of interest from the market. Where we used to have only the CLK-Class, the Germans now give us C-Class and E-Class models. To make things even simpler to understand, there are now coupe and cabriolet versions of the S-Class too.

The A205 C-Class Cabrio is the only one that makes financial sense. Thanks to the stretched yet lightened MRA platform, it works perfectly fine with a 2.0-liter turbo engine without even a hint of sluggishness. We mention the 2.0 because Mercedes seems to be obsessed with it recently. The GLC-Class SUV is only available with a 241-hp turbo in America, while the all-new E-Class just got a fresh diesel of the displacement mentioned above, ending the long tyranny of the 2,143cc CDI/d mill.

The engine range for the A205 Cabriolet will closely mirror that of its fixed roof cousin. Above the four-cylinder turbos should be a couple of V6 units, namely the 333 PS C400 and its tuned brother that's likely to be called C 43 AMG instead of C 450 AMG. Of course, that beautiful red AMG GT will also lend its thumping V8 twin-turbo engines minus the transaxle gearbox and dry sump lubrication. But our fully revealed blue convertible clearly isn't concealing such weapons of tire destruction.