Mercedes {link} will debut the E class Estate at this year's Frankfurt Motorshow. Sales of the E class T (as the estate is to be known) will commence directly after the show. Specification and costs are to be widely similar to the current saloon.
At the show Mercedes will also allow the motoring public a first glance at the E class cabrio. This is the new incarnation of the CLK and will, once again, use a material (rather than metal) folding roof. Styling will be dictated by the current E class model with a deep A pillar ensuring that around 50% of the door opening is covered by the windscreen.
Specification and pricing of the E class cabrio are not yet set and could well be swayed by how the current economic crisis develops. Engines will, naturally, include both diesel and petrol variants with range topping turbo versions expected. An AMG E class cabrio will follow in early 2010.
