The new-for-2011 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Cabriolets are stylish cruisers-but a bit old-fashioned.

The open-top, 2011 E350 and E550 look pretty on the road, ride smoothly and have the latest amenities and technology to make even cool-weather driving more comfortable than expected. But like past Mercedes Cabriolets of the early 1990s, the E-Class Cabrios have fabric soft tops, not the more complicated and weighty retractable hardtops that are common today. And so the E-Class convertibles offer a good amount of trunk space.