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Hi Tomas, always loving your reviews and love it that Lea has joined the team. Just a quick note about the editing that is quick to cut you off in a few of the scenes abruptly. Couple of examples are right at the end @ 20:40 as you're getting into the consumption and the very ending when you're still unfinished and the video ends. Check it out when you can. Otherwise, love you both. Cheers! M
One day, maybe you should make a Lea meter compilation video :) A very unique part of your channel that I enjoy to actually tell the difference in power with these vehicles.
Last words: "My choice is already quite clear...", video cuts, and we will forever be wondering what the choice really was. Reminds me of "The Sopranos" finale last scene, very artistic editing! :-)
@@efezeybel7698 small trunk size, small cup holder on driver seat, weak against bad weather condition compare to coupe, backseats if your height is above 170cm. There's no 12v power socket.
Channel could easily use the host to sell every car but he adds his own real opinions too which makes it more enjoyable imo I want a review Not a commerical
As a previous owner of the C238, they should have just made this a proper C-class coupe/convertible. Too many compromises and takes away from the fun this car could have been.
I‘m not too familiar with MB but wording wise I agree. Take the X-Class wording and at T-Modell, coupé or convertible. Back when they introduced the CLK I didn’t get why it was named that was while being a E-Class coupé. Before that you had E-Class coupé with the C123.
@@Staniii2360 The CLK was actually based on the C-class. While looked like the E. Last pure E-class coupe was the c124. No idea why they went away from that.
Thomas does the absolute best reviews of any kind, especially since Henry Catchpole went to Hagertys, keep up the excellent work! We really need those tshirts! 😊
Great review Thomas~ Few years back, I have watched your review and purchased my 2018 E-Class cabrio edition 1 in China. It is my favourite, love driving it all the time, most elegent car. Before watch this one, I was wondering whether or not I should trade-in for CLE, but right now I am pretty sure I will not. 🤣
You REALLY need a hobby. I like Thomas's content by default, knowing ALL the time he provides with quality. So, to make you day, I will say "great video, right on point!" even before I watched it. Now that really must blow your matrix away
My wife and I keep discussing a Porsche 718. But honestly with the market and our current loyalty/love of our BMW X5 45e that Thomas reviewed. I'd go the same route I think. Honestly, Thomas has the best reviews.
hey Thomas, I just saw you make a cameo appearance in merc benz king and I think you were driving the very car. You are just about to review, fantastic.
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I enjoyed your video and it was the reason why I chose to purchase the blue colour and same wheels but CLE300 as the 450 is not available in Australia, nor is the white nappa leather interior disappointingly, however, I have ordered the macchiato beige interior. I’m curious if you think that colour interior will be comparable to the white. It’s quite different but I didn’t want black or brown interior. Have you seen the macchiato beige interior in the CLE? If so any thoughts/opinions.?
Thanks for tuning in!🙏 havent seen it, if available and possible i d however go with the Artico surface or the Dinamica for more comfort and no animal harm. Just checked the configurator in AU, like wtf they only offer animal leather? Again weird strategy by Mercedes in their remote markets…
I will never stop hating on this car. As the owner of a current gen e-coupe, this is a disgrace to Mercedes' heritage. The current c-class is bathed in exclusively cheap materials and drives awful. It's more befitting of a $35k car than a $60k one. If the plan was to market the CLE as a merger between the C & E, the CLE should have a much better interior (either bespoke or that of the 214 E class). They just ripped the C-class interior and put it in the CLE. Yes, it looks great from the outside, has the size of the E class, and access to E-class features like the 6cyl. However, it's actually just a long c-class coupe. Instead of fusing the cheap interior of the C-class and size of the E class - they should have fused the quality and luxury of the E class with the sportiness of the C class. Without an S-coupe anymore, the only hope is the rumors that Maybach will do a version of this.
I like it. It feels like the camera do not give the paintjob a good show, it looks to have some depth. If I have to complain about something, it is the dashboard. I do not like when it looks like they just glued ipad screens to the dashboard :) I prefer the old style look but with digital dashes.
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Danke dir! Ist tatsächlich ein großes Thema, das mich auch sehr interessiert. Die Schwierigkeit dabei besteht, dann jeweils Gebrauchtwagen zu finden, die wirklich repräsentativ für das jeweilige Modell sind. Aktuell bin ich arbeitstechnisch auch komplett ausgelastet, dass ich nichts weiteres noch anfangen kann. Aber das irgendwie umzusetzen wäre natürlich schon spannend, der Gebrauchtwagenmarkt ist immer doppelt so groß wie der Neuwagenmarkt
@@6ec6YRFPTcC he's saying there's no E about the CLE. Price of an E Class yet poor quality interior from a C Class. They could've at least used the E interior.
In the 70s and 80s, Mercedes were adored for making some of the most comfortable cars in the world, how they have let BMW and others beat them in that field beggars belief
An extremely interesting review of a car segment I am also interested in, thank you. I think it is a lovely looking car from the outside. I think the convertible part of the tech is gorgeous. I still can not live with Mercedes UI/UX decisions. The V6 is perhaps the last chance for ICE fun before we descend into mandatory EV. I am afraid I would not buy it at the price.
Idea for new t-shirt…….”This T-Shirt is leather free and Vegan Society approved”. I will be soooo pleased when the auto industry stops using leather so I don’t have to listen to Thomas banging on about it over and over again.🎉🎉🎉
Guten Abend. Würdest du die 20 Zoll Felgen empfehlen oder lieber 19 Zoll? Zwecks ausreichender Komfort. Adaptives Fahrwerk habe ich bestellt. LG aus HH.
@@autogefuehl ja hatte ich Dir ja erzählt. Mikrofaser wird leider nichts. Wegen dem ENERGIZING plus Paket. Mit Mikrofaser nicht möglich und da ist so viel drin Ambiente plus, Massage, Ironisierung (habe Asthma im Winter vor allem) usw. Danke erst mal und schöne Woche ohne Stress.
Good review nice looking car would like to see a diesel cab tested for noise levels. When can we get T shirts , love Lea being in the video should have had a t shirst on as well.
Hi Thomas, just came across this great review from you. Although my cavansite (Thomas) blue AMG-C43 cabrio is still the one I would go for but this one is almost a yummy match to mine 💙 Love it and I am very curious about YOUR current car. Your review place looks so nice and sunny, but I remember when you did a review on the Zurich lake driving along the highway with a beautiful view to the Zurich Lake. Loved that one pretty much. Although I can't remember what car it was. Certainly it was a Mercedes and/or AMG. Greetings from Zurich Thomas 🤗
@@autogefuehl Hmmm yeah this highway but I guess it wasn't this MB model since I was not following your "duracel-hybrid" reviews 🤭 It was before I ordered my AMG C43 cabrio. So I assume it must have been a convertible and likely an AMG. However, doesn't matter, your Mercedes / AMG reviews are the best and only one I follow...
3:00 The roof mechanism and the speaker at the back are so exposed. If you open or retract the roof on a rainy day, either the speaker or the mechanism can get wet and potentially damaged.
I guess you have set the standard so high now with your videos that include Leah thats its not quite the same when shes not there, i still managed to get through the video though nice one ;)
Model differentiation is the least of their problems.. the whole company is in shambles ever since Dieter Zetsche resigned and Ola Kallenius took over.
You should get the E-class with the 3 screen option(although get the 450 or E53 or E63 for the i6 and its reliability.) Outside of that I like the non-cabriolet version CLE 53.... erm, this one: th-cam.com/video/3GTW8Cw6TAc/w-d-xo.html . To be fair, that center screen just irks me; the triple screen in the E class looks so much better.
Well i suppose the only reason this car exists is to get any meaningful market share in case bmw messes up the 4 series (not totally surprising based on the latest designs). Otherwise, just get yourself a 4 series, which is much cooler
Nah, I would not state it if it wasnt true. Everything I say in my video I can back up a 100 %. If the animal seat would be more comfortable, I would have said "these seats are very comfortable, but for ethical reasons I would still not take them". The animal seats in this vehicle are truly horrible in comfort and the microfibre seats are way more comfortable and the perforated Sensatec seats in the BMW 4 Series convertible are for example also way better. Modern animal free materials are better also in comfort and performance features if you take a good quality grade. Of course there are also bad animal-free seats or rather used to be, most modern animal-seats are very convincing luckily. If you would have the chance to compare many different seats after each other like I have the possibility to do, you would agree to my conclusion.
Thomas English translation to standard English: Rat = Red, Lack = Leg, Hat = Head, Salt = Sold, Beich = Beige. Good job as always, Tom. Btw did you say that A5 (i4 engine) is more fun to drive than a new 6 cyl CLE450?
It is a beautiful car, BUT Mercedess is really dropping the overall quality of their cars! Previous generation mercedes E class had much better built quality and materials. This is sad!
Thank you very much for your interest in this topic. I also bought cars with animal skin leather seats before I did my research and got to know the industry. The most important thing is: With today's modern materials, you have nothing to lose, just to gain. You achieve the same kind of luxury and comfort or even better while having the same or better durability with less impact on humans, animals and the environment. You can use fabric/cloth, microfibre or leatherette. The classic approach is using oil/plastic as source material. Overall, a vehicle contains about 300 kg plastic. A car seat needs about 5 kg plastic. So the overall plastic share for the seats is very low and it is at this moment the most efficient way to produce a car seat. A couple of litres of fuel equals a car seat basically. So if you want to save oil/plastic, rather look at consumption for energy, fuel and heating and to other car parts than the seat. Note that animal skin leather also always contains a plastic coating for durability. However, long-term we should of course find raw oil alternatives. So going further, seats can be made from recyclables (e.g. from PET-bottles or old fishing nets) or even increased share of plant-based materials (like pine oil, canola oil or start-up materials like Pinatex from pineapple leaves or Desertex from cactus fibre or the mixed-plant-based Mirum, so be seen at th-cam.com/video/S1aNZeoatmE/w-d-xo.html). On a calculation base, by ditching animal skin leather from car interiors, the amount of emissions (CO2e) is reduced by 85 (!) % (www.press.bmwgroup.com/africa-dom-easteurope/article/detail/T0403389EN/on-the-market-from-2023:-bmw-and-mini-models-with-vegan-interiors?language=en) - and that is a very conservative calculation. So it is at this moment the most important thing you can do to make car interiors more sustainable. A good example for high-end luxury with ventilated animal free seats is the BMW X7 with Sensafin: th-cam.com/video/1pRNkW9nrrw/w-d-xo.html And the Kia EV9 with plant-based oil share: th-cam.com/video/6vXePQi_MAk/w-d-xo.html New leatherette materials can be superior in every aspect, even for cleaning: th-cam.com/video/u94YXJ72UTA/w-d-xo.html More and more natural materials are rising: th-cam.com/video/nRSsXEnwHDo/w-d-xo.html Also check out what the animal skin leather industry tried to with our channel: th-cam.com/video/nP_CvLlaFlI/w-d-xo.html For seeing how the animals are being treated and transported in the global leather industry, watch this footage: th-cam.com/video/tkjCAmq1_8E/w-d-xo.html Note that the footage is genuine and was recorded by a highly decorated investigative journalist in Germany I know myself personally. Also a group of researchers and German journalists from public media could recent directly trace the connection between car animal leather production and illegal burning down Amazon rain forest: www.daserste.de/information/reportage-dokumentation/ard-story/videos/illegales-leder-video-100.html In a high animal skin grade, the animals are specifically raised for this matter. However even if meat is the "first" misuse case, the hide remains a profitable body part. That means: If manufacturers put animal leather in a car and you demand it as a customer, you give your money to an industry that earns money by oppressing humans, animals and harms the environment, you make them more profitable. Alternatively, you could support industries with your wallet which try to improve the sustainability of materials. Also, if you turn the argument around to "meat is the waste of the leather industry" you realize that it doesn't make sense (and is ethically doubtful) to discuss the primary use of individual body parts of mammals. Mind experiment: You are getting slain down on the street; would it matter to you if it was for your smartphone or for your purse? Remember that animal skin leather is no different to fur, fur is just leather where the hair is still on. And fur is widely not accepted for clothing anymore, and of course not for cars. We cannot change what we have bought in the past, but with more information and compassion we can change how we decide in the future. For a great insight into sustainability in the automotive industry, you can also check out our extensive documentary: th-cam.com/video/-8gNXlRGngA/w-d-xo.html
I never understood the connection between lether and luxury. In the summer it gets hot and in the winter it gets cold. Where is the luxury if you don't have proper confort?
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00:00 CLE 450 Cabriolet
01:08 Wheels and suspension
02:38 Roof opening and closing
03:48 Belt reacher and cockpit
05:04 Seats and comfort
06:18 Aircap and deflector
09:13 Animal free interior coming
09:45 Rear seating
11:44 Trunk / boot
12:42 Engines with 6-cyl
13:05 Meeting MercBenzKing
13:17 Acceleration CLE 450
14:19 Motorway and Aircap test
16:28 Assistance systems
17:32 Retracting while driving
19:37 Price
19:52 CLE vs 4-Series vs A5
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Hi Tomas, always loving your reviews and love it that Lea has joined the team.
Just a quick note about the editing that is quick to cut you off in a few of the scenes abruptly. Couple of examples are right at the end @ 20:40 as you're getting into the consumption and the very ending when you're still unfinished and the video ends. Check it out when you can.
Otherwise, love you both.
Cheers!
M
The best car reviews by far. Let’s go!
thanks so much my friend !
One day, maybe you should make a Lea meter compilation video :) A very unique part of your channel that I enjoy to actually tell the difference in power with these vehicles.
Last words: "My choice is already quite clear...", video cuts, and we will forever be wondering what the choice really was. Reminds me of "The Sopranos" finale last scene, very artistic editing! :-)
Well if u listened what I said before … 😄
This is the best CLE cabriolet review so far, checked lots of questions I had. Can't wait mine 😇
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how was it
@@efezeybel7698 few minor personal dislikes as a general 2+2 cabriolet (most likely practicality), but so far, I like it.
@@chel8282thanks for answering, what are those few minor things you dont like?
@@efezeybel7698 small trunk size, small cup holder on driver seat, weak against bad weather condition compare to coupe, backseats if your height is above 170cm. There's no 12v power socket.
Leah's camera work is very professional.
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Seems like I'm seeing Thomas Blue cars exclusively on this channel now!
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One of my Fav auto channels!!!! Thank you! Great Review!
Thanks 🙏
A really nice review. Clear, fun and serious in the right places.
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As a previous owner of the C238, they should have just made this a proper C-class coupe/convertible. Too many compromises and takes away from the fun this car could have been.
I‘m not too familiar with MB but wording wise I agree. Take the X-Class wording and at T-Modell, coupé or convertible. Back when they introduced the CLK I didn’t get why it was named that was while being a E-Class coupé. Before that you had E-Class coupé with the C123.
@@Staniii2360 The CLK was actually based on the C-class. While looked like the E. Last pure E-class coupe was the c124. No idea why they went away from that.
From Japan. We enjoyed your wonderful report.
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Great review. Thanks Thomas 👍
Really enjoyed this.
Thomas does the absolute best reviews of any kind, especially since Henry Catchpole went to Hagertys, keep up the excellent work!
We really need those tshirts! 😊
Great review Thomas~
Few years back, I have watched your review and purchased my 2018 E-Class cabrio edition 1 in China. It is my favourite, love driving it all the time, most elegent car.
Before watch this one, I was wondering whether or not I should trade-in for CLE, but right now I am pretty sure I will not. 🤣
Cheers m8 keep tuning in!
well said!
The CLE seems like a cheap copy of its predecessor.
What a lovely review in an awesome location :) Thanks, Thomas )
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Great. Finally somebody to seat in back and trll us real situation. Is 440i still have more space, or to go for cle?
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I'm hyped about the CLE Cabriolet and the Maserati GranCabrio. Thomas, are we going to get a Gran Cabrio review soon?
I see this 22 minute review posted 13 minutes ago and there is a comment saying "great review thank you!"
well maybe some are a couple of minutes in and already like it !
@@autogefuehlits because of the Thomas blue lol
Maybe he/she watches at 2x speed 😅
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I like Thomas's content by default, knowing ALL the time he provides with quality. So, to make you day, I will say "great video, right on point!" even before I watched it. Now that really must blow your matrix away
Is the headrest comfortable cushion like?
Great review as usual. I had this car in my list. But as a USA petrol head. I went with the M440i
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My wife and I keep discussing a Porsche 718. But honestly with the market and our current loyalty/love of our BMW X5 45e that Thomas reviewed. I'd go the same route I think. Honestly, Thomas has the best reviews.
Would you go for this or the E Class cabrio?🤔
...one of the earliest nice review.....Nothing replaces the real thing...Thomas Blue
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Those alloys 😍😍😍😍
Thank you, you really answered all my questions I had about this car. Cheers! (perhaps wait for the B10 A5 to see if they will offer a coupe as well?)
Cheers!
You guys are great - fun with Leah in the video. But one question: do you prefer the "real" wind deflector or the AirCap? :-)
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How did they mess up the seats?
hey Thomas, I just saw you make a cameo appearance in merc benz king and I think you were driving the very car. You are just about to review, fantastic.
cheers yes thats right :)
Is that the “spectral blue” color?
Plz review the M440i convertible as well. so we can compare between M440i convertible and CLE 450 convertible .Big cheers from Korea 👍
thanks my friend !
The review is already there, together with Audi S5.
Hey Thomas, How does this CLE450 compares to Audi S5 in terms of steering wheel accuracy? And hows does the rear seat compares to S5?
steering are both fine I think !
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Do the 4 series convertible please.
It's already there. And nothing has changed other then some visuals.
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I enjoyed your video and it was the reason why I chose to purchase the blue colour and same wheels but CLE300 as the 450 is not available in Australia, nor is the white nappa leather interior disappointingly, however, I have ordered the macchiato beige interior. I’m curious if you think that colour interior will be comparable to the white. It’s quite different but I didn’t want black or brown interior. Have you seen the macchiato beige interior in the CLE? If so any thoughts/opinions.?
Thanks for tuning in!🙏 havent seen it, if available and possible i d however go with the Artico surface or the Dinamica for more comfort and no animal harm. Just checked the configurator in AU, like wtf they only offer animal leather? Again weird strategy by Mercedes in their remote markets…
@@autogefuehl indeed. Very limited options here, like an after thought on Mercedes part. Thanks for responding 👍
Nice company t-shirt 🙂
I will never stop hating on this car. As the owner of a current gen e-coupe, this is a disgrace to Mercedes' heritage. The current c-class is bathed in exclusively cheap materials and drives awful. It's more befitting of a $35k car than a $60k one. If the plan was to market the CLE as a merger between the C & E, the CLE should have a much better interior (either bespoke or that of the 214 E class). They just ripped the C-class interior and put it in the CLE. Yes, it looks great from the outside, has the size of the E class, and access to E-class features like the 6cyl. However, it's actually just a long c-class coupe. Instead of fusing the cheap interior of the C-class and size of the E class - they should have fused the quality and luxury of the E class with the sportiness of the C class. Without an S-coupe anymore, the only hope is the rumors that Maybach will do a version of this.
I like it. It feels like the camera do not give the paintjob a good show, it looks to have some depth. If I have to complain about something, it is the dashboard. I do not like when it looks like they just glued ipad screens to the dashboard :) I prefer the old style look but with digital dashes.
Hallo Thomas, deine Arbeit gefällt mir wirklich gut.
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Es besteht auch Interesse an Gebrauchtwagen. Wenn sich eine Gelegenheit ergibt, verpass es nicht...
Du bist eine positive, charismatische Person. Du hast keine Ahnung, wie sehr wir positive Menschen brauchen, die mit uns über schlechte Dinge sprechen... weitere negative Aspekte sind also willkommen.
Danke dir! Ist tatsächlich ein großes Thema, das mich auch sehr interessiert. Die Schwierigkeit dabei besteht, dann jeweils Gebrauchtwagen zu finden, die wirklich repräsentativ für das jeweilige Modell sind. Aktuell bin ich arbeitstechnisch auch komplett ausgelastet, dass ich nichts weiteres noch anfangen kann. Aber das irgendwie umzusetzen wäre natürlich schon spannend, der Gebrauchtwagenmarkt ist immer doppelt so groß wie der Neuwagenmarkt
Doesn't deserve the 'E' name
A cheapo Audi copy for fools 😂
It is not an E-Class, it is the CLE class. It's in the title of the video, also says it on the back of the car.
@@6ec6YRFPTcC he's saying there's no E about the CLE. Price of an E Class yet poor quality interior from a C Class. They could've at least used the E interior.
@@carattentat4944audi copy? Take your meds clown
I'm surprised we haven't seen the CLE53 Cabrio yet, but this looks great except for the rear light bar.
Stay tuned m8
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Just keep following our Channel we ll keep u updated with all news 😎
In the 70s and 80s, Mercedes were adored for making some of the most comfortable cars in the world, how they have let BMW and others beat them in that field beggars belief
My new favorite convertible, does this car have usb ports at the rear
if mercedes is known for comfort, how can they screw up the seats, that essential to comfort and unacceptable!
Is a beauty. What’s your current car Thomas
Stay tuned 😎
An extremely interesting review of a car segment I am also interested in, thank you.
I think it is a lovely looking car from the outside. I think the convertible part of the tech is gorgeous. I still can not live with Mercedes UI/UX decisions. The V6 is perhaps the last chance for ICE fun before we descend into mandatory EV. I am afraid I would not buy it at the price.
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Idea for new t-shirt…….”This T-Shirt is leather free and Vegan Society approved”. I will be soooo pleased when the auto industry stops using leather so I don’t have to listen to Thomas banging on about it over and over again.🎉🎉🎉
MB saved money on the second pipe 💨
Hi Thomas, can you remove the rear head rests?
Good question!
Guten Abend. Würdest du die 20 Zoll Felgen empfehlen oder lieber 19 Zoll? Zwecks ausreichender Komfort. Adaptives Fahrwerk habe ich bestellt. LG aus HH.
Auf jeden Fall die kleinere Felge! Und natürlich das Mikrofaser oder zumindest das Artico für die Sitze =)
@@autogefuehl ja hatte ich Dir ja erzählt. Mikrofaser wird leider nichts. Wegen dem ENERGIZING plus Paket. Mit Mikrofaser nicht möglich und da ist so viel drin Ambiente plus, Massage, Ironisierung (habe Asthma im Winter vor allem) usw. Danke erst mal und schöne Woche ohne Stress.
Danke!
Geheimtipp in this class: Get a lowmileage Saab 9-3 and become happy (and appreciated by all bystanders).
Are you reviewing the new Camry?
I ll try to get hands on it when I have the chance to be in the US
Good review nice looking car would like to see a diesel cab tested for noise levels. When can we get T shirts , love Lea being in the video should have had a t shirst on as well.
👍 preparing everything atm!
8:55 Hmm that wind deflector is such a hassle. Porsche 911 has an automatic one, effortless, since 2012 991.1 model.
911 automatic one is nice for sure! Usually however people drive with max 2 in these vehicles and let it installed
Hi Thomas,
just came across this great review from you. Although my cavansite (Thomas) blue AMG-C43 cabrio is still the one I would go for but this one is almost a yummy match to mine 💙 Love it and I am very curious about YOUR current car. Your review place looks so nice and sunny, but I remember when you did a review on the Zurich lake driving along the highway with a beautiful view to the Zurich Lake. Loved that one pretty much. Although I can't remember what car it was. Certainly it was a Mercedes and/or AMG.
Greetings from Zurich
Thomas 🤗
Cheers 🙏
This? th-cam.com/video/WKrNCVSdefA/w-d-xo.htmlsi=BFZ3k8BlOapLmV6s
I m gonna make an episode on my own car soon!
@@autogefuehl Hmmm yeah this highway but I guess it wasn't this MB model since I was not following your "duracel-hybrid" reviews 🤭
It was before I ordered my AMG C43 cabrio. So I assume it must have been a convertible and likely an AMG. However, doesn't matter, your Mercedes / AMG reviews are the best and only one I follow...
@autogefuehl Looking very much forward to it... and I am extremely curious what it will be 💙
Sorry, but what's your personal daily car?
3:00 The roof mechanism and the speaker at the back are so exposed. If you open or retract the roof on a rainy day, either the speaker or the mechanism can get wet and potentially damaged.
Keep making engine cars like this. Germans should never ever think about competing against Korean brand in the EV market.
Hope they make it electric in the future. Need more convertibles :)
I guess you have set the standard so high now with your videos that include Leah thats its not quite the same when shes not there, i still managed to get through the video though nice one ;)
She was in there? 😄
@@autogefuehl I guess thats true, not enough though! ;)
Beautiful outside, capacitive BS inside.
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Oh, let me take care of that!
Thomas, you should buy one of these for your viewers. Draw some names and announce me the winner 😁
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Oof, those seats! Hopefully this is pre-production...
The roof reminded me of the VW EOS
The existence of the CLE highlights just how similar the C and E-class are. Seems like Mercedes have a model differentiation problem.
What?
Model differentiation is the least of their problems.. the whole company is in shambles ever since Dieter Zetsche resigned and Ola Kallenius took over.
Nah. It’s a middle thing because having two separate lines wasn’t profitable as coupes and cabriolets are unfortunately making way for suvs
@@MaticTheProto Correct.
@@MercOne don't tell me the A, C, E and S-class don't look almost identical other than size.
As a second car and not a daily driver makes sense as a lease only.
Microfiber will absorb sweat so it starts to smell like a gym locker. Leather won't absorb the previous owner's sweat.
What is the point of a convertible with 4 seats. Only the front seats are pleasant to drive. That's why the Z4 is king.
This is pretty much just the new c class coupe
It makes no sense that this gets the in-line 6 cyl on a non-range topping model, yet the C63 S gets a 4 cyl.
Where can I get a T-shirt like that?
We are preparing an integrated shop for u atm and printing the shirts!
Bit of a weird question, but I find Thomas almost always very sharply dressed. Where do you get those pants?
sup, pants I often shop at Banana Republic or Mr Marvis
@@autogefuehl you should ask a sponsorship. Just bought a pair of Mr. marvis actives and thay are amazing!
You should get the E-class with the 3 screen option(although get the 450 or E53 or E63 for the i6 and its reliability.) Outside of that I like the non-cabriolet version CLE 53.... erm, this one: th-cam.com/video/3GTW8Cw6TAc/w-d-xo.html . To be fair, that center screen just irks me; the triple screen in the E class looks so much better.
We need a CLE 53 Convertible
Stay tuned here m8
Well i suppose the only reason this car exists is to get any meaningful market share in case bmw messes up the 4 series (not totally surprising based on the latest designs). Otherwise, just get yourself a 4 series, which is much cooler
8:38 You clearly need a bigger wristwatch, how you see that tiny dial is beyond me 😂
I definitely love this car!❤
The aircap should be working better if the rear windows is up😅
Hm, we had that?
It's my favor car reviews... if Thomas review Germans cars with his little german accent. 😀
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It is funny how always the animal-based seats are much more uncomfortable than the vegan ones😄
Nah, I would not state it if it wasnt true. Everything I say in my video I can back up a 100 %. If the animal seat would be more comfortable, I would have said "these seats are very comfortable, but for ethical reasons I would still not take them". The animal seats in this vehicle are truly horrible in comfort and the microfibre seats are way more comfortable and the perforated Sensatec seats in the BMW 4 Series convertible are for example also way better. Modern animal free materials are better also in comfort and performance features if you take a good quality grade. Of course there are also bad animal-free seats or rather used to be, most modern animal-seats are very convincing luckily. If you would have the chance to compare many different seats after each other like I have the possibility to do, you would agree to my conclusion.
Thomas English translation to standard English: Rat = Red, Lack = Leg, Hat = Head, Salt = Sold, Beich = Beige. Good job as always, Tom. Btw did you say that A5 (i4 engine) is more fun to drive than a new 6 cyl CLE450?
Microfiber seats clearly better than animal skin, but unfortunately not available in light colours.
Change that, Mercedes.
It is a beautiful car, BUT Mercedess is really dropping the overall quality of their cars! Previous generation mercedes E class had much better built quality and materials. This is sad!
Animal leather skin is always better than any other leather. I’m glad Mercedes is using it on their cars.
Thank you very much for your interest in this topic. I also bought cars with animal skin leather seats before I did my research and got to know the industry. The most important thing is: With today's modern materials, you have nothing to lose, just to gain. You achieve the same kind of luxury and comfort or even better while having the same or better durability with less impact on humans, animals and the environment.
You can use fabric/cloth, microfibre or leatherette. The classic approach is using oil/plastic as source material. Overall, a vehicle contains about 300 kg plastic. A car seat needs about 5 kg plastic. So the overall plastic share for the seats is very low and it is at this moment the most efficient way to produce a car seat. A couple of litres of fuel equals a car seat basically. So if you want to save oil/plastic, rather look at consumption for energy, fuel and heating and to other car parts than the seat. Note that animal skin leather also always contains a plastic coating for durability. However, long-term we should of course find raw oil alternatives. So going further, seats can be made from recyclables (e.g. from PET-bottles or old fishing nets) or even increased share of plant-based materials (like pine oil, canola oil or start-up materials like Pinatex from pineapple leaves or Desertex from cactus fibre or the mixed-plant-based Mirum, so be seen at th-cam.com/video/S1aNZeoatmE/w-d-xo.html). On a calculation base, by ditching animal skin leather from car interiors, the amount of emissions (CO2e) is reduced by 85 (!) % (www.press.bmwgroup.com/africa-dom-easteurope/article/detail/T0403389EN/on-the-market-from-2023:-bmw-and-mini-models-with-vegan-interiors?language=en) - and that is a very conservative calculation. So it is at this moment the most important thing you can do to make car interiors more sustainable.
A good example for high-end luxury with ventilated animal free seats is the BMW X7 with Sensafin: th-cam.com/video/1pRNkW9nrrw/w-d-xo.html
And the Kia EV9 with plant-based oil share: th-cam.com/video/6vXePQi_MAk/w-d-xo.html
New leatherette materials can be superior in every aspect, even for cleaning: th-cam.com/video/u94YXJ72UTA/w-d-xo.html
More and more natural materials are rising: th-cam.com/video/nRSsXEnwHDo/w-d-xo.html
Also check out what the animal skin leather industry tried to with our channel: th-cam.com/video/nP_CvLlaFlI/w-d-xo.html
For seeing how the animals are being treated and transported in the global leather industry, watch this footage: th-cam.com/video/tkjCAmq1_8E/w-d-xo.html
Note that the footage is genuine and was recorded by a highly decorated investigative journalist in Germany I know myself personally.
Also a group of researchers and German journalists from public media could recent directly trace the connection between car animal leather production and illegal burning down Amazon rain forest:
www.daserste.de/information/reportage-dokumentation/ard-story/videos/illegales-leder-video-100.html
In a high animal skin grade, the animals are specifically raised for this matter. However even if meat is the "first" misuse case, the hide remains a profitable body part. That means: If manufacturers put animal leather in a car and you demand it as a customer, you give your money to an industry that earns money by oppressing humans, animals and harms the environment, you make them more profitable. Alternatively, you could support industries with your wallet which try to improve the sustainability of materials. Also, if you turn the argument around to "meat is the waste of the leather industry" you realize that it doesn't make sense (and is ethically doubtful) to discuss the primary use of individual body parts of mammals. Mind experiment: You are getting slain down on the street; would it matter to you if it was for your smartphone or for your purse? Remember that animal skin leather is no different to fur, fur is just leather where the hair is still on. And fur is widely not accepted for clothing anymore, and of course not for cars.
We cannot change what we have bought in the past, but with more information and compassion we can change how we decide in the future.
For a great insight into sustainability in the automotive industry, you can also check out our extensive documentary:
th-cam.com/video/-8gNXlRGngA/w-d-xo.html
Aaaaaargh capacitive touch buttons on the steering wheel. They don't work with my fingers and palms...
$80K for this? no, just no.
I want a video with Leah wearing a wet auto fuel shrt❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉
Can’t believe how bad quality these new Mercedeses are. Thomas you need to get BMW.
Mine’s pretty damn comfy. Bet they all are tho. Cheers to cab lovers 🎉
Is it smaller than the old E class convertible. It certainly is not as good looking….
looks like a 4 series
Why can't they just make it a liftback?🤔.
Front is decent, side is nice, interior is nice but the rear is ugly.
Awful fake exhausts
Yesss... Make vegan interiors, please! #mercedesbenz
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I never understood the connection between lether and luxury. In the summer it gets hot and in the winter it gets cold. Where is the luxury if you don't have proper confort?
Buy a Mazda mx-5 manual if you are on the market for a convertible, most fun and not that expensive.
You must be on a mission to capture Obama, you're Trump's secret agent, hahahahaha...
Or to bring him back for 3rd turn 😎
@@autogefuehl We'll have a better future for sure...😁