Mercedes-Benz reveals E-Class cabriolet at the Geneva Motor Show

Mercedes-Benz is giving drivers a reason to go topless with a freshly minted E-Class Cabriolet revealed at the Geneva Auto Show. The cabriolet is being marketed not as s frivolous Summer car but as a flexible year-round road car. It has 4Matic and all-wheel drive, engines include a 2.2-litre four cylinder and E350d (3.0 V6) diesels to the E200 (2.0 four) and E400 (3.5 V6), a nine speed automatic transmission is also standard. With this new cabriolet, Mercedes-Benz is hoping to refresh the spirit of open air motoring but while also maintaining the space, practicality and performance of a sports coupe.

Apple's CarPlay initiative improves in-car iPhone integration

Apple today announced that leading auto manufacturers are rolling out CarPlay which integrates iPhone into vehicles. CarPlay gives iPhone users an incredibly intuitive way to make calls, use Maps, listen to music and access messages with just a word or a touch.

Users can easily control CarPlay from the car’s native interface or just push-and-hold the voice control button on the steering wheel to activate Siri without distraction.

Vehicles from Ferrari, Mercedes-Benz and Volvo will premiere CarPlay to their drivers this week, while additional auto manufacturers bringing CarPlay to their drivers down the road include BMW Group, Ford, General Motors, Honda, Hyundai Motor Company, Jaguar Land Rover, Kia Motors, Mitsubishi Motors, Nissan Motor Company, PSA Peugeot Citroën, Subaru, Suzuki and Toyota Motor Corp. 

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