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Dads who want to savour the joys of open-air motoring but have been deterred by the cabriolet's lack of space can now rejoice: the new Mercedes Benz CLK Cabriolet has arrived and best of all, it is a full four-seater, top up or down. As with many recent Mercedes Benz designs, the CLK scores in the looks department. Top up or down, the cabrio looks smart, stylish and racy and the German carmaker says it boasts the best aerodynamic performance (Cd of 0.30) in the segment. Also, it has the largest boot, at 390 litres, when the soft-top is raised. And of course, the transformation from being topless to soft-top is fully automatic, the cover-up achieved in 20 seconds. CLK's range of engines, all fitted with Kompressors, begin with the 1.8 and then goes to the 2.4, 3.2 and tops off with the 5-litre. There is also the AMG version, with 5.5 litres (V8) and this produces 367bhp and a whopping 510Nm of torque. The CLK is fitted with rain sensing wipers, Touchshift gearbox, head/thorax airbags which deploy within 20 milliseconds following a side impact, and roll-over protection in the form of pop-up rollover bars which sprout up on command from sensors. Impressed? Here is a gallery of pictures to get you all excited.