The Mercedes-Benz Ocean Drive 2011

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The Ocean Drive is much like its sedan parent in looks and size, but wears completely unique body panels-in high-tech carbon-fiber, no less-that some see as forecasting a 2011 S-Class facelift. The main changes from current big-Mercedes styling-besides the drop-top configuration-are an extended nose with larger headlamp clusters and a bolder, V-shaped grille, plus a tidier tail with a subtle new taper to it. High-tech LEDs are the external light source front and rear. Inside are four individual seats with Mercedes' neck-level "air scarf" heating vents, as used on the sporty SL two-seater, plus lots of genuine maple trim. The wood even adorns the solid top cover behind the cockpit, a nod to the available teak decking on the new $335,000 Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead....