Mercedes-Benz C220d Cab AMG Line Edition

from £429.72 (+ VAT) per month

It’s one of many Merc convertibles you can buy, sitting beneath the E-Class and S-Class Cabriolets (the latter is basically a land-bound yacht) and across from the dinkier two-seat SLC, the artist formerly known as SLK.

If you need a bit of practicality, though, the C-Class cabrio is a far better bet than the SLC. It has a decent sized boot and actual back seats. Anyone sat in the back of a convertible might normally have grievances about their head being blustered wildly around once the car’s at an acceptable speed, but Merc has planned ahead and fitted the C-Class (albeit optionally) with something called Aircap.

It’s essentially the combination of a rail that whirrs up from the top of the windscreen and a big plastic wind deflector that pops up behind the rear seats, and together they combat nasty wind blowing around the cabin on the move.