Mercedes Benz E550 Cabriolet Brand Mercedes-Benz Cavorting in a Cabriolet Cabriolet was originally a French verb that meant "to cavort" or "cut a caper," but in the 1700s, the term came to be used to describe "a light, two-wheeled horse carriage with a folding leather top." Later... By spare-wheel, 26 April, 2010