E-xciting! Mercedes E-Class Coupe @ 2009 Geneva Auto Show

February 28th, 2010 | by admin |

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Now here’s a face that’s going to take some getting used to. We haven’t seen this many rhomboids on the front of a car since, well, ever.

The nose of the 2010 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Coupe is closely related to the rhomboid-rific one on the recently unveiled E-Class sedan. Perhaps that’s not a surprise, given that the coupe shares the sedan’s new W212 platform and most of its name.

This move reflects the intention of Mercedes to tie its coupes and convertibles more obviously to the high-volume sedans on which they are based. The CLK — which this vehicle will replace — is not obviously related to any other Mercedes model in name or style.

The new coupe is just about 2 inches longer and wider than the CLK. Thanks to a wheelbase increase of similar measure, there should be more room inside the E-Class coupe than the CLK. Stretched over those dimensions is a body with a whole lot of surface excitement going on, so you cannot accuse Mercedes of going conservative with this one. Thankfully, Mercedes has retained the graceful look of the CLK roof — there’s no B-pillar and both front and rear windows go down.

Mercedes notes that the coupe has the lowest drag coefficient of any series production car in the world at 0.24 Cd. Wouldn’t have guessed that just by looking, eh? But sometimes we prefer a different approach to punching a hole in the air — it’s called horsepower. We’ll have to wait until the E63 coupe arrives a little later, with an estimated 500 horsepower, to conduct that particular test of power vs. wind resistance.

When the E-Class coupe goes on sale in the U.S. in June, it will be offered in two models, the E350 with a 268-hp V6 and the E550 with a 382-hp V8. The new coupes will come with a host of standard and optional new equipment, including suspension with adaptive dampers, a feature meant to register any drowsiness by the driver, and an adaptive high beam for the headlights that uses a camera to scan for oncoming traffic and dips the high beams accordingly.

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  1. 25 Responses to “E-xciting! Mercedes E-Class Coupe @ 2009 Geneva Auto Show”

  2. By MYBENZGOES on Feb 28, 2010 | Reply

    well the thing is …
    well the thing is that even tho the engines are the same the tune is different, so the power is higher.

    thats why the e63 has more hp then the c63 even tho they have similar engines

  3. By canadabuon on Feb 28, 2010 | Reply

    something wrong ??? …
    something wrong ??? did he say 3.5 V6 – 292 HP ???? but actually its only 268 HP , same engine as C350 _ may be europe spec with CGI is little bit more HP than us version

  4. By hadabenz on Feb 28, 2010 | Reply

    FAST FACT: THis …
    FAST FACT: THis E-class Coupe is based on the W204 C-class…….. a fact that never been mentioned in any car reviews ! !

  5. By waseok on Feb 28, 2010 | Reply

    If this coupe is …
    If this coupe is sooo awesome, i really can’t wait for a new CLS. And yeah, the saloon version is not that cool…

  6. By jclarkson1000 on Feb 28, 2010 | Reply

    Lovely car. Now why …
    Lovely car. Now why do Mercedes make such an ugly saloon version of this. I really don’t understand.

  7. By danatrance on Feb 28, 2010 | Reply

    yeah i guess that’s …
    yeah i guess that’s cool + amg sport package! :D = awesomeness

  8. By TheMRamstaff on Feb 28, 2010 | Reply

    mystic gray :D
    mystic gray :D

  9. By kypselialani14 on Feb 28, 2010 | Reply

    i think white or …
    i think white or black is best…not red…red is for need for speed :P

  10. By Q8yMaster on Feb 28, 2010 | Reply

    Red fits best for …
    Red fits best for this awesome car ;)

  11. By danatrance on Feb 28, 2010 | Reply

    what is the color …
    what is the color that fits best for this awesome car??

  12. By eshea5050 on Feb 28, 2010 | Reply

    350 for the e350 …
    350 for the e350 and 550 for the e550. to answer your question the numbers on benz don’t stand for the size of the cylinders but how many jews it took to make this nazi ma… i mean dream machine

  13. By eshea5050 on Feb 28, 2010 | Reply

    to many, but this …
    to many, but this Nazi car is sexy. so…

  14. By obot1981 on Feb 28, 2010 | Reply

    wow how many dead …
    wow how many dead jews it took for this new nazi ride?……

  15. By KillerZO6 on Feb 28, 2010 | Reply

    That my friend is a …
    That my friend is a Beauty too, believe me I LOVE IT, but after all everyone has a different taste for cars, so I’m more of a S63 AMG lover. thats it, THE END now leave me alone. lol just kidding.

  16. By nike2die4 on Feb 28, 2010 | Reply

    why not the s65?
    why not the s65?

  17. By thuglyf121212 on Feb 28, 2010 | Reply

    wish i win the …
    wish i win the lottery! or write a letter to some one rich! i reall want that COUPE

  18. By squeagle86 on Feb 28, 2010 | Reply

    there will not be …
    there will not be an AMG version of the coupe, the sallon will have an AMG model though

  19. By MrOtrivin on Feb 28, 2010 | Reply

    I actually think …
    I actually think this one is pretty good lookin

  20. By drey63 on Feb 28, 2010 | Reply

    that is so true!thx …
    that is so true!thx for saying…thats why all say…merc and others:)

  21. By KillerZO6 on Feb 28, 2010 | Reply

    My favorite …
    My favorite Mercedes is the S63 AMG.

  22. By KillerZO6 on Feb 28, 2010 | Reply

    Mercedes= GOD OF …
    Mercedes= GOD OF CARS all others= Followers.

  23. By tecato666 on Feb 28, 2010 | Reply

    ugly
    ugly

  24. By TechnoLife120 on Feb 28, 2010 | Reply

    love it
    love it

  25. By Chandy1000 on Feb 28, 2010 | Reply

    wooooo and that is …
    wooooo and that is gonna be my first car the e550

  26. By jecksperow1 on Feb 28, 2010 | Reply

    adore Mercedes-Benz …
    adore Mercedes-Benz!!!

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