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Mercedes E-Class — grace, style and comfort eclipse speed
The Mercedes E-Class coupe might be a niche model but it is one with plenty of appeal
There is a feeling you get when you are at a buffet full of the things you love and you think you are full, but you just see that one other tempting morsel sitting on the dessert trolley. That is where Benz is at with the E-Class coupe. It is a niche within a niche within a niche, hoping its style and interior will hit its narrow target audience with sniper-like accuracy. It sits right above the C-Class coupe and right below the S-Class coupe and it should not be confused with the just-shown AMG GT Concept or the upcoming E-Class-based new CLS four-door. And Benz also has SUV "coupes". Its predecessor survived out in the wild for seven years and this one is bigger, smarter, stronger and cleverer in every way, except for the cost of its production. That is because the old one wasn’t an E-Class at all, but a C-Class wearing an E-Class costume, and that largely explains the leaps in every conceivable dimension. This one sits on Benz’s modular rear-drive architecture platform and it has...
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