Photo: Stefan Baldauf/SB-Medien
Mercedes-Benz released the E-Class sedan earlier this month, but the Coupe version is still over a year away.
Until the German brand unveils its upcoming E-Class Coupe, its engineers are hard at work testing the prototype in winter conditions. Thanks to our friends at SB-Medien, we bring you a large photo gallery of the prototype of the upcoming Mercedes-Benz E-Class Coupe spied during testing.
As expected, the prototypes feature a thick layer of camouflage, but we can still figure out how the car is supposed to look when it comes to market.
The new generation of the E-Class Coupe brings a significant shift in this range, as the platform of the sedan will be lent to the Coupe and Cabriolet models.
This has not happened since the early 1990s, back when the edgy W124 was the current E-Class in Mercedes-Benz’s range. The coupe version of the car’s successor, the W210, was called the CLK and shared components with its smaller brother, the C-Class.
This tradition was maintained for a few years, but Mercedes-Benz have changed their minds and reverted to the original idea.
The upcoming E-Class Coupe will borrow all the technologies featured on the Sedan version unveiled this year at the Detroit Auto Show. The engine range is expected to be shared as well, excepting some diesel and hybrid variants. However, the E63 AMG version should come to market without a hitch. Time will tell if the Cabriolet version of the E-Class will also get a performance version. If it does, there is a risk that the price of such a car could come too close to that of an AMG S-Class Cabriolet, or too close to that particular range.
If the price of an eventual E-Class Cabriolet in AMG variant gets too high, the market for such a car could be too small, and the carmaker could decide not to develop a production variant.
As expected, the prototypes feature a thick layer of camouflage, but we can still figure out how the car is supposed to look when it comes to market.
The new generation of the E-Class Coupe brings a significant shift in this range, as the platform of the sedan will be lent to the Coupe and Cabriolet models.
This has not happened since the early 1990s, back when the edgy W124 was the current E-Class in Mercedes-Benz’s range. The coupe version of the car’s successor, the W210, was called the CLK and shared components with its smaller brother, the C-Class.
This tradition was maintained for a few years, but Mercedes-Benz have changed their minds and reverted to the original idea.
The upcoming E-Class Coupe will borrow all the technologies featured on the Sedan version unveiled this year at the Detroit Auto Show. The engine range is expected to be shared as well, excepting some diesel and hybrid variants. However, the E63 AMG version should come to market without a hitch. Time will tell if the Cabriolet version of the E-Class will also get a performance version. If it does, there is a risk that the price of such a car could come too close to that of an AMG S-Class Cabriolet, or too close to that particular range.
If the price of an eventual E-Class Cabriolet in AMG variant gets too high, the market for such a car could be too small, and the carmaker could decide not to develop a production variant.
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