We dropped from 7th down to 3rd at highway speeds and if we hadn't been looking at the readout or tach, we'd have had little notion of what gear we were in. Taking your luggage along is a snap, too, with ample trunk space for its form factor. . You may wish to check with your local Mercedes Benz dealer, before making a purchasing decision. Parking sensors are a standard feature, which is probably just as well as the length of the bonnet is deceiving, and the car overhangs standard parking spaces.
Six footers are probably the limit for those who could do long distance comfort back there, which is more than good for a mid-sized coupe. Over half of these are, in the strictest sense of the word, not coupes. The exterior and interior styling are perfect. Of course the main feature is the folding roof and the E-Class Cabriolet features the most advanced fabric roof ever fitted to a Mercedes-Benz. I have the P2 Package and really enjoy the adaptive bi-xenon headlights. Unique also describes the grille treatment—here, it features two bars bracketing the three-pointed star, whereas the sedan has three or four grille slats with a vertical hood ornament. Your first choice is to tick the box for the dynamic driving package standard only on the E500.
Ultimately, that means 74mm more legroom in the back and better handling, too. Bottom line pricing is also much better when all costs are considered. Like most of the auto news industry, we also sometimes accept travel, lodging and event access for vehicle drive and news coverage opportunities. I must say best car I have ever driven. I think a German luxury sedan should make you feel bad for not dressing up to drive it; you should want to wear a tie when you're behind the wheel. Have had it about a month.
The seats are plenty cozy, and to get that headroom the rear ceiling has two scoops in it where your noggin might reside. Leave the electrono-nanny fully on and she hovers over your shoulder, so much so that a smattering of sand in the road will have the little yellow triangle flashing at you. All E coupes get a full-length, partly retractable sunroof as standard equipment, the light from which is particularly appreciable from the snug rear bucket seats. The all-aluminum 4-valve-per-cylinder engines carry over — the 268-bhp 3. The 2010 E-Class Coupe is more hard-edged and flamboyant than most of the competition and even its own predecessor, leaving a bold, engaging face and sleek profile that is sure to catch eyes on the street. The Mercedes Benz E-Class heritage can be traced back to 1947 and the Model 170 and since that time, we are told that Mercedes Benz has produced over 10million saloons in the series. I must say Iam gad I did.
That means there's a reasonable amount of luggage space, unlike some alternatives with metal folding roofs. Compared with the E-class sedan, however, the E coupe has a three-inch-lower roof and five fewer inches of wheelbase and is about 200 pounds lighter, seven inches shorter, and a whopping five-and-a-half inches narrower. Black leather interiors come standard with cross stitching. For me, driving a car like this isn't about screaming through the countryside like an idiot, it's about driving down the road comfortably in a car that's ready for any conditions that come your way. What they all have in common are the twin headlight clusters, which became a distinguishing feature in 1995 and have developed over the years, to the sparkling geometric shape we have today. Now apply that thinking to Mercedes-Benz, which, to be fair, has always used alphanumeric names. Generally, where the previous model majored on curvaceous styling with oval headlamps, the new Mercedes Benz E-Class is a much sharper and more angular interpretation of the long-serving and popular range.
The former consists of three options; the 2. In car-speak, acronyms have their pros and cons. On cross-country interstate duty, set the cruise control to 130 mph we didn't do this. The E-coupe is fairly heavy, is it a bit slow? They should be in dealerships at the end of June. Please, put those handcuffs away.
A pinch of Ponton can be seen in the muscular rear haunches and strong design lines that define the rear wheelarches and sharply emphasise the shoulder line of the new car. It manages to offer a very comfortable ride without being spongy and dull. The E550 Coupe, however, is where you'll find the action. It's acoustically tuned and features impressive levels of noise reduction and temperature insulation to create one of the quietest and calmest roof-up cabins of any fabric convertible. There are high-tech features galore, the optional Distronic Plus bundling radar-based adaptive cruise control with Brake Assist Plus that, without touching the brake pedal at all, will apply 40 percent braking power if it determines a collision is imminent. The shifting is, of course, Mercedes smooth, and we commend the rev-blip that keeps one from noticing downshifts.
It should not only be comfortable, it should be composed. The E-Class Coupe comes with a mixture of petrol and diesel engines. Square rhomboid, if you want to get technical is the new round, at least as headlights go with the 2010 coupe versions of the. Yes, it does have the backup camera while many lesser cars have both. The 268 hp and 258 lb-ft of torque will get the lighter body to 60 in 6. Passive and active safety features abound. Performance is excellent unless you want to race or burn rubber.