Comments on: C before E: New E-Class Coupe still based on C-Class architecture http://www.leftlanenews.com/c-before-e-new-e-class-coupe-still-based-on-c-class-architecture.html Car news, reviews, and specs for the auto-industry Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:05:03 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: shaver http://www.leftlanenews.com/c-before-e-new-e-class-coupe-still-based-on-c-class-architecture.html/comment-page-1#comment-458222 shaver Wed, 20 May 2009 16:20:27 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=18101#comment-458222 Shouldnt it be priced more like a C-class then? Seems like a well marketed badge eng job. Regardless, they generally have been smart with their model positioning in the past. But since the insane model prolifieration and the R class mess, I am starting to wonder. Shouldnt it be priced more like a C-class then? Seems like a well marketed badge eng job. Regardless, they generally have been smart with their model positioning in the past. But since the insane model prolifieration and the R class mess, I am starting to wonder.

]]> By: skeee1 http://www.leftlanenews.com/c-before-e-new-e-class-coupe-still-based-on-c-class-architecture.html/comment-page-1#comment-458139 skeee1 Wed, 20 May 2009 07:48:17 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=18101#comment-458139 I have seen this car in Warsaw Poland at the dealership and it is beautiful. When I get back in the US I have to get one for a beater (everyday car). starting at 48k USD probably 60k USD when you load it up. In Poland they are running around 80kUSD - 120k USD. I'll send it over to Poland after 6 months to not pay the import tax. I have seen this car in Warsaw Poland at the dealership and it is beautiful. When I get back in the US I have to get one for a beater (everyday car). starting at 48k USD probably 60k USD when you load it up.
In Poland they are running around 80kUSD – 120k USD. I’ll send it over to Poland after 6 months to not pay the import tax.

]]> By: maxcar http://www.leftlanenews.com/c-before-e-new-e-class-coupe-still-based-on-c-class-architecture.html/comment-page-1#comment-458113 maxcar Wed, 20 May 2009 02:16:46 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=18101#comment-458113 the E badge prolly weighs more than the C badge because of the little arm thingy in the center. the E badge prolly weighs more than the C badge because of the little arm thingy in the center.

]]> By: rudegar http://www.leftlanenews.com/c-before-e-new-e-class-coupe-still-based-on-c-class-architecture.html/comment-page-1#comment-458105 rudegar Wed, 20 May 2009 01:11:32 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=18101#comment-458105 None of the above comments really address the qualitative differences. That is, what makes aN E btter than C. 1. Driving dynamics: Won't the couple handle better than the bigger heavier E sedan? 2. Will the coupe have the same sound deadening and quietness as the sedan, isolation from harshness but connectedness to road. 3. Will the coupe ride as smoothly; this is qualitative: the coupe suspension is not airmatic, the wheelbase is the shorter C wheelbase. What are the consequcnes to ride and handling? Are the interior parts the same quality Will the option list be the same Will the build quality of the factory (Bremen) where it is built with the C class be as high as Sindelfingen where the sedan is built? WHAT ELSE?? None of the above comments really address the qualitative differences. That is, what makes aN E btter than C.

1. Driving dynamics: Won’t the couple handle better than the bigger heavier E sedan?
2. Will the coupe have the same sound deadening and quietness as the sedan, isolation from harshness but connectedness to road.
3. Will the coupe ride as smoothly; this is qualitative: the coupe suspension is not airmatic, the wheelbase is the shorter C wheelbase. What are the consequcnes to ride and handling?
Are the interior parts the same quality
Will the option list be the same
Will the build quality of the factory (Bremen) where it is built with the C class be as high as Sindelfingen where the sedan is built?

WHAT ELSE??

]]> By: writeeddie http://www.leftlanenews.com/c-before-e-new-e-class-coupe-still-based-on-c-class-architecture.html/comment-page-1#comment-458010 writeeddie Tue, 19 May 2009 19:23:08 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=18101#comment-458010 Its will be more sporty AMG with the lighter-weight C-platform than the hefty E.... Why not~ but aren't they talking about a smaller C-class coupe & conv. also?? Its will be more sporty AMG with the lighter-weight C-platform than the hefty E…. Why not~ but aren’t they talking about a smaller C-class coupe & conv. also??

]]> By: Madcapp http://www.leftlanenews.com/c-before-e-new-e-class-coupe-still-based-on-c-class-architecture.html/comment-page-1#comment-457961 Madcapp Tue, 19 May 2009 18:15:09 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=18101#comment-457961 Any potential Mercedes-Benz buyer would be better served with a BMW. Any potential Mercedes-Benz buyer would be better served with a BMW.

]]> By: F50 http://www.leftlanenews.com/c-before-e-new-e-class-coupe-still-based-on-c-class-architecture.html/comment-page-1#comment-457946 F50 Tue, 19 May 2009 17:34:36 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=18101#comment-457946 Its sorta bad for the people who bought them and thought they were based on the Sedan, I agree with rzegatl, I'd rather have a CL55... only if its the W215. Its sorta bad for the people who bought them and thought they were based on the Sedan, I agree with rzegatl, I’d rather have a CL55… only if its the W215.

]]> By: rzegatl http://www.leftlanenews.com/c-before-e-new-e-class-coupe-still-based-on-c-class-architecture.html/comment-page-1#comment-457942 rzegatl Tue, 19 May 2009 17:27:02 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=18101#comment-457942 Smaller, maybe, but the last article on this said it weighed 4400 lbs. I'd rather have a used CL55 for $28K at that weight. Smaller, maybe, but the last article on this said it weighed 4400 lbs. I’d rather have a used CL55 for $28K
at that weight.

]]> By: mentir http://www.leftlanenews.com/c-before-e-new-e-class-coupe-still-based-on-c-class-architecture.html/comment-page-1#comment-457928 mentir Tue, 19 May 2009 16:38:52 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=18101#comment-457928 This is a case of the coverup being worse than the crime. It's always been common knowledge that the CLK was based on C-class architecture. The only people that are going to be embarrassed by this are uninformed owners who find out that their E-class coupe is actually a C-class coupe. This is a case of the coverup being worse than the crime. It’s always been common knowledge that the CLK was based on C-class architecture. The only people that are going to be embarrassed by this are uninformed owners who find out that their E-class coupe is actually a C-class coupe.

]]> By: LS7 http://www.leftlanenews.com/c-before-e-new-e-class-coupe-still-based-on-c-class-architecture.html/comment-page-1#comment-457925 LS7 Tue, 19 May 2009 16:36:17 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=18101#comment-457925 This is indeed a bad news. C-Class structure feels much filmiser than the E-Class. The E-class feels much more like a traditional Benz, of having the bank vault like structure, where as C does not. And buyers will feel that difference, when they test drive the 6-series vs E-class back to back. Having said that, Audi's A5 is based on the smaller A4, so maybe Merc is thinking ahead. And they are also slashing the cost to make this quite a bit. I dunno. Personally, I would have like to seen a C-coupe, and an E-coupe. Both with totally different dynamics. This is indeed a bad news. C-Class structure feels much filmiser than the E-Class. The E-class feels much more like a traditional Benz, of having the bank vault like structure, where as C does not. And buyers will feel that difference, when they test drive the 6-series vs E-class back to back.
Having said that, Audi’s A5 is based on the smaller A4, so maybe Merc is thinking ahead. And they are also slashing the cost to make this quite a bit. I dunno. Personally, I would have like to seen a C-coupe, and an E-coupe. Both with totally different dynamics.

]]> By: TornadoGTI http://www.leftlanenews.com/c-before-e-new-e-class-coupe-still-based-on-c-class-architecture.html/comment-page-1#comment-457923 TornadoGTI Tue, 19 May 2009 16:35:24 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=18101#comment-457923 Not bad news because of the platform but bad news because of the price. This base price is $13k more than a base G37, $12k more than a 328i Coupe, $7k more than a A5, and only $2k less than an S5. Nice looking car but... Not bad news because of the platform but bad news because of the price. This base price is $13k more than a base G37, $12k more than a 328i Coupe, $7k more than a A5, and only $2k less than an S5.
Nice looking car but…

]]> By: SomeGreek http://www.leftlanenews.com/c-before-e-new-e-class-coupe-still-based-on-c-class-architecture.html/comment-page-1#comment-457918 SomeGreek Tue, 19 May 2009 16:31:58 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=18101#comment-457918 Not me. Smaler, lighter, more agile. The new E-class has very different priorities than a coupe. Not me. Smaler, lighter, more agile. The new E-class has very different priorities than a coupe.

]]> By: aesir http://www.leftlanenews.com/c-before-e-new-e-class-coupe-still-based-on-c-class-architecture.html/comment-page-1#comment-457911 aesir Tue, 19 May 2009 16:15:28 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=18101#comment-457911 Does anyone see this as bad news? Does anyone see this as bad news?

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