Spy Shots of the 2010 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Coupe

Quit imagining things

And where do you think the 1998 Lexus GS got its headlights from, idiot?

All Mercedes have a family remblance and they never copy any of car company.

On the the other hand, ToyLex are notorious for lifting styling cues from others.

OP I mean kthor, I bet your colon hurts after humpin your M3 around the race track. When are you going to get a real car?

Hey Kthor (or ObesePig whatever you're going by these days) If your colon is still killing you turn around and see if you have a BMW service writer sticking out of your ass... If you do this is the first indication your full maint program has expired.

The CL's marketshare just got a WHOLE lot smaller; what little marketshare it may have had.

yeah...that must be why the prices of the CL have gone up dramatically this year...and they're still selling. people who buy a flagship car want THE BEST. they're not settling for an E-class.

It looks like an overgrown Temp with Impala rear quarters.

Im waiting for the interior....I really hope they didn't design it with a straight edge like some of their more recent designs.
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It has possibilities. At least it looks alot better than the sedan.

Looks like baby CL with Hyundai Geneseis Coupe rear end especially tailights. Overall looks fine.

JUGNU

I love it... When a car doesn't sell it's "exclusive". What do you call them when they pile up at the port and the dealers refuse to take delivery because their floor plan has doubled, tripled, or been canceled?

It looks like the new Accord Coupe.

Ladies and gentlemen scotty's dead! I have seen the light, I've been saved. Reborn as Kthorn! And I actually do like long walks on the beach but prefer the mountains...

Kthor you are so smart and wonderful. How did you put it? Keep on keepin on? I love you man.

"I love it... When a car doesn't sell it's "exclusive"."

Pfft, you can barely get a CL without special ordering it. It IS intentionally exclusive. They make it a lot more expensive than the S for a reason.

Quote by: "S4cabriofoxone - 1/4/2009 2:51:55
Pfft, you can barely get a CL without special ordering it. It IS intentionally exclusive. They make it a lot more expensive than the S for a reason."

So "S4" let me see if I understand you correctly, Benz jacks the price of the CL up higher than the S Class to make it more exclusive.

Well then why (according to the December 22nd edition of the Automotive news) does Mercedes Benz have $20,000 (yes twenty thousand dollars) in trunk money and 3.9% for 60 months on the CL, and only $12,000 in trunk money on the S class? Or is the extra $8k in trunk money an example of MORE exclusivity?

I always thought the strip in the second window was like camo or somethin. I dont like that...

I think Mercedes is improving on the CL's looks.

This is so much better than the 4 door, very classy and hip a the same time. The only thing that concerns me is the interior, if it's like the sedan that will be a deal breaker.

Why must you be so picky?

At least when I don't like certain aspects of a car it's for valid reasons. You're only reason for not liking anything Asian is because you're racist.

very handsome car. if it handles as good as it looks, it might give the 6-series a fun for its money. certainly wipes out silly cars like the SC.

I'm almost certain this will replace the CLK.

What is going to happy to the clk? Is going to look exactly like this but smaller?

To say that Mercedes is "always resorting to copying" is very untrue. But saying that Mercedes "never copy any of car company" is also untrue.
It is quite clear that there is a strong resemblance between the headlights in this model and that of the GS from Lexus, and also the taillights seem to have been inspired by the Lexus IS taillights.
It is also true that Lexus has taken design cues from its rivals in the past and I think that this is a perfectly normal thing to do. If you want to be successful, you have to learn from the best. This is exactly what Hyundai is doing right now. Its trying to get into the premium brand market and its doing so by following the paths of the big players in the field.
Nowadays, Lexus has reached a point where it no longer needs to copy from other manufacturers in terms of design and it is considered as a benchmark in terms of reliability.
My point is that THINGS CHANGE!!!!.
No one would have thought that someday Tata would own Jaguar, Porsche would go diesel or that the 'Big Three' would be on the verge of bankruptcy.
So it does not surprise me a lot if Mercedes now decides to take design cues from Lexus.

Another tame looking Merc again, the rear end is very cheap looking, all Mercs designs look too similar these days...

A 1992 Lexus SC it's not
Yawn!
DrFill

I think I'll have to see it in person first, but what is it with Mercedes using the Chrysler Sebring side creases??? I thought even the C-Class looked similar in styling to the Sebring. Looks cheap.

The front looks surprisingly good; it maintains MB's edgier design language as of late.

Profile view reveals the CL-inspired roofline, which would look a lot cleaner without that three-piece window. Perhaps it was a lame attempt at throwing off spy photographers.

The shouldered rear quarter panel seems out of place on this car -- it should be reserved for a car of elegance, a.k.a. Rolls/Bentley.

Wrap around tail lights have to go.

It looks great--I love the CL greenhouse.

Because there are a lot of haters on the board thats all. Anybody who cant afford one has to deboost.
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I like it. But the affordable models will probably perform like crap. 0-60 in the mid 7's and 16+ second 1/4 mile times. If a Mercedes doesn't have an "AMG" badge on it (or cost over $75,000) then it will perform like a Mazda 6 (read:normal $25,000 Japanese car).

I like the car but I'm afraid of Honda Accords preventing me from merging on to the highway by just giving their Accords some gas. That isn't a problem with cars that actually perform.

I like it its a MINI CL but we all know if your a benz fan the way I am the CL is the sexiest coupe out there

Definitely an improvement over the current one, which is just too pretty for me - if there was ever a car for a 50 something year old woman, that was it.

This one seems to look best in black, where you can't see the too-many character lines across the sides from the sills all the way to the belt line. The odd design flourish (I think Impala too, but didn't 1950's or early '60s Benzes have these too?) seems to work better on the coupe than on the new sedan, but I'll reserve judgment on that one till I see better pics and in real life.

As for the whiners about performance - there are always going to be cars that offer more for less money, such as the Accord...get over it. And most of you still don't realize that 90% of the people that buy these cars - all cars like this, in base 6 cylinder form - think they perform beautifully and are perfectly happy.

And the CL is meant to be sold in low volume - that's why it's so expensive. Very hard to figure out.