Rendered: Mercedes E-Class Coupe Convertible

Artist's rendition of the Mercedes E-Class Coupe Convertible

AUTOMEDIA / Mercedes E-Class Coupe Convertible artist rendering
by Alex Ricciuti
November 14, 2008 10:51 PM
Filed Under: Artist Renderings, German, Mercedes-Benz, Spy Photos

As you know by now, the CLK has been morphed into the E-Class Coupe. You won't be seeing that production model soon, since it will likely first be shown either at Geneva in March 2009 or the Frankfurt Motor Show later next September.

But we've seen the spy photos and now here is an artist's rendition of what the final product will probably look like.

The E-Class Coupe cabriolet/convertible will feature a retractable hardtop, if we are to believe what we've seen in spy shots, as you cannot tell by this rendition.

It will also come with Mercedes-Benz's new Bluetec diesel with 204 hp and there will also be a 550 hp V8 AMG version. The rest of the lineup of engines for the E-Class are also expected to power this cabrio.

The new E-Class coupe variants will be based on Mercedes' C-Class platform, as was the CLK, but will be larger and feature more interior refinement to go with bump up in class.

You likely won't see this convertible until Frankfurt next year.

 

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Freude120
November 15, 2008 12:01 AM
YUK It looks like an ugly Pir faced Cat - even worse looking than those fish mouth audi's. Look how out of proportion the rear end is to accomodate the top. They should learn from the 3 Series and 1 Series Convertible.

BabyMilo
November 15, 2008 12:25 AM
now that is a dodgey rendering

Motor_Yakuza
November 15, 2008 1:47 AM
Damn, looks like an ugly Lexus GS.

Motor_Yakuza
November 15, 2008 1:49 AM
I mean, if the GS was ugly, this is how it would look, WCF edit button....

kevoluetion
November 15, 2008 7:44 AM
Doesnt look very proportioned now does it. Oversized bum is sticking up. Huge reverse mirrors and bug eyed Lexus front. Poor rendering

MTC
November 15, 2008 8:10 AM
Now, that's a ugly car. Merc, are you in a competition with BMW to make the ugliest car in the world?

chizz
November 15, 2008 8:58 AM
eww.. It looks like its ass is sticking up for some span*ing.

gadroma
November 15, 2008 9:24 AM
Well I would of like to see an E class coupe and Cab with soft hat. And a seperate model named CLK thats a coupe/cab hard hat. I am interested in a soft top cab and if Mercedes decides to build a only a hard top then I will take my custom elsewhere maybe an AUDI or God help me a BMW of perhaps look at a Bentley.

michelin901
November 15, 2008 1:14 PM
its a rendering. get over it. pretty sure the actual car is gonna look nothing like this

burana800
November 15, 2008 2:54 PM
The worst rendering ever done by man.

motorjedi
November 17, 2008 3:36 AM
Yeah, this is either a terrible rendering, or an accurate rendering of what will be a terrible-looking car. Why on earth have they notched it up to the E-class segment. Now they have NOTHING to take on the 3-series coupe/A5, whose segment is easily more profitable than this. Merc's logic baffles me sometimes. First an ugly, butt-less C-class based on the previous gen platform (have they sold a single CLC?) and now this!?

wjaprep
November 17, 2008 11:10 PM
The CLK never really did tackle the 3 series coupe/convertible for being to much but not enough to be with the 6 series. This car will be more the likes to run with the 6, sc430, A5 and Jaguar XK, large 4 place convertibles. Ive read the CLC will be redone to run along with the 3 series, is, and Infiniti convertibles.

James2911
November 17, 2008 9:08 AM
If the E-Class coupe is based on a C-Class platform, doesn't that mean the E-Class sedan and estate will also be based on the C-Class? If that were the case, what would be the point of having both a C-Class and a E-Class? Sounds a bit dodgy to me...

wjaprep
November 17, 2008 11:08 PM
I REALLY dnt like the idea of this being a hardtop convertible after seeing ths c70 and 328i tops...

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