Rendered: Mercedes E-Class Coupe Convertible

 Rendered: Mercedes E-Class Coupe Convertible
Mercedes E-Class Coupe Convertible artist rendering / AUTOMEDIA

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

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 Freude120
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.
November 14, 2008 8:01 pm
 BabyMilo BabyMilo
now that is a dodgey rendering
November 14, 2008 8:25 pm
 Motor_Yakuza Motor_Yakuza
Damn, looks like an ugly Lexus GS.
November 14, 2008 9:47 pm
 Motor_Yakuza Motor_Yakuza
I mean, if the GS was ugly, this is how it would look, WCF edit button....
November 14, 2008 9:49 pm
 kevoluetion kevoluetion
Doesnt look very proportioned now does it. Oversized bum is sticking up. Huge reverse mirrors and bug eyed Lexus front. Poor rendering
November 15, 2008 3:44 am
Looks like a dolled-up EOS. Two thumbs down!
November 15, 2008 4:02 am
 MTC MTC
Now, that's a ugly car. Merc, are you in a competition with BMW to make the ugliest car in the world?
November 15, 2008 4:10 am
 chizz chizz
eww.. It looks like its ass is sticking up for some span*ing.
November 15, 2008 4:58 am
 gadroma gadroma
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.
November 15, 2008 5:24 am
 michelin901 michelin901
its a rendering. get over it. pretty sure the actual car is gonna look nothing like this
November 15, 2008 9:14 am
 burana800 burana800
The worst rendering ever done by man.
November 15, 2008 10:54 am
 motorjedi motorjedi
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!?
November 16, 2008 11:36 pm
 wjaprep wjaprep
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.
November 17, 2008 7:10 pm
 James2911 James2911
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...
November 17, 2008 5:08 am
 wjaprep wjaprep
I REALLY dnt like the idea of this being a hardtop convertible after seeing ths c70 and 328i tops...
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November 18, 2008 6:05 pm