The 2010 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Coupe ranks 5 out of 13 Luxury Large Cars. This ranking is based on our analysis of 6 published reviews and test drives of the Mercedes-Benz E-Class Coupe, and our analysis of reliability and safety data.The Mercedes-Benz E-Class Coupe is a luxurious tourer with a dash of style and a staggering list of high-tech safety features. It isn’t a high-performance coupe, but the V8-powered E550 version can almost pass for one.
The 2010 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Coupe occupies a strange niche in the luxury car world -- one that leaves it without true competitors. Despite its name, it’s not a two-door version of the 2010 E-Class sedan. It offers the same two engine options as the E-Class sedan, but it’s built on the smaller chassis of the C-Class sedan. Mercedes says the car is the spiritual successor to the 2009 CLK Coupe -- but, sharing much of its safety equipment with the E-Class sedan, it seems a step more upscale than the CLK.
That leaves it in a unique position. It’s a softly-tuned, comfort-oriented two-door with a stylish, sporty look, inside and out. However, it’s not a true sport coupe. In the V8-powered E550 trim, it has the acceleration to back up its sporty appearance, but in the V6-powered E350 trim it doesn’t. Reviewers say neither edition has the crisp handling balance and firm suspension most buyers expect in a two-door luxury car.
But, to a certain segment of the American public, a Mercedes-Benz coupe simply makes a stylish statement no other car can match. The gorgeous, pillarless look of the E-Class Coupe may be all the excuse those shoppers need to justify the car. This one is clearly for Mercedes fans, and may not really be competing with any other car.
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