A reader over at our fellow Spanish 'compameros' at Motorpasion snapped some of the best photos we've seen up until now of the Mercedes CLK replacement, the new E-Class Coupe. With the exception of the thinly masked headlights and tail lamps, the coupe was virtually free of any disguise. Judging from the board seen in the photos that were shot at a resort in the beautiful island of Mallorca in Spain, it appears that Mercedes hosted an internal even for its employees to show off the new E-Class Sedan and Coupe, as well as the upcoming S-Class facelift. Point your mouse here for more details on the E-Class Coupe or hit the jump to see the complete image gallery.
Via: Motorpasion
Mercedes-Benz seems to be having a problem lately keeping anything that concerns the new E-Class under cover. Just like the E-Class sedan that made its debut on the web well before the official unveiling, the Coupe version of the Merc's executive saloon that will replace the CLK coupe and convertible models has been ingloriously revealed through a series of leaked photos that appear to have been scanned from a brochure. With its quad-headlamp arrangement, the more dramatic styling of the three-part side windows combined with the sleeker roofline and its heavily shouldered rear wheel-arches, the new E-Class Coupe looks more stylish and has more presence than the current CLK.
Inside, from what we can tell, the dashboard is identical to the one found on the new E-Class Sedan. However, Mercedes has fitted the Coupe with four-individual, high-rise bucket seats.
The 2010 E-Class Coupe's engine line-up is likely to match that of the sedan model, meaning that you should expect to find (depending on the marker of course) four- and six-cylinder turbodiesels, plus four-cylinder supercharged petrols, a direct injection 3.5-litre V6 petrol with 292HP and a 5.5-liter V8 producing 388HP. The range-topping E 63 AMG Coupe model will get a 525HP V8 unit.
The new E-Class Coupe will make its show debut in Geneva this March with sales following shortly after in Europe, and towards the end of the year or early 2010, in the U.S.
Via: Autoblog.nl - Thanks for the tip Vincent!
For those that don't care to wait for the forthcoming 2010 E-Class AMG model that will most likely boast a 6.2-liter V8 with close to 550HP but do wish to carry the AMG spirit, Mercedes-Benz has introduced a new, optional sport package for its just released executive saloon. Available from the market launch of the new E-Class in March 2009, the AMG sports package can be combined with all engine variants and all design and equipment lines.
On the outside, the package consists of a bodykit that comprises a front apron with large cooling air intakes, side skirts and a rear apron. There's also sport exhaust tailpipe -oval shaped in the four-cylinder models and rectangular in the V6 and V8 models- as well as newly designed 18-inch AMG light-alloy wheels shod with 245/40 R18 tires at the front and 265/35 R18 tires at the rear.
Perforated brake discs and silver-painted calipers bearing Merc's logo at the front, plus the sporty DIRECT CONTROL suspension lowered by 15 mm, are also included in the AMG sports package as standard.
The interior features of the AMG sports package include a set of front sports seats, DINAMICA microfibre/ARTICO handmade leather with light-colored, twin decorative seams for the seat upholstery, door armrests and centre console, AMG floor mats, a sports pedal cluster in brushed stainless steel with rubber studs, a black roof lining and a shift/selector lever in nappa leather with chrome highlights.
The package also adds an AMG sports steering wheel with three spokes and a newly designed rim in nappa leather.
Depending on the engine variant and the design and equipment line, the AMG sports package costs in Germany between 2915 and 4046 Euros (incl. 19 % VAT).
In this latest leak concerning the 2010 E-Class, we have a full image gallery of Merc's new BMW 5-Series rival consisting of 48 photos as well as the preliminary German price list. In its home market, Mercedes-Benz's executive saloon is priced between �41,590 for the E 220 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY and �70,269 for the E 500 4MATIC. For more details on the 2010 E-Class, click here to read our comprehensive post on the car. Hit the jump below to check out the new photos.Photos via: Jesmb
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