WTDoom

Gents Mercedes are planning a C Coupe to rival 3 series and A5 . This will later spawn a Black Series version . I dont know about you guys but I just made sex wee

heres a photoshop of a coupe : ( this weeks autocar shows a picture of an amg coupe in disguise , it looks awesome )

cigarette1

Isn't there already a C-Coupe .... It's called the E-Coupe ?

G

WTDoom

No matey thats the E coupe . There will be no E coupe black series variant .
The C on the other hand will have an amg version , a performance pack version ( in Europe at least ) then a Black Series version " in the spirit of the clk amg black series " .

heres a spy shot :

WTDoom

a quote from " CAR " mag :

By Georg Kacher
Motor Industry
12 April 2010 11:27

Mercedes is readying a new coupé version of the C-class for launch in 2011. Aimed squarely at the Audi A5 and BMW 3-series Coupé set, the new 2011 C-class coupé will revive the CLK range which many had written off after the arrival of the new E-class Coupé.

In line with the new CL being rebranded S-class Coupé, the new two-door C will be badged C-class Coupé. It's due for launch in March 2011.

So it'll be a mini E-class Coupé?

Pretty much, yes. Our sources claim the two models will look quite different, despite sharing plenty of hardware under the skin. In fact, they're more more closely related than Mercedes would like us to know. How close? Well, why don´t you check out the wheelbase which is an identical 2760mm for the C-class, the C-class Coupé and the E-class Coupé?

Although beauty is in the eye of the beholder, the C Coupé promises to be much prettier than the overstyled two-door E-class. We haven't yet seen the car, but the main image above show an early design sketch for the two-door E-class – giving a flavour of current coupé thinking in Stuttgart. The front and rear ends will be adopted from the C-class saloon/wagon which are to be facelifted early in 2011 anyway. This explains the more sculptured bonnet, the restyled lights and the enlarged nasal air intakes.

Will the 2011 C-class Coupé be a two-pairs-of-pants-and-a-toothbrush weekend-away car?

Far from it, our sources suggest. The boot of the new two-door C-class holds the same 475 litres as the four-door model. And the revised interior happens to be almost identical in space to the C and E coupés.

Inside you'll find major improvements over today´s C-class. There's a repositioned and enlarged sat-nav monitor, an easier to use Comand system and a host of extra-cost driver assistance systems such as lane guidance, lane departure warning, blind spot warning, traffic sign recognition, night vision, automatic parking aids, cornering lights and cruise control with brake actuation.

tasho3

The E coupe is 2 door version of the E class in other words a CLK, there is hatchback version of the c class called the clc they were everywhere in greece kind of like the hatchback w203

Jim Brady

Mercedes is trying to simplify it line up. The E coupe has the same wheelbase as the C class but borrows some of the componets from the E. Don't think we'll see a C coupe as it would be redundent.

Usually the AMG models arrive within 9 mos of release of a MB model and with a switch to the turbo V8 it'll be a another year before it trickles down to the E coupe. Don't think we'll see a Black Series E coupe.

WTDoom

more details here :
http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsAr...llCars/251745/

and here :
http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsAr...llCars/251760/

WTDoom

This weeks auto express has an update re the new clk black . It says it will be a run out model the black series version of the c class couple will be anounced in the summer with the car available in 2012 .
there are computer gen images and a pic of a test mule testing at the ring .

interesting ...

DFW01E55

No link WT?
We like being hand fed!

WTDoom

Sorry sir i forgot to say they put it on the site a week after the actual mag . ill get a piccy on my i phone and post for you .

WTDoom

forhamilton

Will there be a US version?

DFW01E55

I saw an E coupe today and thought, "Wow, that would look nice with Black Series trim".

Thanks for the pics!!!

WTDoom

yes

no probs mate . apparently amg not wanting to make an e . not suited or so they say .

_AMG_

The E coupe has nothing to do with the C class or C coupe.

sprins

Marketing wise and wrt positioning in the lineup you are right. Technically (chassis et al), you are wrong.

_AMG_

Yes, You are right. I should have clarified it.

Eitan1

[QUOTE=forhamilton;4338590]Will there be a US version?[/QUOTE

My answer would be a big YES!!! considering we (US) are the largest part market share for AMG by a huge margin.

Eitan1

+1

jrcart

How much is the C Coupe going to vary in size from the E Coupe? I drove a new E Coupe Cabrio and it did not feel much bigger than the CLK and when parked side by side the E Coupeappeared to be only a couple inches longer than the CLK. I'm not really sure where a C coupe would fit into their lineup size wise.

transferred

It'll be squeezed somewhere where it makes no sense at all as all makers seem to be doing...for instance BMW have the X5, X6, 5 series GT and 5 series Touring xi...I reckon MB/Audi/BMW have figured out confusing the customer is their best weapon

WTDoom

my understanding is the clk's will be a sportier drive than the more luxurious e classe and lower in cost . think 3 series coupe .
the amg's will sit with the m3 and the black will tower above all as a runout limited edition special .

jrcart

I understand what you are sayong but my point is that the current E coupe is already competing both size and price wise with Audi A5s and BMW 335s, introducing a new C coupe will surely kill sales of the E coupe. An E coupe is not on par with a BMW 6 series so MB missed the boat if that was their goal.

Jim Brady

AMG is launching a new model at the LA auto show next week. Might be interesting but it won't be a C coupe AMG.

jrcart

Probably an econobox A Class to help meet the upcoming EPA fleet mandates for fuel mileage. MB has the 3rd worst fleet mileage of any car maker which sells automobiles in the U.S. Wouldn't suprise me if they started badging Smarts Cars as Benzes.