market into is in july. my dealer forwarded my order to germany and is awaiting approval and build confirmation. hopefully delivery times wont be too long as at the moment i could use this car much more than anything else.
and it would release me from my glk ! which i drive everyday now. it surely is a good car that i am going to keep but hell is it boring and uninspiring. will just pass it on to my girlfriend
actually the glk is perfect for everyday. i dont care about it and that is good. drive it sweaty from sports, wet from watersports on-road, off-road through bumps and ditches.
as far as i know, the suspension on the facelifted model is totally reworked. supposedly it is a lot softer.
furthermore i have chosen to stay with 18 inch wheels to have more tire to soften it. though i like the multi-spoke 19's more look-wise.
Apr 13, 2011 5:41:31 PM
reginos:WAY:
Can I understand the E class coupe...doesn't it use the C class chassis? So really we have two C class coupe?No, it is based on the current E class saloon. The previous CLK was C class based.
WAY:
Can I understand the E class coupe...doesn't it use the C class chassis? So really we have two C class coupe?
That is correct, as quote below by E Class Product Manager
Speaking with Wolfgang Bremm, E-Class product manager, Automotive News has confirmed that the 2010 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Coupe is in fact based on the C-Class platform, not on the E-Class after which it is named. This is the very same C-Class platform officially called the W204. Renaming the car that replaced the two-door CLK as an E-Class is interesting to say the least, but it follows Merc's previous production of basing the W209 CLK on the W203 C-Class platform.
The Automotive News quote ( allegedly from a senior M-B exec) conflicts with all other reviews and news about the E class coupe.
It is not a C class (as the new C coupe is) but borrows heavily from the E class chassis. As Autocar quote: " it switches from a C-class platform to a modified version of the new E-class’s underpinnings."
In conclusion it is neither a C class nor a 100% E class. But it leans much more heavily on the new E class.
http://www.autocar.co.uk/CarReviews/FirstDrives/Mercedes-Benz-E-Class-E350-CGI/239664/
http://www.autocar.co.uk/CarReviews/FirstDrives/Mercedes-Benz-E-Class-E350-CGI/239664/
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"Form follows function"
reginos:
Most important, the chassis and underpinnings of the E class coupe are derived from the superior E class. The floorpan and some other elements could be C class.
The C class coupe is just as a C class saloon with different body.
What you are describing is technically impossible. The floorpan is an integral part of the chassis (which is not really a chassis nowadays). According to most sources, the E Cope is derived from the C Class chassis but with E Class styling. I am not being absolute but most facts hint towards such a conclusion.