2010 Mercedes-Benz E500 Coupe Road Test Review

2010 Mercedes-Benz E500 Coupe Road Test Review
THE CLK IS DEAD, and no amount of defibrillating is going to bring it back. Despite its popularity with moneyed-up motorists, Mercedes-Benz has changed tack for its mid-range coupe product line-up and replaced the CLK with the all-new C207 E-Class Coupe.
That’s not the only thing that’s changed. Mercedes-Benz has made it clear that there will be no AMG-tuned E Coupe variants - meaning the V8-powered E500 Coupe is the fastest two-door E-Class available.
With the demise of the CLK, the 2010 C207 is the first two-door model to wear an ‘E’ badge since the C124 E-Class coupe shuffled out of showrooms in 1996.
How successfully will the new car fill the shoes of its much-loved ancestor? We were interested to find out.

In the absence of an AMG-branded halo model, we were also interested to see whether the E500 Coupe had enough sporting DNA to satisfy those Benz buyers looking for some hammer in the velvet.
After seven days in the E500’s driver’s seat, we came away thoroughly impressed.

Styling

The C207 E-Class Coupe takes the design of its four-door stablemate, carries it off to the gym and heaps some muscle on it. The four rectangular headlamps and L-shaped LED running lamps are recognisably E-Class, but everything has been massaged for a more athletic look.
Although slightly smaller than the E-Class sedan, it still cuts an imposing presence. The rear fender’s 'pontoons' are more pronounced than the sedan's, and the top edge of the Coupe’s headlight clusters are flattened.