For With five fine engines and three chassis options, you can tailor the E-Class Coupe to your taste. The pricing, specification, running costs and quality add up to excellent value.
Against With a shorter wheelbase than the saloon and a sloping roofline, the E-Class Coupe is not exactly roomy in the back. The sportiest suspension is possibly too firm for UK roads.
What Car? says
Like the saloon it's based on, Mercedes-Benz's mid-sized Coupe is a fine car. Actually, it's several cars, depending on which engine and chassis you choose – so tick the boxes with care.
There are 13 Mercedes-Benz E-Class versions available
Buyer's notes
Target Price team says:
The E-Class Coupe is more than just a two-door version of the saloon, though. It has a 115mm shorter wheelbase, trading some interior space for greater agility, and it has the option of individual electronic suspension control with the AMG-tuned suspension that is standard on Sport models.
The E-Class genes are plain to see in other areas, though, from the edgy, deliberately disharmonious styling to the up-to-the-minute safety features, including a driver drowsiness detection system. Its five engines – four-cylinder and V6 petrols and diesels and a V8 petrol – are all taken from the E-Class, too. All bar the V8 have Merc's Blue Efficiency measures to trim fuel consumption and CO2 emissions, aided by excellent aerodynamics that, at launch, made the car the most streamlined model in production.
Reader test team says:
Mercedes-Benz E-Class Coupe E250 CDI BlueEFF. Sport 2dr
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