RE: Mercedes E500 Coupe

[LHDisbest]

Riggers said:

Jonny TVR said:

how much will it be and I wish these road tests would show shots of the rear seats so I can see if my 4 and 6 yr old children would fit in the back.

Ah yes, poor form on my part there, Jonny - don't have a pic of rear seats, but a 4 and 6 year old should fit in - i'm not exactly tall at 5' 8" and a fag paper, but I would cope for medium-length journeys.

Price-wise, the 500 sport is £48,360 OTR

Riggers,

Are you the same Riggers of Autocar fame?

[ureile]

JumpinJack said:

is it just me, or is there no price tag here? I'd like to see how this weighs up against the competition. Very smart looking car, but I'll look forward to the Brabus version even more

Why? Are you looking for trouble?

[loveice]

kambites said:

Jonny TVR said:

how much will it be and I wish these road tests would show shots of the rear seats so I can see if my 4 and 6 yr old children would fit in the back.

Given that it's E-class based, I'd imagine you should be able to get four 6-footers in it, in at least reasonable comfort.

Please, check your ref again. The latest so called 'E-Class Coupe' is actually based on the new W204 C-Class, not the new W212 E-Class! I don't know why this article doesn't mention this.

[Jackal2k9]

tedzwedz said:

Shame AMG wont make a version

Still I KNOW Brabus will!!

and it would have shat on the AMG one anyway in power output

mmm brabus....some1 pass me a hankie quick style

[kazino]

Lovely looking car, shame about the interior

[Mastiff]

White one will be on order when and if they introduce them on the company scheme.


If not, I will have to make do with the 350 and BRABUS chip it!

[r129sl]

Vulgar, vulgar, vulgar: like all new Mercedes, BMW and Audis, it is a triumph of styling (certainly not style) over substance. Whither the subdued, simple, substantial w107, w123, w124 and w126 coupes of yore? Why can I not have one without the pushy visage, the bling-a-ling wheels, the fry-your-eyeballs lights? Why can I not have one in "Elegance" spec? Why can I not have one in any colour other than grey metallic? Why must I have all of thsoe useless knobs and buttons? I neither want nor need (and certainly do not wish to pay for) satellite navigation, lane assist, driver assist, bumwipe assist, think for myself assist.

This is what I want:
500 CE (ok, ok, E500 coupe if you must) with a nice 5 speed automatic transmission. Who needs 7 speeds with nearly 400lb/ft torque? And no paddles or tipshift or any of that useless nonesense.
A big fuel tank: at least 100litres, preferrably 130.
Non-metallic orient red, moss green or pueblo beige paint over date pleated leather seats.
Zebranno wood trim but not too much of it. Dashboard only.
Heated seats.
Air conditioning.
Cruise control (normal not distronic, thank you).
Electric windows. An electric sunroof.
Seat back nets for my map.
A front centre arm rest.
A compact disc player and AM/FM wireless.
ABS. ESP. Seat belts with nice presenters. Passenger, driver and side airbags.
Orange indicators. I'd give anything for orange indicators.
Oh, and concealed exhaust pipes. Hide them under the bumper like they used to be. Anything but these fake boy racer efforts.

Most importantly: I want it to do 20,000miles a year for the next 30 years. Ideally this bodyshape will remain in production for 9 or 10years.

I will happily pay any sum of money for such a vehicle. Cash. Not HP. Not lease finance. Not some stupidly complicated PCP arrangement for people who can't afford it.

Please Mercedes, please: you happily made such cars for decades and were very profitable in the process. Please make them again.

[Mikey_W]

Drove this one at Donnington a couple of weeks ago, it handled pretty well for a big/heavy coupe..

[alexday355]

r129sl said:

Vulgar, vulgar, vulgar: like all new Mercedes, BMW and Audis, it is a triumph of styling (certainly not style) over substance. Whither the subdued, simple, substantial w107, w123, w124 and w126 coupes of yore? Why can I not have one without the pushy visage, the bling-a-ling wheels, the fry-your-eyeballs lights? Why can I not have one in "Elegance" spec? Why can I not have one in any colour other than grey metallic? Why must I have all of thsoe useless knobs and buttons? I neither want nor need (and certainly do not wish to pay for) satellite navigation, lane assist, driver assist, bumwipe assist, think for myself assist.

This is what I want:
500 CE (ok, ok, E500 coupe if you must) with a nice 5 speed automatic transmission. Who needs 7 speeds with nearly 400lb/ft torque? And no paddles or tipshift or any of that useless nonesense.
A big fuel tank: at least 100litres, preferrably 130.
Non-metallic orient red, moss green or pueblo beige paint over date pleated leather seats.
Zebranno wood trim but not too much of it. Dashboard only.
Heated seats.
Air conditioning.
Cruise control (normal not distronic, thank you).
Electric windows. An electric sunroof.
Seat back nets for my map.
A front centre arm rest.
A compact disc player and AM/FM wireless.
ABS. ESP. Seat belts with nice presenters. Passenger, driver and side airbags.
Orange indicators. I'd give anything for orange indicators.
Oh, and concealed exhaust pipes. Hide them under the bumper like they used to be. Anything but these fake boy racer efforts.

Most importantly: I want it to do 20,000miles a year for the next 30 years. Ideally this bodyshape will remain in production for 9 or 10years.

I will happily pay any sum of money for such a vehicle. Cash. Not HP. Not lease finance. Not some stupidly complicated PCP arrangement for people who can't afford it.

Please Mercedes, please: you happily made such cars for decades and were very profitable in the process. Please make them again.

Wonderful memories, I had a 95 E320 coupe, one of the best cars I have owned! They don't make them like that anymore. Shame!

[gumsie]

iRoll said:

Why build a pillarless coupé and then stick a pillar in right at the back of the windows?

I like this sort of thing, but I'd still choose an XK over the equivalent Merc and BMW I reckon.

The XK isn't a natural rival for this and never has been.

[Riggers]

LHDisbest said:

Riggers said:

Jonny TVR said:

how much will it be and I wish these road tests would show shots of the rear seats so I can see if my 4 and 6 yr old children would fit in the back.

Ah yes, poor form on my part there, Jonny - don't have a pic of rear seats, but a 4 and 6 year old should fit in - i'm not exactly tall at 5' 8" and a fag paper, but I would cope for medium-length journeys.

Price-wise, the 500 sport is £48,360 OTR

Riggers,

Are you the same Riggers of Autocar fame?

I wouldn't exactly say fame... but yes, one and the same. Late of Autocar, now proud new member of Team PH!

[hugo a gogo]

followed a new E-class in to work today, the rear end is shocking, looks like one of those japanese/korean merc wannabes

[hugo a gogo]

r129sl said:

Vulgar, vulgar, vulgar: like all new Mercedes, BMW and Audis, it is a triumph of styling (certainly not style) over substance. Whither the subdued, simple, substantial w107, w123, w124 and w126 coupes of yore?

I would disagree, I think my C107 is gloriously vulgar, and not very subdued

mercs have always been a bit bling, that big lairy grill, the star over the bonnet

[robsti]

r129sl said:

Vulgar, vulgar, vulgar: like all new Mercedes, BMW and Audis, it is a triumph of styling (certainly not style) over substance. Whither the subdued, simple, substantial w107, w123, w124 and w126 coupes of yore? Why can I not have one without the pushy visage, the bling-a-ling wheels, the fry-your-eyeballs lights? Why can I not have one in "Elegance" spec? Why can I not have one in any colour other than grey metallic? Why must I have all of thsoe useless knobs and buttons? I neither want nor need (and certainly do not wish to pay for) satellite navigation, lane assist, driver assist, bumwipe assist, think for myself assist.

This is what I want:
500 CE (ok, ok, E500 coupe if you must) with a nice 5 speed automatic transmission. Who needs 7 speeds with nearly 400lb/ft torque? And no paddles or tipshift or any of that useless nonesense.
A big fuel tank: at least 100litres, preferrably 130.
Non-metallic orient red, moss green or pueblo beige paint over date pleated leather seats.
Zebranno wood trim but not too much of it. Dashboard only.
Heated seats.
Air conditioning.
Cruise control (normal not distronic, thank you).
Electric windows. An electric sunroof.
Seat back nets for my map.
A front centre arm rest.
A compact disc player and AM/FM wireless.
ABS. ESP. Seat belts with nice presenters. Passenger, driver and side airbags.
Orange indicators. I'd give anything for orange indicators.
Oh, and concealed exhaust pipes. Hide them under the bumper like they used to be. Anything but these fake boy racer efforts.

Most importantly: I want it to do 20,000miles a year for the next 30 years. Ideally this bodyshape will remain in production for 9 or 10years.

I will happily pay any sum of money for such a vehicle. Cash. Not HP. Not lease finance. Not some stupidly complicated PCP arrangement for people who can't afford it.

Please Mercedes, please: you happily made such cars for decades and were very profitable in the process. Please make them again.

Well said Alex but the problem these days is the people that buy these cars with pcp lease purchase and your right that most cant afford these type of cars want bling and the more the better they want everyone to notice them and think they are loaded! What ever happened to LESS is MORE !!!

[Beefmeister]

hak101 said:

I do like the look of that! Shame AMG aren't going to produce a version, but than again if Brabus are than i'm sure that will more than make up for it!

Silver definitely isn't its best colour, but....



Mmmmmmm, 462bhp.....

[dwilkie]

robsti said:

Well said Alex but the problem these days is the people that buy these cars with pcp lease purchase and your right that most cant afford these type of cars want bling and the more the better they want everyone to notice them and think they are loaded! What ever happened to LESS is MORE !!!

Some people still think less is more

Indeed my 800 has 2 doors, and definately less of everything...

[r1chardb]

That little pillar and window at the back ruis the whole thing for me - i'd rather it was just a bigger C pillar. Pity.

[SoapyShowerBoy]

Beefmeister said:

hak101 said:

I do like the look of that! Shame AMG aren't going to produce a version, but than again if Brabus are than i'm sure that will more than make up for it!

Silver definitely isn't its best colour, but....



Mmmmmmm, 462bhp.....

It doesn't have any bloody tyres!

[Bladedancer]

At last... the 500CE. Why didn't they put that 5 litre into W124?
Still, I'm more than happy that finally E-class coupe is back and with the right engine to boot.

[Davey S2]

tedzwedz said:

Shame AMG wont make a version

Still I KNOW Brabus will!!

and it would have shat on the AMG one anyway in power output

No its not.

The best thing about the E500 is that its such a sleeper car. Its supposed to be a wolf in sheeps clothing not covered in spoilers, slats and big wheels.

Talk softly and carry a big stick.