Mercedes-Benz: no new CLK AMG car!
According to the latest scoop from Autocar, there will be no new CLK63 AMG, or rather the E-Class Coupe AMG since the CLK has been replaced by the E-Class Coupe. You see, the CLK has always been somewhat an odd product, as it looks like an E-Class coupe (shown above) but was based on C-Class underpinings, until the latest version of course where not only it is based on the E-Class, Mercedes-Benz decided to rename it to an E-Class coupe to better reflect its new positioning.
“We had a good look where it would fit into the line-up and eventually came to the conclusion it would be too close to the CLS63 AMG, both in positioning and price,” said a Mercedes-Benz source. That is quite true actually, as the E-Class Coupe and CLS are both “coupe” versions of the E-Class, just that the CLS has its own unique styling and 4-doors. But still, it doesn’t really make sense.
At that sort of price levels, exclusivity and profit margins, who are they to deny a potential customer from his very own proper 2-door (instead of CLS 4-door) D-segment AMG car if he wanted it? I bet it will happen sooner or later. And isn’t the E-Class AMG so much closer to the upcoming new CLS AMG, hint hint: 4 doors?!
April 15, 2009 @ 4:47 am
This is really beautiful…the centre console is a lil weird tho…
April 15, 2009 @ 8:40 am
OMG..it’s a AMG
April 15, 2009 @ 9:33 am
This is what Daimler want to, to revive back CE class, based on E series chassis.
April 15, 2009 @ 10:29 am
its strange that there are no comments like “wah.. so many buttons.. how to drive la.. driver should concentrate on driving and not pressing buttons..”???!!! like in the discovery thread.
ok.. i digress… nice car … really has that german industrial engineering feel about it.. as always.. german cars have that “hewn from a solid block of steel” look and feel about them.
April 15, 2009 @ 12:04 pm
Very nice car,if compare to BMW,the Mercedes-Benz buttons are less than BMW,and quite easier to use and control,and nicer to drive than BMW!…
April 15, 2009 @ 12:18 pm
hmmm… wat i think tat this car is fantastic….. if this car center console is look weird, then other brand of car’s center console looks ridiculous…. it is very sad case tat MERZ is not goin to include the new CLK AMG… as i know from last time,CLK AMG is use in the DTM race…. it would be nice if CLK AMG is included in the production…. in another side,if u say this car is full of button,then why dont u say the car use by james bond in the movie? tat car is full of button and together with REMOTE CONTROL………………………………………………………………………………
April 15, 2009 @ 9:06 pm
E-class Coupe is not a bad name anyway…..
April 16, 2009 @ 1:32 pm
[quote comment="229731"]This is really beautiful…the centre console is a lil weird tho…[/quote]
Too much buttons.