Spy Shots – Mercedes CLE Coupe

Mercedes-Benz has big problems selling both, the C-Class and the E-Class coupe and convertible. This comes as no surprise since the market right now is paying more interest to SUVs and crossovers. Consequently, the German company decided to kill both models, but it will also take a very bold move: Mercedes will replace the two models with a new CLE model, placed in between the C-Class and the E-Class. Also, both coupe and convertible versions will be offered.

For the very first time, the CLE Coupe was caught testing today near the German Nürburgring race track. The prototype is still heavily camouflaged, so it is very hard to make an idea on how the final version CLE Coupe will look like. What’s for sure, however, is that its design will differ from the one of the C-Class – a move that will make the CLE to stand our more, but it will also offer it a sportier stance. Looking at the prototype’s front end for example, one can notice it will have its “own” individual face, with slimmer headlights – and looking from the back you will notice a sloping roofline and a retractable soft top.

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The CLE Coupe – and Convertible alike – will be built on the same MRA-2 platform as the CClass, which means it will most likely be offered with the same engines as. Customers can also expect to see CLE 43 and CLE 53 AMG versions. The new model will be launched by the end of 2022 as a 2023 model – in Coupe and Cabrio guise.

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