C-Class 2011 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Coupe Confirmed

[Merc1]

Finally some real proof this car is going to happen. Won't be long now...spring 2011.

M

 

[Bartek S.]

 

[SKY]

Imagine this with the same AMG kit the red CLS of the latest spy pics has.

 

[siko]

Excellent news!

 

[Bartek S.]

Excellent news!

Don't tell me that you planing to by one.

 

[SCOTT27]

It is like the CLC has been given a boot.
is this a 1er or a 3er rival? You would think C and 3?

 

[HighestOfHigh]

Finally some real proof this car is going to happen. Won't be long now...spring 2011.

M

Uh Oh...Does this mean you might be looking to buy this one?

 

[Merc1]

Uh Oh...Does this mean you might be looking to buy this one?

It could be a possibility. A nice C350 Sport Coupe with the new 300hp V6 would be nice IMO.


M

 

[data]

I'm not so sure having pillar B.Seeing these photos I have doubts.

 

[Mr. Mercedes]

So basically it's an CLC witha slightly altered rear-end. Now it looks like a two door sedan/coupe, but disspointingly it doesn't look as manly as the prime rival, the 1-Series Coupe.

It's not supposed to be. No doubt it will be a prettier, elegant, and expensive, alternative to the boy racer 1.

MB is doing this because the the E Coupes's growth has left a gap in the line up, the w204 has been a blockbuster success and they can earn some premium dollars without having to invest much. It's not a true rival to the 1 coupe as such.

 

[Centurion]

It's not supposed to be. No doubt it will be a prettier, elegant, and expensive, alternative to the boy racer 1.

MB is doing this because the the E Coupes's growth has left a gap in the line up, the w204 has been a blockbuster success and they can earn some premium dollars without having to invest much. It's not a true rival to the 1 coupe as such.

Call it a boy racer if you want to but there is no hiding from the fact that people are willingly paying premium money for the 1er Coupe despite that the older sibling, 3er coupe is marginally more expensive.

The 1er coupe is considered a premium car unlike the three and five door version and I commonly see city workers in suits driving a blue or silver 135i with pride. BMW carved a niche in the market with the model, Audi and Mercedes have off course been standing watchfully on the side line trying to work out how to get in on the action.

When BMW pulled the plug on the 3er compact, MB kept the C-Class Sports coupe alive. Trying to jolt some energy into the sales figures they renamed the CLC in hope that it would add some glamour to the car -- but that has clearly not been the case. Mean while, the 1er coupe has been selling well enough to warrant the development of an M version.

Hoping for third time lucky, the CLC is now getting a slightly sexier shape but yet retain the same look. Currently the pricing of the model mirror the 1er coupe though a slight notch cheaper, and I expect prices to be competative against the 1er which, despite being based on a hatch back, is the car to beat.

The success of the 1er coupe is in the tight proportions and funky two door sedan shape, but most crucially it's agility in comparison to the 3er. For the new CLC to be successful it must have strong point of difference as oppossed to just being "a two door C-Class". Despite the name change, the E-Coupe is still a CLK i.e 3-Series competitor -- both in price, engine and size.

 

[LaArtist]

a C class minus 2 doors??
Poor effort...

 

[Mr. Mercedes]

Call it a boy racer if you want to but there is no hiding from the fact that people are willingly paying premium money for the 1er Coupe despite that the older sibling, 3er coupe is marginally more expensive.

The 1er coupe is considered a premium car unlike the three and five door version and I commonly see city workers in suits driving a blue or silver 135i with pride. BMW carved a niche in the market with the model, Audi and Mercedes have off course been standing watchfully on the side line trying to work out how to get in on the action.

When BMW pulled the plug on the 3er compact, MB kept the C-Class Sports coupe alive. Trying to jolt some energy into the sales figures they renamed the CLC in hope that it would add some glamour to the car -- but that has clearly not been the case. Mean while, the 1er coupe has been selling well enough to warrant the development of an M version.

Hoping for third time lucky, the CLC is now getting a slightly sexier shape but yet retain the same look. Currently the pricing of the model mirror the 1er coupe though a slight notch cheaper, and I expect prices to be competative against the 1er which, despite being based on a hatch back, is the car to beat.

The success of the 1er coupe is in the tight proportions and funky two door sedan shape, but most crucially it's agility in comparison to the 3er. For the new CLC to be successful it must have strong point of difference as oppossed to just being "a two door C-Class". Despite the name change, the E-Coupe is still a CLK i.e 3-Series competitor -- both in price, engine and size.

Lol luw you're preaching to the converted. I owned a one coupe for a year remember. I loved it and I miss it. :-(

My point was simply that Mercedes is not positioning this against the 1. Deiter made it clear that mercedes is going to play to its values and strenghts. I doubt they're even trying to build a better one. Looks like they're going for a stylish coupe that's cheap to develop and cheaper than the now pricey e coupe. Don't expect this thing to carve corners like the 1.

 

[Wunderkind]

I'm not so sure having pillar B.Seeing these photos I have doubts.

No B-pillar. It's just a piece of camo.

 

[ree]

Some more spyshots:

 

[Mr. Mercedes]

The camo is really doing it's best to make the car look frumpy.

 

[SKY]

It looks the shoulder line is different than in the sedan.

 

[Centurion]

Lol luw you're preaching to the converted. I owned a one coupe for a year remember. I loved it and I miss it. :-(

My point was simply that Mercedes is not positioning this against the 1. Deiter made it clear that mercedes is going to play to its values and strenghts. I doubt they're even trying to build a better one. Looks like they're going for a stylish coupe that's cheap to develop and cheaper than the now pricey e coupe. Don't expect this thing to carve corners like the 1.

Off course. A Benz is a Benz so it will not be a 1-series coupe but will yet be an alternative -- an entry level coupe. It is a new segment that I anticipate will get bigger. Audi can easilly look in the VAG parts bin and compile a small, attractive coupe.

 

[Merc1]

Really anxious to see this one. I want some of that old 300E to 300CE magic here. This coupe could really be something if done right.

They simply have to do an AMG version with the hotter 481hp engine standard. Do it.


M

 

[K-A]

I can't even begin to think of what this thing will look like, that Camo's doing such a great job to hide everything that will make it what it is. To me you could have just told me it's the next Gen Civic or something, and I'd have believed it.

What I don't get is, will this be the third car based off of the W204 platform? As we all know, the "E-Coupe" is REALLY a "C-Coupe", and the Marketing Department named it an "E" while giving it a few "E" gimmicks and tech, to up-charge for it.

Now this C will also be a true "C-Coupe"? Or is this based off of another platform?