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Car and Driving’s Independent Used Review of the Mercedes-Benz E-Class Coupe [C238] (2020-2023)

By Jonathan Crouch
Added 28^th July, 2023 , updated 17^th July, 2023

The improvements made to this C238-series E-Class Coupe - the more efficient engines, the smarter looks, the extra technology - were certainly welcome but the essence of its appeal actually changed very little. It was launched to fully restore the powerful, luxurious, Grand Touring sports coupe brand values that Mercedes had unwisely compromised with the more cheaply underpinned models that directly preceded the introduction of this car. They didn’t feel particularly special in the way that a larger, more luxurious Mercedes coupe always should. With this design, that was put right. It’s certainly a package good enough to leave you questioning the need to spend double the amount on a larger S-Class Coupe model from this period. True, there are rivals you could choose that’d be more dynamically rewarding to drive, but as Mercedes well knows, that kind of thing doesn’t tend to be prioritised by many likely buyers. These people will probably attach much greater value to the way that this E-Class Coupe will rack up huge distances in exquisite comfort - and with impressive efficiency. So, how to sum up? Well, in driving this car and in owning it, you feel another, more elegant level away from owners of the brand’s less aspirational C-Class Coupe. And a cut above the sporting two-door models that car competes with, coupes like BMW’s 4 Series and Audi’s A5. There’s a maturity and a class here that these sportier rivals lack. They could never be considered as a wise and cost-efficient alternative to spending considerably more on a Maserati GranTurismo or a BMW 8 Series. This Mercedes could be. And that about sums it up.

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