I remember I was on a television program as a guest when Mercedes-Benz's then North American CEO told the host that it would NOT be preparing an E-Class Coupe in AMG form. At the time it was disappointing to hear but then again it wasn't the end of the world.
I mean, there were how many other AMGs being offered at the time. But it just seemed peculiar that Mercedes would avoid an E-Class Coupe variant. A part of me thinks that Mercedes thought the C63 AMG was ample enough AND it didn't want to compete with the E63 AMG sedan or CLS63 AMG.
The funny thing is now the three-pointed star has observed the err of its ways.
Mercedes has admitted to PistonHeads that it was a mistake not to create an AMG version of the E-Class coupe and convertible, the facelifted versions of which go on sale in June without a flagship performance version.
“Seen from now, yes it was a mistake,” product manager Gerd Junginger told us. He said the decision was made seven years ago when the current generation was in planning. “At that time, AMG had a different strategy. Now they offer an AMG version in almost all the range...
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