Good looks run in the family – the new E-Class Coupé is living proof of this widely held belief. As early as 1956 the 220 S Coupé set a significant milestone in automotive history with its progressive technology and comfortable self-supporting chassis-body structure, not to mention its sheer elegance. These same qualities are still very much in evidence to this day: elegance is the distinguishing character trait of today's Mercedes-Benz coupés.

The 220 S Coupé is one of the forebears of the Gran Turismo, the culture of "splendid travel". In 1958 journalists at MOTOR REVUE rejoiced: "The 220 S offers so much in terms of comfort and performance. The interior equipment is absolutely outstanding."

As the youngest member of the Mercedes-Benz coupé family the new E-Class Coupé certainly lives up to this claim. Alongside its impressive technology it has everything it takes to be a classic right from the word go: the genes of the Mercedes-Benz coupé family.