Mercedes-AMG CLE 53 Coupé

Sam Phillips
·1 min read
Mercedes CLE 53 AMG front three quarter 01
Mercedes CLE 53 AMG front three quarter 01

Serving as an indirect successor to the E53 Coupé, the hot new CLE 53 Coupé wears the AMG badge but isn’t quite a full-bore, Affalterbach-made model.

A new CLE 63 is on its way, but it remains to be seen what it will power it; the C63 saloon fell way short of the mark after it swapped its roaring V8 engine for a four-cylinder plug-in hybrid powertrain.

The CLE 53 is a closer rival to the BMW M440i than the BMW M4, but it still looks a lot meaner than regular CLE models and gets a suite of powertrain, suspension and interior upgrades to give it a more dynamic and sporting character.

But does this amalgamated C-Class and E-Class AMG model feel like more than just a warmed-up range-topper? Let's find out.

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