What kind of car is the 2021 Mercedes-Benz AMG GT 4-Door Coupe? What does it compare to? It’s a hatchback that Mercedes treats like a sedan and calls a coupe. Developed by Mercedes’ AMG performance arm, it’s also engineered for greater performance than the related E-Class and CLS-Class. Rivals include …
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From the November 1995 issue of Car and Driver. You should know that many of us at Car and Driver look upon two-door sedans with the same affection we have for one-wing airplanes. Take two doors off a perfectly good four-door and what do you get? Two bigger, heavier doors, …
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The 2022 Infiniti QX55 debuted last night with a crossover-coupe-style design that looks as much like the BMW X4 and the Mercedes-Benz GLC Coupe as it does the Infiniti FX that helped launch the coupe-like roofline on sporty SUVs nearly two decades ago. Related to the QX50 compact crossover SUV, …
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Verdict 5.9 / 10 The BMW M235i Gran Coupe is not the same car as the 2 Series Coupe. Not even close. The two vehicles don’t share the same platform, visual cues, or even engines. The M235i GC and the 2 Series Coupe are only vaguely related by name – …
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Like teenagers rushing to embrace the latest fashion, automakers are scrambling to build and sell crossover coupes. These lifestyle vehicles, little more than familiar two-box CUVs with sleeker rooflines, typically offer slightly sportier dynamics (or at least the impression of it) at the expense of space and a higher price …
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Smack in the middle of Mercedes’s engine lineup for the updated 2021 GLE-class is the brand’s turbocharged 3.0-liter inline-six. Set against the standard 255-hp turbocharged 2.0-liter inline-four and AMG’s twin-turbo 4.0-liter V-8 with more than 600 ponies, the six’s smoothness and easy power make it a standout in the GLE53 …
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Verdict 6.3 / 10 Four decades ago, if you had some expendable income and wanted to show off, you bought a personal luxury coupe. That loaded Chevrolet Monte Carlo, Ford Thunderbird, or Chrysler Cordoba showed the world that you valued style over practicality, and you were monied enough to make …
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Overview Mercedes offers a host of vehicles that it calls coupes that are actually versions of conventional four-door SUVs and sedans rebodied with sharply sloping, coupe-like rooflines. The Mercedes-AMG GLC Coupe is one of these SUVs. It’s the go-fast version of the standard Mercedes-Benz GLC Coupe, which is the fastback …
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As we patiently wait to lay eyes on the production version of the sleek, mid-engine MC20, Maserati has released specs for the new twin-turbo V-6. The twin-turbo 3.0-liter V-6 makes 621 horsepower and 538 lb-ft of torque. Maserati has employed a dual-spark-plug configuration with an innovative pre-chamber combustion system integrated …
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