Mercedes-Benz to Add 4Matic Option to C- and E-class Coupes Next Year

Mercedes-Benz to Add 4Matic Option to C- and E-class Coupes Next Year:

Mercedes-Benz will begin offering its C- and E-class coupes with all-wheel drive next year, we’ve learned.

The E-class coupe has been available only with rear-wheel drive since it launched in 2010. The newly introduced C-class coupe has been rear-drive only, as well. When equipped with 4Matic, both cars will be offered with a single engine option: Benz’s 3.5-liter V-6, which makes 302 hp and 273 lb-ft of torque. Rear-wheel-drive versions of both cars will continue to be offered, as well as the rear-drive-only E550 coupe, C250 coupe, and C63 AMG coupe.

This could mean a C350 4Matic sedan also is planned. Presently, the C350 is rear-drive only; 4Matic is only available on the C300 sedan, where it’s standard equipment.

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