Mercedes-Benz CLE

The Mercedes-Benz CLE is a grand tourer made up of the C236 coupe and the A236 cabriolet, both launched in 2023, which together replaced the C-Class and E-Class coupes as part of Mercedes efforts to streamline its model range. Official manufacture of the coupe began in October 2023 and the convertible followed in April 2024. The coupe takes its window design from the C-Class coupe, with a B-pillar and fixed rear windows, and it is about one inch longer than the E-Class coupe it replaced. Its engines are shared with the W214 E-Class and all use a 48-volt mild hybrid system, with launch versions of the CLE 200, CLE 300, CLE 450 and the diesel CLE 220 d, plus the Mercedes-AMG CLE 53. An unrelated car called the CLE was rumoured in 2005 but never reached production.