The latest iteration of the Mercedes-Benz E-class range has arrived, with the sleek new E-class coupe set to arrive in April 2017.

Visually and physically slotting between the C-class Coupe and S-class Coupe, the new E-class Coupe offers all the technological advancements boasted by the saloon and estate variants with the sleek, pillarless styling that its forebears were known for.

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If anything, its lines are even cleaner than those of the smaller C Coupe and larger S - its flanks are less concave, its front and rear bumpers somehow appearing less adorned than those of its stablemates. The only slightly unusual touch is the split in the rear side windows - presumably designed to allow the rear glass to drop into the bodywork for that traditional open, pillarless feel.

It is however longer, wider and taller than its predecessor, though of its 123 extra millimetres of length Mercedes has liberated an extra 113mm between the wheels, which should pay dividends for cabin space - rear legroom has grown a full 74mm.