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Earlier this year, during the auto-show circuit, Mercedes-Benz first displayed its all-new 2010 E-Class Sedan. The previous E-Class was Mercedes’ second-best selling vehicle at 38,576 units in 2008, and behind only the C-class, which sold 72,471 units during the same period. The E’s sales were behind its arch-rival BMW 5-series’ sales, but well ahead of the Audi A6’s sales pace. Then, at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show, Mercedes-Benz revealed the new E-class coupe. Until the current 2010 model year, there was no E-class coupe; instead, those duties fell to the C-class-based CLK-Class, which is being discontinued. The E-Class Coupe shares no body panels with the E-Class Sedan, and even has its own architecture under the skin.