[Diesel Benz]

So here are some official pix.... Apparently over there, you can get e-class in stick. as you'll notice there is base, then there is Elegance (Luxury in the states), and then AVANTGARDE (sport in the states).... This is the Sedan Version.

I think this topic has been discussed 6 months ago already. The manual gear box car of course comes with a stick at the centre console. Smaller engines with auto box also have the stick at the centre console (722.6 tranny) but V6 and bigger engines have the steering column selector like 221 (with the 722.9 tranny).

If the 250 CDI (as a Bluetec) would be released to the US, it should come with the traditional gear stick.

By the way, the base model is called "Classic".

 

[Diesel Benz]

Here is the coupe.... coupe will be different, having alot of C-class stuff like the gear shifter and speedometer and armrest. The sedan has the Lever ger-shifter like the s-class (unless you get it stick shift).

The E-class coupe would be a 207, not a 212 body. The more significant C-class parts are not visible, the coupe is actually built on the 204 drive train and suspension (can have a look at EPC for the actual 204 parts).