every review of benz coupes relates that there is room for passengers in the back seats. no matter what the magazine, what the review, this assessment is de rigeur.

and when i read this, i know that the author of the piece has never owned or investigated a benz coupe.

i own several. a 1987 c126, a 1995 a124[c124], a 1997 c140, and now a c215. none of them offer any room for any back seat passenger unless it is a doll or a cardboard figure.

why daimler designs/installs rear seats for these cars has always puzzled me.

the funniest thing about my CL500 is that the rear seat has anchoring devices for a child seat. why? quite frankly, no matter how supple you might be, there is no room in this back seat area to install the seat.

these rear seats are a joke.

benz and all reviewers should acknowledge this.

benz coupes are just larger roadsters. and there is no reason for rear seats.

benz should just tailor that area for holding bags of groceries, etc.

eliminate the rear seats from your coupes dbag.

the oddest reviews concern the new e class coupe. it is touted as being somehow larger than its predecessor, the clk.

how odd, the e coupe is built on the same chassis. has the same wheelbase. just as cramped as the clk.

seems as if the auto magazines are as blinded by the advertising dollar as the us newspapers.

any disagreement?