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Originally Posted by BMW M3 CRT
You are totally right ... no one denies an comming W205 coupe, this will come for sure, only the convertible is under strong questioning.
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I thought that's what you meant when you were saying "Sportcoupe instead", but I see now that by "Sportcoupe" you were referring to a BMW GranCoupe or Gran Turismo competitor.
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And about the engine I would spend my money on an M157 with around 500hp and an debut of the all new M177 in the "Porschekiller" GT End of 2014.
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M178 for that one.
Maybe M157 is used initially but I doubt it lasts. All AMG will go to the M177 or M178 eventually, and it makes little sense for the C AMG to have a 5.5L turbo when all of the more expensive models have the 4.0L.
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...so I think first they would spend their money in an C-Class Sportcoupe aimed against A5 Sportback and 3er GT and an C-Class convertible is only possible when the E-Class Convertible gets bigger and was based on the new E-Class.
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They can simply end production of the current E convertible once the C convertible is ready if that is necessary to prevent canibalization. The C will probably be higher margin.
By the way, there are spy shots of the W205 convertible so it's coming.