Move Over, SUVs, ‘SACs’ by Mercedes and BMW Are Killing It

Sports activity coupes aren’t great for driving, but wealthy young couples love them.
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In four days of driving, the new Mercedes GLC300 Coupe incites a common refrain: “That thing is sexy. What is it?”

This from a self-identified “car guy” outside a fishing shop in upstate New York, though variations emerged from all types of folks. At gas stations, stoplights, and even in brownstone Brooklyn during a dodgy parallel-park, curious passersby invariably gaped at the strange, buggy Benz. I’ve driven six-figure, carbon-veined sports cars that turned fewer heads.