123 years since the first Mercedes, and 98 years since the first Mercedes-Benz, what a Mercedes-Benz is. But the new 2024 CLE450 4Matic coupe is confounding. It’s not staid but hardly flamboyant.

In 1954, the legendary 300 SL Gullwing coupe was presented at the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto, and one year later, Mercedes-Benz of Canada Ltd was established, opening their first ...