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POSTED BY: Yes_Kay_Vee on Aug 28, 2008
Mercedes-Benz E-Class

        The Mercedes-Benz E-Class is a range of executive size cars manufactured by Mercedes Benz in various engine and body configurations. The E initially stood for Einspritzung, (German for fuel injection);
a new feature in volume production vehicles at the time that the
E-Class first appeared, with the E as a suffix to the engine
nomenclature (e.g. 220E) in the 1950s. It was not until the launch of
the facelifted W124 that the E was used as a prefix (i.e. E220) and the model referred to officially as the E-Class (or E-Klasse).
Due the E-Class' size and durability the cars also frequently serve as
taxis in European countries, Mercedes-Benz offers "taxi specification",
as well as other special purpose vehicles (e.g. police or ambulance)
from the factory.

The Mercedes-Benz E-Class was Motor Trend's Import Car of the Year for 1996.



History
W120 "Ponton"

The first modern midsize Mercedes was the W120 "Ponton" 180 of 1953. Sharing its engineering with the R121 190SL of 1955, the Ponton was a stylish sedan with four-cylinder power. A larger-engined W121 190 appeared in 1958.


W110 "Fintail"

Mercedes added tailfins to both the big S-Class and the new W110 "Fintail" 190 of 1962. Straight-6 power appeared for the first time in the 1965 230 model, and the fours grew in displacement that year as well.


W114/W115 "Stroke-8"

The midsize Mercedes was redesigned in 1968 as the W114/W115 "Stroke-8".
This time, the 6-cylinder models (The W114s) were most prevalent, with
the W115 line making up the bottom of the company's offerings with
four- and five-cylinder power. Diesel engines joined the lineup, as did a coupe body.




W123

The popular W123 quickly became a best-seller on its launch in 1977. Especially in Diesel 240D (and later 300D)
guises, the cars enhanced the company's reputation for product quality.
Over 2.3 million examples were produced through to cessation of
production in 1985.


Saloon/Sedan, Coupe and Estate body configurations were offered.


W124

The "E-Class" name first appeared in the USA with the face-lifted W124 in 1984. The 300D continued to be the fuel economy option over the 4 and 6 cylinder gasoline engines, and the gasoline V8 engines
(available after 1992) increased gasoline power outputs further. The V8
powered sedans/salloons were named 400E/500E from 1992-1993, and
E420/E500 after 1993. Likewise, the 3-liter cars (e.g., "300E") where
also re-badged to "E320" with the new 3.2 litre engines
and naming rationalization of 1994. For a short period Mercedes offered
a limited production sport version of the W124, created with and
assembled by Porsche. This was called the 500E.


Saloon/Sedan, Coupe, Convertible and Estate body configurations were offered.



W210

The W210
E-Class, was launched in 1996. Four and six-cylinder models in gasoline
and diesel were offered in a range of capacities. Saloon/Sedan and
Estate body configurations were offered.In engineering of 1995,W210
E-class and Oldsmobile Aurora are stiffest cars in the world.


In September 1999 the W210 E-class was facelifted. This included
visual, mechanical and quality improvements addressing issues raised by
earlier versions.


W211

Launched in 2002, the W211
E-Class was another evolution of the previous model and was considered
by the motoring media as a more valid comparator to the long term rival
BMW 5-Series
(which previously was the default choice of the motoring media). The
E-Class, as well as several other Mercedes Models for the 02-03 years
are known to have radiator contamination leaks which could lead to
transmission failure. This problem is known by Mercedes-Benz, whom
account around 5% of these vehicles have the problem, although they
will not offer any assistance and have not been recalled.


The W211-based W219 CLS-Class 4-door coupe was introduced as a niche model in 2005, primarily to attract a younger demographic.


The W211 E-Class was facelifted in 2006 to address quality and
technical issues raised by earlier models. The largest factory built
engine in the E-class range is the E500 (badged E550 in the U.S.) which
had its engine size increased from 5 litres to 5.5 litres in 2006 along
with the facelift. There is also an AMG model badged E63 AMG and other tuning house installations.


Mercedes-Benz introduced their BlueTec Diesel system to the E-Class at the 2006 North American International Auto Show
as the E320 CDI BlueTec. BlueTec is a two-phase system for cleaning
diesel emissions. The first phase makes the E320 CDI legal in 45 of the
50 United States (plus the District of Columbia). The second phase uses urea for further reductions to meet the more stringent standards of California, Maine, Massachusetts, New York, and Vermont.
Sales of E320 CDI BlueTec began in autumn 2006 as a 2007 model, but
50-state legal models with urea injection will not be introduced until
the 2009 model year.



W212

The W212 will replace the W211 in 2009.





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