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Luxury Cars
Mercedes
Benz E-Class
Manufacturer -
Engine
Number of cylinders 6
Bore and
Stroke (in mm.) 89.9 x 84.0
Displacement (cm3) 3199
Max. Power
165 Kw / 224 Hp @ 5750 rpm
Max. Torque 315 Nm @ 3000 - 4800 rpm
Dimensions
Length 5158 mm
Width 1855 mm
Height 1444 mm
Weight 2330 kg
Sitting Capacity - 5, Luxrious Seat
Air-Condition/Heating
Mercedes-Benz India Limited (MBIL) is a joint venture between
DBAG (86%) and Telco (14%). MBIL was among the first Auto joint ventures
formed in India.
What mattered the most at that point was that it was a
Mercedes-Benz that I was driving.Again a star was leading my way. And that,
let me tell you dear reader, is a blissful way to travel. For a fleeting
moment, it was easy to forget that I was driving the newest E on the block,
that it looked sharper than the one before, that it had interiors that could
make you instantly comfortable.
Alright, I confess that I am a
sensitive soul, who loves cars and I do occasionally get carried away when
it comes to new Mercedes-Benzes. So it was my quest to collect some inputs
from fellow motoring scribes before and at the launch function. "The
new E? It's a caricature of the original," said the editor of a leading
car magazine, not entirely dismissing its looks.
Inside, the car
the new E-Class is, apes its luxo-barge elder sister, the S-Class, rather
than its predecessor. Add to that a few deft touches borrowed from its
sporting cousin, the SL, and what you get are the best interiors in its
league , car is a remarkable deviation indeed. There is enough wood and
plenty of switches in this car too, but all tastefully and ergonomically
designed around the '95 percentile male'. Which means the car will
accommodate 95 per cent of men in the year 2005, however short or tall they
come. They say God is in the details, and if you don't believe it, I request
you to check out the purple back-lit instrument console and bevelled
controls. The new E-Class' interior blends new age colours, surfaces and
textures to the old fashioned class, elegance and the smell of cow hide.
Brilliant. And we are talking about the Elegance trim, which would be the
only option available in India.
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