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<< Today, Mercedes-Benz launches the new generation E-class. This car replaces the 6-year-old outgoing model. Developed in 4 years and spent nearly $2 billion. It is an important model to Mercedes, because E-class used to sell 200,000 units a year in average.
Size-wise, the new E-class is nearly unchanged from the old car, just the 22mm longer wheelbase (now 2857mm, versus BMW 5-series' 2830mm) worth mentioning. Although the old car was already regarded as roomy, the new E-class still boost 20mm headroom to rear passengers, making it the most spacious car in its class - as long as you don't count on American automobiles.
Predictably, the new body is smoother and looks more sporty. It keeps the quad-circular headlamps as a feature, unlike the C and S-class' peanut-shaped ones. However, the new lights are dynamically shaped so that they are far less offensive to eyes as its predecessor's. The body material remains to be steel, but now using more high-strength steel (to deal with crash test without increasing too much weight) and aluminium panels (bonnet, boot lid, front wings and front/rear-end modules) to keep fit. No weight figures is available yet, but expect a mere 15kg increment model-to-model in average. >>
<< Today, Mercedes-Benz launches the new generation E-class. This car replaces the 6-year-old outgoing model. Developed in 4 years and spent nearly $2 billion. It is an important model to Mercedes, because E-class used to sell 200,000 units a year in average.
Size-wise, the new E-class is nearly unchanged from the old car, just the 22mm longer wheelbase (now 2857mm, versus BMW 5-series' 2830mm) worth mentioning. Although the old car was already regarded as roomy, the new E-class still boost 20mm headroom to rear passengers, making it the most spacious car in its class - as long as you don't count on American automobiles.
Predictably, the new body is smoother and looks more sporty. It keeps the quad-circular headlamps as a feature, unlike the C and S-class' peanut-shaped ones. However, the new lights are dynamically shaped so that they are far less offensive to eyes as its predecessor's. The body material remains to be steel, but now using more high-strength steel (to deal with crash test without increasing too much weight) and aluminium panels (bonnet, boot lid, front wings and front/rear-end modules) to keep fit. No weight figures is available yet, but expect a mere 15kg increment model-to-model in average. >>
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