After four years of production time and about a million vehicles sold, Mercedes-Benz's new generation of the successful Mercedes E-Class. Around 2,000 parts were for new or enhanced. Sedan and T-Model appear in a new design even more dynamic than before.

In addition, the new Mercedes E-Class with PRE-SAFE ®, Intelligent Light System, NECK-PRO head restraints and adaptive brake innovations, which in this market segment, no other car. For a significant increase in agility and driving pleasure ensure the DIRECT CONTROL package with a more direct steering and concerted new chassis and six new or enhanced engines. However, with continued favourable fuel consumption, they develop up to 26 percent more power and 18 percent more torque. Despite even larger standard equipment, the prices of four-and six-cylinder models unchanged.

The Mercedes E-Class and its predecessors have for more than 60 years, the "heart" of Mercedes-Benz brand and represent fundamental values such as safety, comfort, innovation, efficiency and quality. Mercedes thus offers the largest and most versatile product range in this market segment. With a power range of 100 kW / 136 hp to 378 kW / 514 hp exceeds the new generation of the Mercedes E-Class model, the existing program (90 kW / 122 hp to 350 kW / 476 hp) in any capacity and performance classes.

Dynamism and strength reflects the new generation of the Mercedes E-Class by a revised front design. Bumper mask and coolers are characterized by a striking angle. The famous four-eye face of the Mercedes E-Class evaluates in detail and equips the spotlights at the top with transparent louvers, which illuminated an attractive picture. As stand light come first white LEDs are used. By side skirts and rear bumper in the AVANTGARDE design reinforces Mercedes-Benz for all model variants additional component in the dynamic appearance.

The interior is the new generation model, inter alia by new attractive colours, a new four-spoke steering wheel with elliptical buttons and a new control of the standard automatic climate THERMA-TIC from the previous model. Even colors, upholstery and materials, the Mercedes designers new vote, in particular for the AVANTGARDE line, there are two new shades (cognac brown and beige Sahara), in conjunction with a black Headliners special accents.

With numerous innovations, the Mercedes E-Class in its market segment continues to be a pioneer in terms of passenger car safety: limousine and T-Model receive the standard preventive PRE-SAFE ® system, before impending accident reflexively protective measures for the driver and front passenger activated. This allows belt and airbag impact at best. PRE-SAFE ® 2002 was the first time in the S-class in series, and has since received numerous international awards.

Also standard NECK-PRO head restraints of the Mercedes E-Class sensor, and are working in a rear-impact millisecond quickly pushed forward to the heads of driver and passenger giving.

To avoid rear-Mercedes-Benz equips the new generation of the Mercedes E-Class with blinking stop lamps. They warn motorists at subsequent risk of accidents better than conventional stop lights.

Also, the safety of the occupants Mercedes E-Class has consistently developed. To meet limousine and T-Model the worlds toughest crash rules like the US-rear impact test with 80 km / h or the new American side crash test, the collision with a heavy SUV simulated. To date, the Mercedes E-Class as part of their ongoing security development around 330 crash tests completed.

As the world's first car, the new-generation Mercedes E-Class adaptive headlights, which the respective driving and weather situations and adapt to a significant increase in road safety.

The Intelligent Light System, which, at the request for sedan and T-Model is available, based on the bright bi-xenon headlamps and includes five different lighting functions: the new country road light illuminates the left lane edge brighter and more widely than the previous passing beam. This increases the field of view of the motorist by around ten meters; he can be in the dark other road users or obstacles earlier.

At highway lighting, which automatically from a speed of 90 km / h turns, a more evenly, up to 120 metres wide-ranging light cone, the roadway on its entire width said. The active cornering light, the Mercedes-Benz in the spring of 2003 for the first time in the Mercedes E-Class has offered, the Sindelfingen engineers developed and further improved. Another part of the Intelligent Light System is the safety at intersections and slow curve carriers increased.

Six out of ten engines of the new-generation Mercedes E-Class are new or further developments. They offer up to 60 kW / 82 hp more power and torque increased by up to 70 Newton metres. Nevertheless, the fuel consumption to moderate levels of the previous types: One in three Mercedes model with the "E" in the name plate consumes less than eight litres of fuel per 100 kilometres, the average consumption of all body and drive variants in the range of E 200 CDI to the E 500 is around nine litres per 100 kilometres.

The four-cylinder diesel engines of the models E 200 CDI and E 220 CDI, the Mercedes engineers optimized to the last detail. More than 90 components of the CDI engines or newly developed. The result of these measures is a significant step forward in terms of performance, torque and smoothness. However, with continued favourable fuel consumption of just 6.3 litres per 100 kilometres increases the performance of the E 200 CDI by 10 kW / 14 hp to 100 kW / 136 hp. The maximum torque is improved from 270 to 340 so far Newton metres. .

The new E 220 CDI develops a peak power of 125 kW / 170 hp and a maximum torque of 400 Newton metres. That is about 14 or 18 percent more than in the past. The fuel consumption remains with 6.3 litres per 100 kilometres (T-model: 7.1 l/100 km) remained favorable. Also, the new six-cylinder diesel engine in the E 320 CDI (165 kW / 224 hp) now provides even more torque: The maximum torque is increased from 510 to 540 Newton metres.

In the United States is the Mercedes E-Class with the E 320 CDI since 2004 the first diesel bid in the upper-class segment. From the model year 2007, Mercedes-Benz in the USA the first diesel production vehicle with the trend BLUETEC technology on the market, in particular, the nitrogen oxide emissions even further reduced. The future E 320 BLUETEC to be the cleanest diesel in the world, and 20 to 40 percent less fuel than comparable vehicles with petrol engines. In Europe prepares Mercedes-Benz prepared by the year 2008 BLUETEC in a passenger car model to be able to offer.

For gasoline engines of the Mercedes E-Class - dedicated engineers especially the engines with four and eight cylinders their attention. The four-cylinder 200 of the E COMPRESSOR achieved a 12.5 percent higher performance than before: 135 kW / 184 hp. At the same time, the maximum torque of 250 Newton metres.

At the top of the engine programme of the Mercedes E-Class will be available from mid-2006 the newly developed eight-cylinder from the S-Class with 5.5 liter capacity and 285 kW / 388 hp. It offers over the previous V8 a performance increase of 26 percent. The torque is 530 Nm with significantly - by about 15 percent - above the previous peak of the engine. Thus, the new E 500 sport wagon driving performance: The sprint from zero to 100 km / h in only the sedan 5.3 seconds and is 0.7 seconds faster than the previous E 500th

From the house of Mercedes-AMG is the new E 63 AMG, whose V8 aspirated 378 kW / 514 hp and a maximum torque of 630 Newton metres available. This is the E 63 AMG the most powerful Mercedes E-Class ever.

The new generation of the Mercedes E-Class also convinced by an even more mobile driving behavior. DIRECT CONTROL makes it possible: with this standard package of measures succeeded in the Mercedes engineers a remarkable progress in terms of driving dynamics, without the synergy of safety and long-haul comfort.

By around ten percent more direct steering speaks the Mercedes E-Class spontaneously on steering movements, but still gives the feeling of sovereign driving safety and driving stability. A newly developed spring camp handlebars can cross forces in turning on and make better limousine and T-model curves still neutral.

The new S-class Mercedes comes the braking system ADAPTIVE BRAKE, by the electronic control of the hydraulic dual-circuit brake new safety and convenience features. An automatic tire pressure loss Warner also belongs to the advanced features included in the new Mercedes E-Class.