Mercedes - E Class Euro NCAP - 5 STAR
The E Class is everything you'd expect from Mercedes for a sumptuous executive car.
The epitome of elegance the E Class oozes upmarket refinement and is easily a match for any rival when it comes to comfort. With more positions than the Karma Sutra available for the driving seat even the most fastidious of drivers should be placated. Solid feel
and exceptionally safe, with every cutting-edge safety feature available. The range is huge, and incorporates both saloon and estate body styles, plus a bewildering array of engines and trim lines.
Luxuries abound as you might expect, even the lowest spec Classic models get climate control, electric windows, wood trim and cruise control. Elegance adds on chrome, lumbar support for the front seats, leather steering wheel, and rain-sensing windscreen wipers. While Avantgarde models also include bi-xenon
headlamps, part-leather seats and window glass that reflects bright sunlight. Sport models have full leather trim, larger alloy wheels and sports styling. The AMG comes with a fire-breathing 6.2 litre V8 petrol engine that does 0-62 mph in just 4.5 seconds - a real
petrol heads dream.
The diesels are exceptionally frugal as highlighted by the E220 CDI with an extra urban mpg of 58.8 and a D rating on the VED banding scale
As you'd expect from the winner of the prestigious Whatcar? 2007 Safety Award, the E Class scored a maximum five stars for occupant protection in the Euro NCAP crash tests. Pre-Safe - a system that works with the stability control to adjust the seating position of the front passenger to put front occupants in the safest
possible position if a crash seems likely, as well as closing any open windows or sunroof, and activating the seatbelt pre-tensioners. There are also Mercedes's Neck-Pro anti-whiplash head restraints, Airbags, adaptive brakes (which can be primed to act quicker in an emergency), brake lights that pulse in an emergency stop and a hill-holder function to prevent the car rolling backwards during hill starts. As if that wasnt enough the E-Class marks the debut of an optional clever lighting system that changes the beam pattern
according to where and how fast you are driving
All models come with a 3 year unlimited mileage warranty. In addition you also get a 3 year paint and 12 year anti-corrosion warranty.
About the manufacturer
DaimlerChrysler is committed to at spectrum of pioneering technologies designed to cut fuel consumption and emissions in cars and commercial vehicles. Their 'Energy For The Future' initiative includes; Optimisation of Petrol and Diesel Technology;
Improvement in Conventional Fuels; Production Related Environmental Protection; Development of Regenerative and Synthetic Fuels; Development of alternatives such as Hybrid echnology, Smart ev (zero emissions and up to 72 mpg) and Fuel Cells (water is the only tailpipe emission).
The new Mercedes S class received the world's first environmental certificate for a car when it received certification by TUV. The new C class was the second car ever to be awarded certification.
A true leader in fuel cell transportation, DaimlerChrysler has spent more than U.S $1 billion in fuel cell vehicle research and development. As at Sept 2006, no other manufacturer had accumulated more vehicles or data or driven more zero-emission miles - 1.3 million miles (approx. 2.1 million kilometres).
The DaimlerChrysler fuel cell vehicle fleet is diverse - in addition to several research vehicles it includes more than 30 Mercedes-Benz Citaro buses, which are in operation in Europe, United States, Western Australia, Japan, China and Singapore. As part of the world's largest fleet of fuel cell vehicles, DaimlerChrysler has more than 100 fuel cell vehicles with customers around the world.
DaimlerChrysler pioneered fuel cell vehicle technology more than a decade ago. Fuel cells release energy from the reaction of hydrogen with a catalyst and oxygen. This clean technology operates at a high level of efficiency and is true zero-emissions. Hydrogen-powered fuel cell vehicles emit only pure water vapour as exhaust. DaimlerChrysler works closely with Ballard Power Systems to develop the fuel cell stack.
Daimler is also looking into biofuels and synthetic fuels and have a project manufacturing Biodiesel made from wild Jatropha shrubs which thrive in poor soil conditions in India. Sundiesel is an advanced 2nd generation biofuel project manufacturing a high quality fuel from Biomass such as wood chippings, with no engine modifications needed.