PLENTY of good Mercedes-Benzes have been built, but is the latest series, the W212 E-class, a classic Mercedes in the making? The car it replaces, the W211, hardly set the world on fire in the same way as the W124 E-class introduced in the mid 1980s. Maybe the newest Mercedes mid-sizer is the one to lift the line back to the top ...

Mercedes-Benz W211 E350
Released: September 2004
Ended: June 2009
Family Tree: E-classSTUNG by mounting criticism and souring sales as a result of the earlier, post-2002 E-class’s reliability and quality woes, Mercedes introduced hundreds of changes designed to improve the range at the W211’s first and only facelift.More equipment was also added.The V6 petrol engine in the E350 developed 200kW of power and 350Nm of torque in sedan and Estate wagon varieties.While the rear wheels of the lower-end cars were driven via a five-speed automatic gearbox, the V6 featured the improved 7G-Tronic seven-speed automatic transmission.
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