#Winshield #WindowTinting #Specialist #MercedesE250 #Luxur #6mil Injected with Mercedes-first safety technology, replenished under the bonnet, and restyled inside and out, the 2013 Mercedes-Benz E-Class deftly addresses the flaws of its five-year-old forebear. Gone are the bulging rear guards that Mercedes-Benz said pointed to the 1953 Ponton, but to everyone else just looked awkward. The traditional ‘four-eyed’ look of the E-Class is now encapsulated within a single headlight moulding, although the front end still looks fussy with an awkward (and varied) shut line between the bonnet, headlights and bumper. At least the cheap cabin plastics that made the base E200 in particular feel like a Stuttgart taxi have been replaced with a stitched-leather dashboard, now standard across the range. Similarly, there’s a new high-resolution screen with internet and ‘apps’ integration. Long criticised as a sparsely equipped base model, Mercedes-Benz promises that as with all variants in the range, pricing of the E200 won’t rise but the standard equipment list will. This is despite safety technology systems making their debut in the 2013 Mercedes-Benz E-Class range, some of which may be standard on high-end models. For example, the all-LED headlights have a function that allows driving at night with high beam permanently left on. Tagged Adaptive High-beam Plus, the system recognises oncoming cars and a small sliver of light affecting the traffic is simply ‘blocked out’ to avoid glare. Brilliant. The E200 gets 300Nm of torque, beating the 520i by 30Nm, while matching its 135kW of power. It then smashes that rival’s economy by 0.6L/100km, posting 5.8L/100km combined. The tuned-up E250, meanwhile, matches a 528i with 350Nm, can’t quite equal its power with 155kW versus 180kW, but it slurps no more fuel than the E200 – beating the 528i by 0.7L/100km.
Posted on: Mon, 20 Oct 2014 08:18:01 +0000
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