Mercedes Benz has been known for its revolutionary standards of safety. After all, as one of the most luxurious and widely-respected car brands in the world, it has a reputation to protect.
That’s why the German-based automakers have introduced a new safety features on their 2010 E-class luxury-sedan. Called the Attention Assist, this new safety technology is intended to keep tired and weary drivers from dozing off into lala land.
The Attention Assist is capable of detecting abrupt steering corrections – a classic case of drowsy driving – done on the car and responds by emitting a low-frequency beep to alert the driver of his recklessness. If the beep isn’t enough to get the driver’s attention, an espresso cup – don’t ask us why – lights up on the dashboard reminding the driver to get his wits about himself if he wants to get home in one piece.
We’re all proponents for safe driving and understand the ramifications of falling asleep while behind the wheel of a car – it accounts for over 100,000 crashes, 71,000 injuries and 1,550 deaths every year in the US. Hopefully, Mercedes Benz’s new Attention Assist safety feature can cut down on those staggering numbers.
Mercedes Benz has just launched a new commercial for the 2010 Mercedes E Class, promoting both the sedan and coupe versions. The advertisement was shot in the style of a Hollywood blockbuster, contrasting smooth pans of couples admiring classic Benz automobiles with exciting driving scene in which the director was able to make the redesigned E look like it was about to jump off the screen. Although the car manages to stay on film, it does manage to make an impression when it breaks through a glass wall in the Mercedes Benz Museum and finds its own place amongst it’s older relatives.
As you can see, aside from the rag top, the convertible E is very similar to the coupe. The future E-Class will be offered with a variety of power plants under the hood. The E250 CDI and E 350 CDI will be powered by a 2.1 Liter diesel four cylinder that makes 204 HP and a 3.0 Liter V6 pumping out 231 HP. The E250 CGI and E350 CGI will be offered with a 1.8 Liter direct injection biturbo engine making 204 HP and a 3.5 Liter V6 with the same gas saving piezoelectric direct injection producing 292 HP. Of course, the big boy E500 will get a 5.5 Liter V8 making 388 HP.
There has not been any word about an AMG convertible, despite the speculations about the 2010 E Coupe’s future as a high performance Benz. Especially because a factory tuned two door will directly compete with any future CLK that Mercedes is planning on bringing to market. So, we will just have to wait until September to see exactly what the German automaker has planned for their restyled midsize sedan.
The guys from Drivers Republic recently had the opportunity to conduct a detailed test of the new Mercedes E-Class Coupe. The next generation E-Class coupe will be offered with a choice of four, six and eight cylinder engines with outputs ranging from 200 to 382 HP.
The base model in Europe will be the E250 CDI, a turbo diesel that develops 200 HP and 368 lb-ft of torque while getting about 44 MPG. The top of the line model will feature a gas burning V8 engine that powers the current E500/550 models making 383 HP and 390 lb-ft of torque.
The German luxury car builder, Mercedes Benz unveiled their Concept Fascination back a t the 2008 Paris Motor Show. What was once boasted as nothing more than a design study focused on bringing back the shooting brake, is now rumored to be going into production as another iteration of the new Mercedes Benz E-Class for 2010. With this final addition, the E lineup has now grown to 5 body styles: saloon, coupe, convertible, estate and now shooting brake. The estate/coupe combination should make its official debut some time in 2011.
Under the hood, the engine lineup will be the same as the E-Class Coupe. Power plants will range from four and six cylinder engines to a mighty V8 for the top of the line E-Class Shooting Brake. One thing is for certain, with this kind of sports inspired body, a high performance version will almost definitely be an option.
Until then we will just have to wait for the wagon to be revealed in Frankfurt, and for the convertible to come sometime after. When all of the new E-Class cars finally do make their debuts, Mercedes Benz is going to have a whole lot of attractive cars to get rid of.
A few days ago Top Speed reported that Mercedes Benz was going to delay the production of the E-Class Convertible and Estate. However we have for you the first official images of one of those postponed vehicles. The Estate was originally scheduled to debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show, but now on hold until 2012. This example is most likely a preproduction mule that was road tested driving the engineers’ children to soccer practice.
When the wagon does officially show up in showrooms, expect it to offer all of the same options as the sedan and be powered by a range of four, six and eight cylinder engines putting out anywhere from 136 to 525 HP. The new Merc Estate should make for one quick trip to the grocery store.
Mercedes has just announced the pricing for the upcoming 2010 E63 AMG sports sedan for the European market. The high performance four-door will go on sale this August and start at around 105,800 Euros (about $150,000 at the current exchange rates). The E63 will make its way to the U.S. three months behind the European car in November.
The quickest member of the E-Class family will be powered by the hand built AMG 6.2 Liter V8, putting out 518 HP. The engine will be mated to a Speedshift MCT seven-speed double-clutch automatic transmission and will have four different driving modes: Controlled Efficiency, Sport, Sport Plus and Manual. The complete package should be good for a 0 to 60 MPH time of 4.5 seconds, and top speed limited to Germany’s standard 155 MPH.
After Mercedes revealed the new sedan and coupe versions of the future E-Class, we expected the next two iterations to be an open-air convertible and a storage friendly estate.
Even if the initial rumors claimed that the convertible would be unveiled this September at the Frankfurt Motor Show, we have some bad news for you. The future E-Class convertible won’t make its auto show debut until the 2010 Geneva Motor Show.
Even worse for those who have to bring the kids to soccer practice, the wagon has been put on hold until 2012. Apparently, Mercedes Benz has made the decision to halt the progress of the E in order to continue development of their future four-door coupe sensation, the CLS.
Back in April, Top Speed reported that the German luxury car builder Mercedes Benz will not make an E63 AMG Coupe because it won’t fit in the current automaker’s line-up. Before you get to upset, there is some good news: the Mercedes E-Class Coupe will have a sport tuned version, even if it doesn’t wear an AMG badge.
Set to be unveiled sometime in 2010, the new model will be powered by the same 6.2 Liter V8 engine found in the current C63 AMG and will receive some of the components from the AMG Black Series models.
The 2010 Mercedes Benz E-Class sedan not only comes with an updated design and performance. The new Mercedes Benz sedan is also being offered at a new price, and it’s not what you are thinking either. New car, new year, more money. Well no, in fact the base model, the 2009 E350 with V6 power started at $54,075, while the new E350 will be offered for only $49,475; and can be yours, here in North America, starting in June.
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