E-Class Official: Mercedes-Benz E-Class Estate (S212)

[Shining Star]

Looks real sharp.

 

[Sunny]

The wagon part - the rear end - looks very utilitarian, but I guess that is the point. On the other hand it doesn't change my opinion that Benz doesn't know how to do sexy when it comes to wagons the way Audi does.

 

[Shining Star]

 

[Louis]

The new E-class T









Mercedes Sternstunde - Mercedes Starhour

 

[ree]

E-Class T S212 configurator:




http://www.mercedes-benz.de/content...ssionid=0000poSazNq9v8h-FrEqSSM9wtk:13uk94c55

 

[martinbo]

That's a fine, fine looking automobile.

 

[Giannis]

^^Indeed! Very elegant and nice design, plus plenty of space in the back!

 

[fortuner]

It looks really elegant and spacious..

I can see myself trding in my C220cdi in for either a E250/350 cdi..

Really liking this car more and more and i just want to say for those who havent seen a E in real dont judge the car till you have seen it in real its a awesome car in real elegant and moredern excatly how a E should be in my view.

 

[modena_360stradale]

Top Gear: Mind the cap

Yesterday we showed you a picture of the new E-Class Estate - one of Merc's most important cars of the year.

The budget is signed off, the car is ready and they've just spanked millions on a new advert - twisty roads, helicopter cams, mega driving shots, the full cheesy works.

Then some idiot removed the fuel cap.

Go to 1:10 on this video and take a look for yourself:

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Oops. So what happened to it?

Maybe they took it for a spin through Longleat before the shoot, and the cap is now in the hands of a thieving pack of lemurs.

Or maybe some rednecks nicked it, to make into a swanky catflap for their trailer park home.

Source: Mercedes E-Class Estate news - Mind the cap - 2009 - BBC Top Gear

 

[K-A]

M-B needs to really pay more attention and up the quality control for these marketing campaigns. That "Airbag" light during the W212 commercial a little while ago made headlines everywhere, and allowed people to do the whole "I knew M-B hasn't gotten their act straight, POS", etc. etc.

 

[SCOTT27]

I doubt the car was delivered like that the fuel cap might have been damaged by the film crew , because accidents do happen , in 2001 on the shoot of the BMW E65 the driver was playing with iDrive and drove the car into a ditch sratching the front wing , so we had to shoot some segments with the same angle. And more recently on the 1er Cabrio in 2007 a curious Glasgow taxi drove into the rear quarter.

Because these shoots are on a specific timeline , especially in the run up to the IAA there is no time to get another car out to location so you have to make do with what you have and try and work around it.

Although you can get back to the studio and manipulate digitally it but on location you cannot do anything.

 

[Shining Star]

Live from IAA

 

[K-A]

Not a bad looking Wagon. But that shot of the rear light closeup shows how un-clean, blocky, and non-flowing the lines and shapes are, W.T.F is wrong with M-B's designers? I'd hope that they CAN make an aggressive and sharp lined car while still retaining coherent and concise shapes and lines if they wanted to can't they?

 

[K-A]

AND they fuel filler door looks to be fitted very poorly, it's misaligned and sticking out at the bottom.... And it does not seem to be partially opened either.

I don't know anymore with M-B, it used to be a love-love thing, now it's a love/hate thing.

 

[Merc1]

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Such a neat setup.


M

 

[Mr Robert]

Two pictures from yesterday's shopping with my brother.

This is an E250 CDi with lots of AMG styling, inside and out. Looks great and I think I would take the T model over the sedan. This is really a true Mercedes wagon, in every way! Just like the good old W124. Sharp, edgy and very stylish.

 

[Untertürkheim]

Bluetec Wagon/Estate

There is now a wagon/estate E350 Bluetec, the designation is 212.224.

 

[Wolfgang]

independent.co.uk

There is a whole area of the Mercedes tradition connected with estate cars that the company's engineers and designers have had to digest and reinterpret in order to produce this new model.

New Mercedes E-Class estate now on sale

By David Wilkins, The Independent, UK

The estate version of Mercedes' latest E-Class has now gone on the market in the UK.

The car offers up to 1950 litres of space and has self-levelling rear suspension as standard. It is also notable for reviving a feature that has now all but disappeared from mainstream estate cars – a third row of rear-facing seats.

Prices start at £29,785 on the road for the petrol-engined E200 CGI, and the premium for each estate model over the equivalent E-Class saloon is £1,750. The new car is actually 4 per cent cheaper than its predecessor, an aggressive move on Mercedes' part, given that the company has also improved equipment levels; other importers such as Ford have been forced to push through significant price rises in the UK over the last year or so in an attempt to compensate for the impact of the strong Euro. In all, there are three diesel and four petrol engine options, and almost all benefit from Mercedes' BlueEFFICIENCY CO2 and fuel consumption reduction measures.

The top-of the-range model is the very fast E63 AMG version at £73,855.

New Mercedes E-Class estate now on sale - Motoring News, Motoring - The Independent

 

[Wolfgang]

InCar Hotspot: Wireless internet access now also available for the E‑Class Estate

by Philipp Deppe | Mercedes-Benz Passion Blog

Mercedes-Benz is now also offering unrestricted wireless internet access for the E‑Class Estate (S212). Previously the wireless internet access was only available for the S-Class (W/V221) and the E-Class Saloon (W212).

With the InCar Hotspot data signals are received via the vehicle’s aerial. Up to four WLAN end devices (e.g. laptop, mobile phone, iPod touch) can be connected to the internet at the same time. The Mercedes-Benz InCar Hotspot supports the high-speed transmission standard HSDPA, plus UMTS and GSM/EDGE. The InCar Hotspot is installed behind the side trim panel in the trunk and connected to the vehicle aerial, ensuring optimum reception. The part number of the InCar Hotspot is A212 900 6805. Installation on board only in conjunction with Convenience Telephony and/or Audio 50 APS or COMAND APS.

InCar Hotspot: Wireless internet access now also available for the E-Class Estate

 

[LaArtist]

^fly didnt know the S had it..