E-Class (W213/C238/A238) [Official] Mercedes-Benz E-Class W213

[PHYBENZ]

Well the seats alone for the E Class they were developing for 10 years apparently...

 

[SCOTT27]

I don't know how it works at Mercedes but at BMW before public testing begins they do around 6 months of internal testing of the first prototypes to break everything in as its known at the test track outside of Munich and at Miramas.

 

[SCOTT27]

No need to add width to what are already two large cars.

Exactly both M5 and E63 have very wide tracks which you can see at the rear the wheels completely fill the arches. Anything extra would be design overkill and would look completely ridiculous like those aftermarket wide body kits.

 

[SCOTT27]

The Long version for China and maybe India. No Maybach version is planned, though.

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http:///2016/04/erkoenig-langversion-der-neuen-e-klasse-fuer-china/

But we see two different cars. One with the Maybach features and a standard extended wheelbase model?

We just have to use the Well known legal defense...
Take it away Johnny!

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[Wolfgang]

^ Seems there's no Mercedes-Maybach E-Class in the pipeline for Auto China, though?


Mercedes-Benz Press Conference - Auto China 2016

At Auto China 2016 in Beijing, Mercedes-Benz is presenting the long-wheelbase version of the new E-Class measuring an extra 140 millimetres in length. Passengers in the rear of the saloon, which has been purpose developed for China and is produced there too, enjoy the benefit of a considerably larger footwell area and seats with a host of comfort functions. In the interior of the saloon, modern luxury has been stylishly reinterpreted for the Chinese market using high-class materials.

Just one year on from the world premiere of the GLC Coupé show car in Shanghai, the production version of the GLC Coupé is now making its debut in Asia. The GLC Coupé is a new and exceptionally sporty dream car from Mercedes-Benz´s constantly expanding range of SUVs. The combination of multifunctional SUV and emotionally appealing coupé neatly fuses intelligence with emotion.

Also celebrating their Asian premiere are the Mercedes-AMG C 63 Coupé, the next step along the road to even greater technical flair and more distinct looks, and the new SLC, which has undergone some major improvements in time for its 20th anniversary.

It is also the world premiere of the new smart BRABUS. With increased performance, the BRABUS fortwo, cabrio and forfour are some of the sportiest models in their respective segments.

Source: Daimler

 

[SCOTT27]

^ Seems there's no Mercedes-Maybach E-Class in the pipeline for Auto China, though?


Mercedes-Benz Press Conference - Auto China 2016

At Auto China 2016 in Beijing, Mercedes-Benz is presenting the long-wheelbase version of the new E-Class measuring an extra 140 millimetres in length. Passengers in the rear of the saloon, which has been purpose developed for China and is produced there too, enjoy the benefit of a considerably larger footwell area and seats with a host of comfort functions. In the interior of the saloon, modern luxury has been stylishly reinterpreted for the Chinese market using high-class materials.

Just one year on from the world premiere of the GLC Coupé show car in Shanghai, the production version of the GLC Coupé is now making its debut in Asia. The GLC Coupé is a new and exceptionally sporty dream car from Mercedes-Benz´s constantly expanding range of SUVs. The combination of multifunctional SUV and emotionally appealing coupé neatly fuses intelligence with emotion.

Also celebrating their Asian premiere are the Mercedes-AMG C 63 Coupé, the next step along the road to even greater technical flair and more distinct looks, and the new SLC, which has undergone some major improvements in time for its 20th anniversary.

It is also the world premiere of the new smart BRABUS. With increased performance, the BRABUS fortwo, cabrio and forfour are some of the sportiest models in their respective segments.

Source: Daimler

What are they keeping back to announce on Monday?

 

[HUTSUTAo]

How in the world does anyone here know what the development time is for the E-Class or any other car without being an employee? Just going by when you see the first cars on the road doesn't mean the development time started then.

M

Not forgetting some part of the development stages were carried out in modified w205 body

 

[Rolf]

With previous Mercedes models they used to already start development of succeeding models a few years after the current model was introduced. As for prototype testing and spotting of mules, that is a different story.

 

[Zafiro]

Ouch ! new E lost to both Jaguar and BMW in the latest issue of Autocar...but mainly because it wasnt rewarding enough.

 

[bmwownage]

Notice that the LED can be operated only one strip from the above spy shots? I am not a fan of double strip LED in E-Class.

Won't happen, this is their only way to distinguish the E class with the rest. The double LED strip is suppose to somehow replicate the quad-eye look of E classes.

 

[WAND]

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[Wolfgang]

Remember this picture when job#1 rolled off the line? Now MB Passion is back in Sindelfingen to drive the predecessors.

http://www.germancarforum.com/threads/mercedes-benz-e-class-w213.54785/page-57#post-782040

Prof. Peter Pfeiffer, one of the W211 designers, shown here with the E 320 CDI from the diesel record drive in Laredo, Texas, in 2005, driving 100,000 miles with an average speed of 224.823 km/h, and now exhibited in the Center of Excellence.

Some pics from 2005.

http://www.motor1.com/news/8999/world-record-for-mercedes-e-320-cdi/

 

[Rainer271]

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[HUTSUTAo]

that will be the new logo on LWB E class.

 

[montana]

@HUTSUTAo You have provided SO much info on the new E-class (like spy shots, etc), thank you very much!

 

[gmeup]

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I noticed the front tyre width has been upgraded from 255 to 265 profile

 

[HUTSUTAo]

Yes,they obviously cut the development time!
For example BMW g30 first mule caught in July 2013(!!!!), a prototype in December 2014, and they present the car in November 2016

According to Mercedes-Benz, the whole development process stretched over 48 months. In that time, it produced 1,200 prototypes and driven a combined 12 million kilometres in some of the world's toughest conditions, from sub-zero temperatures in the snow through to the world's hottest deserts. In testing the car, Mercedes-Benz also had its prototypes conduct over 10,000 autonomous braking procedures and 5,000 automated lane changes as part of the Distronic suite of semi-autonomous driving features. Moreover, it took 1,200 engineers to make the 2017 E-Class a reality.

 

[Amat46]

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[BMW3GT]

awesome interior