- sedan 109,208
- 2,286 below average
- 17,900 good
- Monroe, NC
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- autoshopper.com
- 2,286 below average sedan 109,208 gasoline black automatic
2011 mercedes-benz e-class review this car review is specific to this model, not the actual vehicle for sale. Great luxury sedans, coupes, convertibles and wagons. introductionthe 2011 mercedes-benz e-class is fresh from major revisions last year, and the lineup has now been filled out with the new 2011 e550 cabrio. the new mercedes-benz e550 cabrio features an innovative soft top that's nearly one-inch thick with three layers of acoustic sound dampening, leaves good trunk space, and provides wind protection with the top down. The soft top disappears in 17 silent seconds, as mercedes says. They retain the feeling of robustness and engineering excellence that has defined them for decades. the e-class sits in the middle of the mercedes car line, between the compact c-class and the big s-class. It's the company's best-selling car worldwide, and as such it defines the brand's essence. Every e-class model delivers an excellent balance of passenger space, luxury, style and impressive performance in a practical, manageably sized package. the e-class line includes a two-door coupe joining the familiar sedan, with wagons and convertibles, too. The e-class looks more angular and technical than it used to, but it is quite pleasing to the eye. The chassis is strengthened to improve crash protection, reduce vibration and sharpen handling, without adding weight. Yet if the new-generation e-class cars have a theme, it might be their high-tech control and management systems. That's not surprising for a car that introduced a host of now-familiar features, from antilock brakes to airbags, to mass production. the 2011 mercedes-benz e-class represents the most electronics-intensive model line mercedes has offered to date, and most of the new computer-managed systems focus on safety. A new attention assist system that comes standard monitors up to 70 driving parameters to determine whether the driver is getting drowsy behind the wheel and uses both visual and auditory warnings to tell the driver to pull over for rest. The distronic plus cruise control option features both blind-spot warning and lane-departure warning technology, while automatic self-adjusting headlights automatically dim the brights. And those systems are just the start. beyond the technological wizardry, the e-class remains what it has always been, only maybe a little bit nicer. The 382-horsepower v8 in the mercedes e550 models delivers the turbine-like, overpowered feel that characterizes germany's best autobahn blasters. The turbocharged engine in the mercedes e350 bluetec sedan is the smoothest, quietest diesel available in the united states. It delivers amazing bursts of acceleration for passing, with mileage that surpasses most other cars in this class by about 30 percent. E350 models come with a 3. 5-liter v6. E350 bluetec models feature a 3. 0-liter v6 turbo-diesel. E550 comes with a v8. All e-class cars come with a seven-speed automatic transmission. the e350 sedan 49,400) comes with automatic dual-zone climate control, burl walnut trim, 14-way power front seats with position memory, an eight-speaker stereo with six-cd changer and bluetooth interface, and 17-inch alloy wheels. The standard upholstery is cloth. The e350 bluetec sedan 50,900) is equipped similarly except for its diesel engine. The e550 sedan 57,100) comes standard with leather upholstery and a power sunroof. all-wheel drive comes on the e350 4matic sedan 51,900), e550 4matic sedan 59,600), and e350 4matic wagon 56,200). the e350 coupe 48,850) and e550 coupe 55,450) are equipped comparably to the sedans. the e350 cabriolet 56,850) and e550 cabriolet 64,800) resemble the two-door coupe but feature a power-operated, three-layer fabric convertible top and other features intended to keep passengers comfortable for top-down driving. These new models feature the aircap, a pop-up slim wing over the windshield that directs air over the cabin, and adjusts itself with the vehicle's speed. With a screen rising behind the rear seats, passengers are protected from wind buffetting. the e63 amg sedan 87,600) features a 6. 2-liter v8 that generates 518 horsepower and 465 pound-feet of torque. It adds a host of performance upgrades, including a seven-speed transmission with an automatic clutch rather than a conventional torque converter. options include premium package i with comand with navigation system, premium harman/kardon audio with hd radio and sirius satellite radio hardware, heated front seats, rearview camera and rear-glass sunshade. Premium package ii includes package i plus ventilated front seats, a bi-xenon active light system with automatic high-beam control and headlight washers, and keyless entry. Standalone options include rear-seat dvd entertainment 1,850), panoramic sunroof 1,590), split folding rear seat 430). safety features include advanced antilock brakes (abs) and electronic stability program (esp). Active safety systems include attention assist drowsiness monitor. Standard passive safety features include nine airbags: dual frontal, driver's knee-protection, front-passenger side-impact torso, front passenger side-impact pelvis, and full cabin head-protection curtains. Rear passenger side-impact airbags are optional. 4matic all-wheel drive enhances safety, particularly in slippery conditions. walkaroundthe latest-generation mercedes-benz e-class models are generally more angular than their predecessors, with sharper creases. Automotive styling is a subjective process, to be sure, but this latest e-class has been lauded from many corners for its character and pleasing design. besides the familiar sedan and wagon, the line-up includes an e-class coupe and cabriolet (or convertible), which replace cars that had been known as the clk since the mid-1990s. All e-class models share the same underpinnings, and nearly identical exterior dimensions. styling for all e-class variants is quite similar, too, at least from the windshield forward. Every design cue, panel, lamp and piece of glass was changed for 2010. And although they tend to look bigger than their predecessors, more like mercedes' premium s-class, they really aren't. The two-door coupe's roof flows more evenly than the sedans, with a less prominent notch where the rear glass tapers downward. Rear lamps are similar on coupe and sedan, as are the rectangular exhaust tips built into the bumpers, rather than hung below them. mercedes designers took great pains managing airflow through, under and around the e-class, producing a sedan with a drag coefficient of only 0. 25, despite its big, brawny appearance. The company claims that the coupe's cd of just 0. 24 is the best overall figure for any series-production car anywhere. Other things equal, a lower coefficient of drag means less interior noise and better fuel mileage. the e-class wagon is offered in sport trim. That means a bolder three-bar grille, more aggressively flared rocker panels and perforated front brake discs with painted calipers, visible through five-spoke 17-inch wheels. The wagon's roof creates a dramatic teardrop shape in profile, with led taillights that wrap around the rear corners of the car. the e-class cabriolet comes closest in appearance to the coupe. The lower half of the body of the e550 cabriolet is designed by amg, mercedes' partner in high performance, and its sleek edginess reflects that attitude. The power convertible soft top is one inch thick, and performs like a hard top, so well insulated that it actually dampens sound more effectively than the steel roof on the coupe, according to mercedes. It lowers and rises in 17 seconds. the lines of the soft top are not as sleek as the lower half of the car. The rear glass is not expansive, so it could fit in the trunk without taking up too much space. This means more area of fabric around the window, making it look thickish back there, losing some of the beauty of the coupe. And for all its edges in the sheetmetal toward the front of the car, it has fairly round hips, especially noticeable in the cabriolet. interiorthough redesigned for 2010, the e-class cabin retains enough mercedes-style interior appointments to make it comfortably familiar to previous e-class owners. seat-shaped seat controls high on the door panels and seat heating/cooling controls at the very bottom of the center stack make it easy to adjust important things. Cruise Control✔ Climate Control✔ Anti-lock Brakes✔ CD Changer✔ Sunroof/Moonroof✔ Bluetooth✔ Navigation System✔ Alloy Wheels
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