Mercedes-Benz India launches the new E 220CDI and E 230 models
24 Jun 2008
New Delhi: Luxury car maker, Mercedes-Benz India will launch two new variants of its E-Class model. The new models, E 230 and E 220 CDI, will boost the sales of the popular E-Class in India, which has already sold more than 10,000 units in the country since its introduction in 1995.
The new product line-up becomes more exciting with the introduction of the new Bi-Xenon headlamps in the exterior coupled with a three-way memory package and electrically adjustable steering wheel, all of which are now standard with the vehicle.
The E 230 is powered by the powerful 2.5 litre V6 petrol engine with a 7G-tronic transmission. The vehicle delivers a phenomenal 150 kw/201hp@6100 rpm. It replaces the 4-cylinder, 5-speed transmission predecessor namely the E 200 KOMPRESSOR. The E 230 will be available in the Elegance styling line with features like THERMATRONIC (4-ZONE) air-conditioning, wood leather steering wheel and ambient lighting added on as standard offering.
The E 220 CDI has a 2.2-litre, four cylinder diesel engine that delivers a phenomenal torque of 410 Nm@2000 rpm. With a torque to weight ratio of 192 Nm/ton, the E 220 CDI promises an extra nip in this set of wheels.
E 230 is priced at Rs41.44 lakh and the E 220 CDI is priced at: Rs38.99 lakh, both ex-showroom Mumbai.
The 'E' for the E-Class initially stood for einspritzung (German for fuel injection); a new feature in volume production vehicles in the 1950's when the 'E' first appeared as a suffix to the engine nomenclature. It was during the launch of the W124 (series nomenclature) that the E- was used as a prefix and the model referred to officially as the E-Class.
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