MERCEDES-BENZ E-klasse · E 280 4Matic Classic · Sedan · 1997 ‐ 1999

In 1997 Mercedes-Benz began production of automobiles type E-klasse, modification E 280 4Matic Classic and finished it in 1999. In this car can fit 5 people total, it has sedan body type with 4 doors, and length 4.8 meters, weight 1.6 tons.

«E-klasse E 280 4Matic Classic» car with a 5-speed automatic gearbox is fitted to the full wheels. This car can speed up for 9.1 s to 100 km/h, with a max speed of 226 km/h, thanks to a 6-cylinders petrol engine with a «multipoint injection system», which generate a peak power of 204 hp at 5700 rpm.

Fuel tank capacity of this automobile is 80 l of petrol, therefore when mixed fuel rate is 11 liters per 100 km (8.4 l on the suburban, 15.5 l in the city), that allows drive roughly 728 kilometers unrefuelled.

The forward wheels of this auto have ventilated disks brakes and attached to the underframe with help of suspension type «Double wishbone, independent, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Rearward wheels have disks brakes and attached to the chassis through suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Tires have the following dimensions - 215/55WR16.

According to the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Mercedes-Benz E-klasse received the great quantity of stars - 4, indicating that it is a well safe auto. Furthermore to passive safety systems (driver, passenger, side airbags), it is also equipped with dynamic safety such as Traction control, Brake assistant, ABS, EBD.