MERCEDES-BENZ E-klasse · E 430 Elegance · Sedan · 1997 ‐ 1999

Mercedes-Benz started manufacture from 1997 of autos type E-klasse, modification E 430 Elegance and finished it in 1999. In this car can fit 5 men total, it has sedan form with four doors, and length 4.8 meters, weight 1.6 tons.

«E-klasse E 430 Elegance» vehicle with a 5-speed automatic transmission is connected to the rear-wheels. The 8-cylinders petrol motor with «multipoint injection system» can generate output 279 hp at 5750 rmp, which allows you to accelerate the auto in 6.6 seconds to 100 km/h and get ceiling speed of 250 km/h.

Fuel tank volume of this vehicle is 80 l of petrol, thus when average fuel consumption is 11.1 l per 100 km (8.2 liters on the suburban, 16.3 l in the urban), that let you to go roughly 721 km unrefuelled.

The forward wheels of this automobile have ventilated disks brakes and fixed to the body chassis using suspension «Double wishbone, independent, coil springs» and equipped sway bar. Rear wheels have disks brakes and attached to the undercarriage using suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped sway bar. Tires have the following dimensions - 215/55WR16.

In accordance with the results of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Mercedes-Benz E-klasse received the lot number of stars - 4, which indicates that it is a enough safe automobile. Furthermore to passive safety features (passenger, side, driver airbags), it is also equipped with dynamic systems of safety such as ABS, Brake assistant, EBD, Traction control.