MERCEDES-BENZ E-klasse · E 280 CDI Avantgarde · Sedan · 2004 ‐ 2005

Type of automobiles E-klasse, modification E 280 CDI Avantgarde launched manufacture by Mercedes-Benz from 2004 and finished in 2005. The weight of the car is 1.6 tn and a length of 4.8 meters, It is formed as sedan with four doors, and may be fit in 5 person with a driver.

«E-klasse E 280 CDI Avantgarde» have a rear-wheel drive car with a 5-speed automatic gear shift. This car can speed up for 9.2 seconds to 100 km/h, with a ceiling speed of 228 km/h, due to a 6-cylinders diesel motor with a «common rail fuel system», which generate a maximum output of 177 horsepower at 4200 rpm.

Fuel rate is 9.9 liters in the urban mode of driving, on the highway 5.9 liters, and the medium fuel consumption is 7.3 l per 100 kilometers. Gas tank volume is 65 l of diesel, what lets to drive roughly 891 kilometers unrefueled.

The front wheels of this vehicle have ventilated disks brakes and attached to the underframe with help of suspension «Double wishbone, independent, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Back wheels have disks brakes and fixed to the undercarriage through suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Tires have the following measure - 225/55VR16.

In conformity with the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Mercedes-Benz E-klasse received the maximal quantity of stars - five, which means that it is a very safe vehicle. Furthermore to active safety features (ABS, Brake assistant, ESP, Traction control, EBD), it is also equipped with passive safety systems (passenger, side, head/curtain, driver airbags).