MERCEDES-BENZ E-klasse · E 500 Avantgarde · Sedan · 2006 ‐ 2009

Type of autos E-klasse, modification of E 500 Avantgarde started manufacturing by Mercedes-Benz in 2006 and finished in 2009. This 4-door sedan has a length of 4.8 meters, weight 1.7 tons and is assigned to sit 5 passengers total.

«E-klasse E 500 Avantgarde» car with a 7-speed sequential automatic transmission is fitted to the rear wheels. This auto can be accelerated for 5.3 seconds to 100 km/h, with a max speed of 250 km/h, owing to a 8-cylinders petrol engine with a «multipoint injection fuel system», which generate a peak power of 388 hp at 6000 rpm.

Fuel rate is 16.9 l in the city driving mode, on the suburban 8.2 liters, and the average fuel consumption is 11.5 liters per 100 kilometers. Tank capacity is 80 liters of petrol, what lets to drive approximately 696 kilometers without refueling.

The forward wheels of this auto have ventilated disks brakes and attached to the underframe through suspension «Double wishbone, independent, pneumatic» and equipped anti-roll bar. Back wheels have disks brakes and fixed to the body chassis through suspension «Multilink, pneumatic» and equipped with sway bar. Tires have the next size - 245/45WR17.

In conformity with the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Mercedes-Benz E-klasse received the higher number of stars - 5, which indicates that it is a highly safe automobile. Furthermore to active safety systems (ESP, Traction control, Brake assistant, EBD, ABS), it is also equipped with passive safety (driver, passenger, head/curtain, side airbags).