MERCEDES-BENZ E-klasse · E 290 Turbo Diesel Classic · Sedan · 1997 ‐ 1999

Manufacturing modification E 290 Turbo Diesel Classic of car models E-klasse was started in 1997 by Mercedes-Benz, and lasted until 1999. This car has 4 doors, the body chassis is shaped like a sedan, weight 1.4 tons and length 4.8 meters, that can seat 5 person total.

«E-klasse E 290 Turbo Diesel Classic» auto with a 5-speed automatic gear shift is fitted to the rear wheels. The 5-cylinders diesel motor engine with «direct injection system» can generate output 129 horsepower at 4000 rmp, which allows you to accelerate the automobile in 11.5 s to 100 km/h and achieve max speed of 195 km/h.

Fuel tank volume of this automobile is 65 liters of diesel, thereby when medium fuel rate is 7.3 liters per 100 km (5.8 liters on the suburban, 9.9 liters in the urban), that allows to go nearly 891 km unrefueled.

The front wheels of this model have ventilated disks brakes and fixed to the body chassis through suspension «Double wishbone, independent, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Rearward wheels have disks brakes and attached to the body chassis with help of suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Tires have the next measure - 205/65HR15.

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