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

Type of cars E-klasse, modification of E 290 Turbo Diesel Elegance launched manufacture by Mercedes-Benz from 1997 and terminated in 1999. This four-door sedan has a length of 4.8 meters, weight 1.4 tons and is designed to fit 5 person including the driver.

«E-klasse E 290 Turbo Diesel Elegance» is a rear-wheel drive car with a 5-speed automatic gearbox. This automobile can be accelerated for 11.5 s to 100 km/h, with a ceiling speed of 195 km/h, owing to a 5-cylinders diesel motor with a «direct injection fuel system», which generate a max power of 129 horsepower at 4000 rpm.

Fuel consumption is 9.9 l in the urban mode of driving, on the track 5.8 l, and the normal fuel consumption is 7.3 liters per 100 km. Gas tank volume is 65 liters of diesel, what provides to go about 891 km unrefuelled.

The front wheels of this car have ventilated disks brakes and attached to the chassis with help of suspension «Double wishbone, independent, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Rearward wheels have disks brakes and attached to the undercarriage through suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Tires have the following size - 205/65HR15.

In conformity with the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Mercedes-Benz E-klasse gained the great quantity of stars - 4, which means that it is a reasonably safe automobile. Furthermore to dynamic safety features (Traction control, ABS, EBD, Brake assistant), it is also equipped with passive safety (passenger, driver, side airbags).