MERCEDES-BENZ E-klasse · E 240 Avantgarde · Sedan · 1999 ‐ 2001

Type of autos E-klasse, modification of E 240 Avantgarde started producing by Mercedes-Benz in 1999 and terminated in 2001. This car has 4 doors, the body chassis is in the form a sedan, weight 1.5 tons and length 4.8 meters, which can seat 5 men total.

«E-klasse E 240 Avantgarde» have a rear-wheel drive automobile with a 5-speed automatic gearbox. This auto can be accelerated for 10.8 seconds to 100 km/h, with a max speed of 222 km/h, owing to a 6-cylinders petrol motor with a «multipoint injection fuel system», which generate a max power of 170 hp at 5900 rpm.

Fuel tank volume of this vehicle is 65 liters of petrol, thereby when intermediate fuel consumption is 10.3 l per 100 km (7.7 l on the track, 14.5 liters in the city), accordingly allows to go approximately 632 kilometers unrefuelled.

The front wheels of this auto have ventilated disks, 288 mm brakes and attached to the chassis using suspension «Double wishbone, independent, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Rearward wheels have disks, 278 mm brakes and attached to the underframe through suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped sway bar. Tires have the next size - 215/55VR16.

In conformity with the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Mercedes-Benz E-klasse received the many quantity of stars - four, indicating that it is a enough safe car. Furthermore to passive safety (passenger, head/curtain, side, driver airbags), it is also equipped with active safety such as Traction control, ABS, Brake assistant, ESP, EBD.