MERCEDES-BENZ E-klasse · E 280 Elegance Select · Sedan · 2001 ‐ 2002

From 2001 Mercedes-Benz started manufacture of cars model E-klasse, modification E 280 Elegance Select and finished it in 2002. This car has 4 doors, the body is shaped like a sedan, weight 1.5 tons and length 4.8 meters, which can seat 5 people in sum.

«E-klasse E 280 Elegance Select» is a rear wheel drive auto with a 5-speed automatic transmission. This auto can speed up for 9.1 s to 100 km/h, with a maximum speed of 230 km/h, due to a 6-cylinders petrol motor engine with a «multipoint injection system», which produce a maximum power of 204 horsepower at 5700 rpm.

Fuel tank capacity of this auto is 80 l of petrol, so when mixed fuel consumption is 10.7 liters per 100 km (7.8 liters on the track, 15.7 liters in the city), that allow you drive approximately 748 kilometers unrefueled.

The front wheels of this vehicle have ventilated disks, 288 mm brakes and fixed to the underframe by dint of suspension «Double wishbone, independent, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Rearward wheels have disks, 278 mm brakes and attached to the chassis by dint of suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Tires have the following dimensions - 215/55VR16.

In conformity with the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Mercedes-Benz E-klasse got the great number of stars - 4, indicating that it is a enough safe car. Furthermore to passive safety (head/curtain, passenger, side, driver airbags), it is also has dynamic safety such as ESP, Traction control, Brake assistant, EBD, ABS.