MERCEDES-BENZ E-klasse Combi · E 320 Elegance · Wagon · 1997 ‐ 1999

From 1997 Mercedes-Benz started production of automobiles type E-klasse Combi, modification of E 320 Elegance Combi and terminated it in 1999. This five-door wagon has a length of 4.8 meters, weight 1.6 tons and is assigned to fit 5 people including the driver.

«E-klasse Combi E 320 Elegance Combi» automobile with a 5-speed automatic gear shift is connected to the rear wheels. This auto can be accelerated for 8.5 seconds to 100 km/h, with a peak speed of 230 km/h, due to a 6-cylinders petrol motor engine with a «multipoint injection fuel system», which produce a max output of 224 hp at 5600 rpm.

Fuel consumption is 15.4 liters in the city mode of driving, on the highway 7.9 liters, and the normal fuel rate is 10.6 l per 100 km. Gas tank capacity is 70 l of petrol, what provides to go nearly 661 km unrefueled.

The front wheels of this auto have ventilated disks brakes and fixed to the underframe with help of suspension type «Double wishbone, independent, coil springs» and equipped sway bar. Rearward wheels have disks brakes and fixed to the undercarriage through suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Tires have the following dimensions - 215/55WR16.

In conformity with the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Mercedes-Benz E-klasse Combi got the great number of stars - 4, indicating that it is a well safe auto. Furthermore to active safety features (ABS, Traction control, EBD, Brake assistant), it is also has passive systems of safety (side, passenger, driver airbags).