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An Inside First Look At The 2010 Mercedes-Benz E-Class

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Old 06-16-2008, 05:50 PM
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It would seem that way, yes.
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I think one is confusing the W220 as a previous generation E-Class, but it is the previous S-Class. The S hasn't had a manual transmission since before the 1981-1991 W126 model.

The W210 is the previous E-Class and the W211 is the current model and yes they both have manual transmissions in the Europe on various 4-cylinder gasoline and diesel models.

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If my understanding is correct, when production of the W220 started, a manual transmission was available with certain engines, but only in Europe.
That is wrong. At least I have not found any W220 that would have had a manual tranny (from the factory). Almost all are using some variant of the 722.6 auto box, a couple of exceptions with the 722.9.
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Germancar1, I am aware of the fact that W220 was the previous generation S-class. I only brought it up for comparison's sake.
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Either way the W220 has never had a manual transmission.

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I can't remember which magazine the interview was in, but I THINK it was Motor Trend.
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It was either a typo or another class of Mercedes. No S-Class has had a manual in the last 20+ years.

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