Dema

The Heart and Soul of Mercedes-Benz Redefined.
The all-new E-Class sedan was unveiled on January 10, 2009 and left a lasting impression for all that saw it. With a rich 60 year history, the E-Class sedan provides the perfect balance of heroic engineering, visionary design, class-leading safety features and the ultimate in luxury. The new E-Class takes familiar design cues from its legendary predecessor, while still presenting a fresh and modern direction for Mercedes-Benz design. Its sporty design and elegant appointments reflect the true heart and soul of the Mercedes-Benz brand.

Base engine: 3.5-liter, 268-hp-V6. Available mid-summer as an E350 and E550; all-wheel-drive, E63AMG and E350 BlueTec diesel arrive in 2010.

gaazmon

Hmm, I thought the E350 would get the new 300hp 3.5 conversion just like the SLK350 did. Heard the 2010 C-class is getting it.

Diesel Benz

The European options only include the E350CGI gasser (in addition to bigger engines and the E250CGI). The E350CGI figures are 215 kW or 292 PS.

Sounds odd if they would have an E350 for the US but not for Europe.

http://www.mercedes-benz.de/content/...ical_data.html

Dema

Yes, it is quite disappointing no engine update. Hopefully it will happen in next years of production.

pinebaron

E350 BlueTec diesel; will this be a 3.5l V6 diesel?

Diesel Benz

No, it is the same as for the E350CDI, the current 3 litre engine, just another variant.

K-A

I was under the impression it was getting the 300 HP motor as well.

harkgar

MB is using up the old stock of 268 bhp engines the same way they were using up the old 5 speed automatic transmission units when they first introduced the E350 wagon. They later put the 7-G transmission into the wagon.

If they bump the horsepower to 300 bhp they would have to increase the E550 engine closer to 400 bhp. Even the US$40,000.00 pushrod Pontiac G8 GXP has 420 bhp and a 6 speed automatic transmission.

MB has to do better.

harkgar

I often wonder why MB simply increase the size of the V-6 diesel by stroking. The cylinder walls of the new engine is quite thin I believe. There is talk of another 4 liter V-8 diesel though with the present economy this may not
happen. They have to balance fuel economy with speed though in Europe the last diesel V-8 was more the performance monster.

pinebaron

Nothing new to look forward to then. Nothing interesting in the S-Class diesel for me since hybrids don't interest me. I was initially excited but then discovered it is simply a 350 with hybrid added although it has a top speed of 155mph with the limiter. Perhaps there is a way to disengage the Bluetec speed limiter too. The drive train can manage it though a brake upgrade would be required.

AMGTTV8

that is ****ty...how in the hell are they going to give us the same old engine??? I HATE the 5 speed - im no longer interested blah

gaazmon

Ya, I think they should put the new engine. Maybe they're having problems on the SLK. Seems like the SLK is the guinee pig for the lower end models.

Actually they wouldn't have to increase the 550 since it is about 80 hp difference between the two (320 v 500: 221 v. 300. So comes out to the same).