jus read it....merc wins lolz just head over to http://www.autobild.de/test/neuwagen...51927ab1aaaaa6 to read it all.........(btw - where can i find a good translating website? lolz)

 

damn, thanks, you should post this in the w211 forum, go to alta vista, and type in babel fish......there should be something that pops up

MB, i thought i was in the OT section, heres the site though

http://babelfish.altavista.com/

just type in the comparson test site into the second box, and change it to german to english, thanks!!

 

thanks bmms8....lolz.....n there i was copying and pasting every other second trying to get the translation lolz, thanks!

btw - have i not already posted it in the w211 forum? :P (or did u mean somet else?)

 

A good break down of the results.

http://bimmer.roadfly.org/bmw/forums...3528952&page=1

 

Wat the hell is this? the car almost turns up side down. It looks like the right wheel does not have tires

 

yea, it was wierd looking at that pic, another thing wierd about the tires is that if you turn your front wheel to the left or right, then look at the undercarriage of one the the front tires, its about 1 inch from hitting the plastic...why so close?

 

The first # is maximum points, then BMW then MB


The AUTO picture valuation

maximally BMW Mercedes Benz

Test values
Available space in front 25 22 24
Available space in the back 20 19 16
Trunk min./max. 20 18 20
Additional load 20 9 11
Trailer weight 10 9 8
Variability 5 1 1
Acceleration 20 13 13
Elasticity 20 15 13
Vmax 10 9 9
Brakes 30 25 28
Noises 10 10 9
Turning circle 10 5 7
Intermediate result 200 155 159

Test impressions
Engine characteristics 20 18 17
Transmission/circuit 20 18 17
Handling 30 28 26
Steering element 20 18 16
Travelling comfort 30 26 28
Seats 20 18 17
Space feeling 10 7 8
Operability 20 15 16
All-round visibility 10 6 8
Quality 20 16 17
Intermediate result 200 170 170

Costs
Price 50 14 17
Consumption 30 7 8
Insurance 20 12 12
Warranty 20 7 9
Comfort equipment 25 20 20
Safety equipment 25 23 20
Maintenance 10 8 8
Resale value * 20 13 12
Intermediate result 200 104 106

Total score 600 429 435

 

By the looks of this picture, the car is an elegance model and it has the 16" wheels. I doubt it has Airmatic and it does not have the sport suspension. Hence the extreme body roll. They were pushing it really hard and its meant to be a soft ride unlike the avantgarde/sport models which have a harsher suspension for a sportier drive.

 

thats right muhri, its an E320 and the E320 doesnt have airmatic and neither does it have the sports supension coz its an elegance! but the bmw comes with active steering thing and the dynamic drive thing.....so maybe they should have used an avantgarde car with airmatic to test it properly......but then the cost of the merc would go up :P

 

How do i read it? how do you know that Merc win? Just guessing or just because this an MB website so we believe that MB is the best. LOL but thanks for the website probably i can ask my friend to translate it for me.

 

just go to the following website and put the autobild website in it will automatically translate the website.....(thanks to bmms8

 

just go to the following website and put the autobild website in and then it will automatically translate the website.....(thanks to bmms8 )

http://babelfish.altavista.com/

 

WOW That's was really cool...

 

lol, you coulda read the second post and wouldnt of waited its a good comparison though.....the bmw screen looks much more better, but seems harder to use

 

It is not elegance, even worse

If you look at the last page of the test you will notice that it's E320 classic, - cheap e-class usually available for taxi services .

 

Several things that were mentioned are not true. I have the magazine at home and the car tested was in fact the Elegance version(you can tell in the pictures because of the chrome and leather, which is not available with Classic, only MB-tex is.) The Classic version is only mentioned to compare cheapest possible prices. Also, in Germany, you can get a sport suspension with Elegance, just like you can get the Avantgarde (Sport in US) version retrofitted with the normal suspension. You can also order Airmatic on the E320, just like in the states.

 

You can even retrofit the sport suspension on a classic but I'm sure this car did not have airmatic nor sport suspension. Look at that body roll.

 

Not true.
Leather IS available with Classic version, as an option of course.

 

Look carefully at the prce list, only Leder twin(mb-tex ) is available with classic!

 

No.
Look carefully at mercedes-benz.de / pkw/ konfigurator/e320
classic

There is a choice between stoff/leder/leder twin.
Once again, leather is available for classic line.

 

I didn't know they offered real leather for Classic! On the old E-class and current C-class they don't so I figured it was the same for the current E-class. Once again, sorry!

 

http://www.imakenews.com/autospies/e...e000166276.cfm