E300L
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2011 E350, 2008 GL550
E300L
Hi All-
As some of you know, I am awaiting delivery of an E350 arctic white, pano, etc. so of course I am spending absurd amounts of time researching all things W212.
I came across this video of the E300L, a stretched version of the E that Mercedes sells in China:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIJ7qIeRrYE
I don't think there are any plans to bring this to the U.S., but I would be very intrigued by that extra legroom in the back. It would still have to be white with a pano roof though
I travel in China frequently and I can see how this car would work well there. A lot of S-class and 7-series are used as 'town cars' with drivers.
The cars generally have much smaller engines there (I think the last one I rode in was an S280, but don't quote me on that), so the E300L is a nicely powered car for that market. It's a more affordable alternative for a very rapidly growing upper class.
Anyway, for those of who follow the W212 closely, I thought you would find this interesting. This *is* still considered a W212, isn't it?
- Voy
As some of you know, I am awaiting delivery of an E350 arctic white, pano, etc. so of course I am spending absurd amounts of time researching all things W212.
I came across this video of the E300L, a stretched version of the E that Mercedes sells in China:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIJ7qIeRrYE
I don't think there are any plans to bring this to the U.S., but I would be very intrigued by that extra legroom in the back. It would still have to be white with a pano roof though
I travel in China frequently and I can see how this car would work well there. A lot of S-class and 7-series are used as 'town cars' with drivers.
The cars generally have much smaller engines there (I think the last one I rode in was an S280, but don't quote me on that), so the E300L is a nicely powered car for that market. It's a more affordable alternative for a very rapidly growing upper class.
Anyway, for those of who follow the W212 closely, I thought you would find this interesting. This *is* still considered a W212, isn't it?
- Voy
Last edited by voy2k; Mar 14, 2011 at 11:38 PM.
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I didn't look at them too closely, but here are the specs from the MBZ China website:
http://www.mercedes-benz.com.cn/cont...ical_data.html
http://www.mercedes-benz.com.cn/cont...ical_data.html
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W213, C238
I didn't look at them too closely, but here are the specs from the MBZ China website:
http://www.mercedes-benz.com.cn/cont...ical_data.html
http://www.mercedes-benz.com.cn/cont...ical_data.html
As an aside, the YouTube video reminded me that IMO Iridium silver isn't the best colour for the W212, whereas it was the best colour on the W211.
