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

 

What are the specs on that car. How much longer is it?

 

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

 

Unless I am missing something, it seems that the only wheelbase for the E sedan in China is the long wheelbase. I wonder why...

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.

 

5012mm = 197.3"
USA E = 191.7"
Difference = 5.6" longer.