What is the turning radius on the E-class?
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Low speed turning in this car is perfect. I had a 2008 BMW 535 and my wife's 2008 E350 is so much easier to maneuver in a garage - that is despite there not being too much of a difference turning radius wise. The car is great.
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Is that value the true "radius" or the "diameter" of the turning circle. It is very difficult to find the arbitrary center point of the circle to truly measure the radius. It sounds intuitive but the terminology may be confusing. Some people just call it just "turning circle".
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Is that value the true "radius" or the "diameter" of the turning circle. It is very difficult to find the arbitrary center point of the circle to truly measure the radius. It sounds intuitive but the terminology may be confusing. Some people just call it just "turning circle".
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Well,
I have a b it hard time to believe that number. I can make a U-turn with my E550 from left lane to left lane, i.e. curb side to curb side when there is a divider between the lines llike 15 ft wide.
I would think the turning radius is something like 22 - 24 ft measured from the outer front wheel track. No way 37 ft.
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The minimum diameter of the "turning circle" is 36.9 ft.; turning radius should equal 1/2 of the circle.
Also, there is no difference in turning circle between W212 4Matic and RWD models.
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The turning radius of a vehicle is the radius of the smallest circular turn (i.e. U-turn) that the vehicle is capable of making. The term turning radius is a technical term that has become popular automotive jargon. In the jargon sense, it is commonly used to mean the full diameter of the smallest circle, but in technical usage the turning radius still is used to denote the radius. The less ambiguous term turning circle avoids the mistaken jargon use of the word 'radius' . As an example, Motor Trend refers to a curb-to-curb turning circle of a 2008 Cadillac CTS as 35.5 feet (10.82 m). But the terminology is not yet settled. The AutoChannel.com refers to turning radius of the same car as 35.5 feet (10.82 m). It is often used as a generalized term rather than a numerical figure. For example, a vehicle with a very small turning circle may be described as having a "tight turning radius".
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36.9 ft equals to 4 lanes width. My car can do the turn in way less than that.
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If you approach a U-Turn with the car already at an angle less than parallel to the road(which is what I do) you will make the turn in considerably less distance because you have changed the turning circle orientation to the roadway. The turning circle is still 36.9 ' and that is indisputable.
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If you approach a U-Turn with the car already at an angle less than parallel to the road(which is what I do) you will make the turn in considerably less distance because you have changed the turning circle orientation to the roadway. The turning circle is still 36.9 ' and that is indisputable.
Yes, turning circle probably is that but at the beginning it was claimed that this is the turning radius. It is 100% difference between these two.
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36'9" is pretty good considering the smaller sedans can pull it off in 32-35.
http://www.edmunds.com/car-reviews/t...-for-2014.html
http://www.edmunds.com/car-reviews/t...-for-2014.html
