Strictly for your viewing pleasure...

Future models will be grasping to attain the same level of muscular stance, stoutness and firmly planted style that the W210 E55 acheives.

 

Well said!

 

What's the setup on that? 19"s? What suspension and tire sizes are those?

 

Sorry for being so observant, but that is not an E55. Just a lowered, fat wheeled regular E-Class.

 

Rub-a-dub-dub. Looks like the tires stick out past the fenders about half an inch.

 

I think the point is that the new e-class will never look as muscular as the w210. Put wider tires, lower the w211 and it will still look nice but whipy in comparison to the w210

 

True DAT!!

 

While the new E-class is a nice looker for sure, it no longer has the imposing menace of the w210 E55. Witness the Brabus E V12 in action pictured here.

 

Brabus EV12 = :Faint:

 

Rock hard!

 

Hello guys,

I saw a E500 today when I brought my E55 in for oil change. I must agree that the new W211 doesn't have the muscular stance and the more I look at it, the more feminine it looks. Maybe the new E55 will have a more menacing appearance. The M5 also look very muscular. I just bought a 2 years extended warranty for my E55 and I will keeping mine for a little while.

John

 

Can't wait to see the 2009 W212 E55! I'm going to stick to my 99 E55 until then...

Imagine all the mods possible during the next 6 years!!
:p

That pic I posted is from a tuning site - yes, E class. Yes fat tires (love the look). Check out all of the great tuning site links here:
http://www.scotty-c.com/links.html

Bliss

 

John, how much for the 2 year extended warranty? What is the mileage coverage- up to 100k? Thanks.

 

I have to disagree, the 211 can be menacing, muscular, tough, or whatever.

Example

 

Not in that girly color.

 

Car and Driver just wrote this about the W211 E55:

"But the body would benefit from more macho massaging, especially for a car that will cost about $75,000."

The new E55 needs something to give it the 'awe' factor - maybe a small deck wing not to big and more pronounced wheel arch or bulges. The fenders should not be the same as on the E320 and E500. It also needs 255 tires up front and 285 in the rear. Oh well maybe the mid-model update will bring those changes.

 

With a proper bodykit like that then yes!

 

Hey E55 KEV, are you sure they said a price of about $75,000? I thought I read they were estimating a price of $85,000.

 

Bones, here are 2 articles estimating the price in the mid $75k:

Car And Driver:
http://www.caranddriver.com/xp/Caran...review_e55.xml

The Car Connection:
http://www.thecarconnection.com/index.asp?article=5437

We have debated the price topic quite a few times. I have been posting my guess around $73k since June 2002. The guys that have been spouting $85k are basing there guess on the price of the Audi RS6 and/or considering what it would cost to add a supercharger to the car. That figure of a base price of $85k was never substantiated for US market.

Other countries pay really high prices for Mercedes and AMG cars like the Australians pay over $123k for the new E55 and with taxes up to $140k. If you feel like reading some of the debates go to:

Why is the price of the E55 important to discuss?:
https://mbworld.org/forums/showthrea...ight=e55+price

Speculating price of 2004 E55 (US):
https://mbworld.org/forums/showthrea...ight=e55+price

The E55 & S430 price factors:
https://mbworld.org/forums/showthrea...ight=e55+price

Again - US E55 should be $74k! More Logic!
https://mbworld.org/forums/showthrea...ight=e55+price

 

Jam is right. The W211 and the E55 needs the proper bodykit. Here is a pic from SEMA 2002 and even with aftermarket wheels that AMG kit on that E320 or E500 does nothing for the soul. It looks really boring and mundane.

 

Thanks E55 KEV for the Car & Driver link. I must have been mistaken, I thought I read in the magazine the other day of an estimate of about $85,000. Hey you are preaching to the choir on this debate. I did a write up on this price issue using a comparison of the outgoing non kompressor AMG models with new model kompressor AMG models. The base price increase for the new CL55 AMG over the outgoing only 10%, a 6% increse for the new S55 AMG over the outgoing model. My guess is a base price increase of about 3-5% for the new E55, which would be right around $74,000-75,000.

I hope we are right on this one, I decided to pass on the M3. I am still debating between a 2002 E55 , a new E55, or a new M5(a lot depends on the price of the last two).

 

Hello E55 Kev,

I bought the 2 years/ 100,000 miles extended warranty for $2960 with tax. It is more expensive than the regular E-class warranty because I was told the AMG car cost more. I believed it would be $2250 for the regular E-class. Everything is covered except for bulbs, radio and phone systems. There is no deductible also. Chances are there will be no major problems next 6 years but I want to be prepare. This Mercedes warranty is only transferrable for a private sales and not for a trade in.

I did get a $200 discount so the price is neogotiable. I hope you can get a better deal than I can.

John

 

These wheels look pretty hot, from the first auto show photo that PhucNguyen57 posted. They would look good on the W210 also. Anyone know which wheel make this is?

 

even the new c32 doesn't bestow how much power it really has...i have really look hard to honestly tell it's a c32 and not a c320....the prev gen amg cars had at least some kit (not as wild as the hammer, but close) to differentiate themselves...

 

I've read that more female buyers were the aim for the volume leader E-class. MBZ wanted a more radiused/softer " feminine" Jaguar -like look to meet that target buyer who cross shopped Jag S-type/XJ/ , Lexus LS 430 , BMW 5 series . The convex Acura TL -like rear end with big Camry lights was a hit with women at the design clinics.