A brochure of the new W212 2010 Mercedes-Benz E-Class has been scanned and let loose onto the internet, so here’s a preview of the next generation de-facto communiting choice for businessmen in Malaysia. Styling-wise, this new edition completes the E-Class design’s transformation from curvy bulk into a new sportier, edgier and more angular design. The trademark quad oval headlamps are now square-ish, much like the Lexus GS.
| W212 | W211 | A6 | E60 | Accord | |
| Length | 4,868mm | 4,856mm | 4,927mm | 4,841mm | 4,945mm |
| Width | 1,854mm | 1,822mm | 1,855mm | 1,846mm | 1,845mm |
| Height | 1,470mm | 1,483mm | 1,459mm | 1,468mm | 1,475mm |
| Wheelbase | 2,870mm | 2,854mm | 2,843mm | 2,888mm | 2,800mm |
Above is a size comparison chart between the new W212 and the model it replaces as well as its competitiors, the Audi A6 and the BMW 5-Series. The A6 is clearly the longest and widest of the lot while remaining lowest as well, but it does not have the longest wheelbase. The new W212 is longer, wider and lower than the W211 so it should prove to have a sportier stance as well as be more stable on the road. It’s wheelbase has also grown by 16mm.
The image at the beginning of this story is the standard model with the regular foglamps, of which design reminds you of what Brabus usually does to a Mercedes foglamp, so they’ll probably have to think of something else with this E-Class! Now this image above shows us what we saw earlier in the initial batch of leaked shots, LED daytime driving lights in place of where the foglamps are. They are arranged in some sort of L shape.
This is the version with the AMG bodykit, also featuring the LED driving lights. You can see the differences in the front bumper, it has a frowney shape to its central air intake compared to the regular E-Class bumper’s smiley air intake. The sideskirt also bulges out a little towards the rear wheel on the AMG car.
The new W212 E-Class is quite a handsome and aggressive car from the front but when you get to the rear, I don’t know about you but my first thoughts were “fail”. The integrated exhausts tailpipes are a nice touch but as this photo is the E 500, it’s not known at this point whether the base models like the new E 200 CGI will get a similiar design.
The interior is quite clearly an evolution of the W204 C-Class’s interior. The sexy curved and thin wood panels of the W211′s interior is now gone, and replaced by thick and flat pieces of wood on a dash design that has also gone all angular like the car’s exterior. I don’t know, the interior kinda looks like it was lifted from a luxury truck or SUV rather than a Mercedes-Benz, so I really prefer the old W211′s interior. Ah well, all the better for people who plan to pick up a pre-owned W211 facelift in the future.
The leaked spec sheets reveal the new engine range for the W212 E-Class. Gone is the familiar E 200 K moniker, instead replacing it is the new E 200 CGI. The brochure and spec sheets actually doesn’t really reveal what kind of forced induction the new 1.8 litre engine uses, but just looking at the torque curve will tell you that it’s a new quick-spooling turbocharger, so now we can finally bid goodbye to the Kompresser supercharger of the W210 and W211. The new E 200 CGI’s 1.8 litre turbocharged engine also has direct injection and puts out 181bhp at 5,250rpm as well as 270Nm of torque between 1,800 to 4,200rpm. This is a very decent amount and beats the hell out of the 523i’s 230Nm, plus it kicks in at a very low RPM too. 0 to 100km/h takes 8.7 seconds, while the top speed is 235km/h.
The new 1.8 litre turbocharged direct injection engine also comes in E 250 CGI guise. The V6-powered E 230 is now missing from the line-up. In E 250 CGI form, the engine produces 201hp at 5,250 and 310Nm of torque between 2,000 to 4,500rpm. 0 to 100km/h takes 7.9 seconds, while the top speed is a little higher at 245km/h. The E 250 CGI also has wider tyres in 225/55R16 size compared to the E 200 CGI’s 205/60R16 tyres.
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Other engine options include a V6 and a V8 in the E 350 CGI and the E 500 respectively. These models come with either rear wheel drive or optional 4MATIC all-wheel drive. The E 280 seems missing, but may only be gone in the originating country of this leaked brochure. The E 350 CGI’s 3.5 litre V6 puts out 288hp at 6,400rpm and an impressive 365Nm of torque at 3,000rpm, thanks to its direct injection technology. The E 350 4MATIC’s engine has different power figures – 268hp at 6,000rpm and 350Nm of torque between 2,400 to 5,000rpm, an impressively wide peak torque spread for a normally aspirated engine. The 5.5 litre V8-powered E 500 and E 500 4MATIC produce 382 horsepower at 6,000rpm and 530Nm of torque between 2,800 rpm to 4,800rpm.
There are a few oil burners to choose from, ranging from the E 200 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY all the way up to a E 350 CDI BlueTEC. There is also a 4MATIC version of the E 350 CDI. The inline-4 diesels in the E 200 CDI, E 200 CDI and the E 250 CDI are the new 2.1 litre OM651 diesel engine that was unveiled recently. The E 200 CDI puts out 134hp between 3,000 to 4,600rpm and 330Nm of torque between 1,600 to 2,800rpm. The E 220 CDI does 167hp between 3,000 to 4,200rpm and 400Nm of torque between 1,400 to 2,800rpm. The 201hp E 250 CDI puts out a massive 500Nm from 1,600rpm all the way to 1,800rpm.
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The sole V6 turbodiesel option is the 3.0 litre E 350 CDI engine which has three power outputs in three different variants. The E 350 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY gets 228hp at 3,800rpm and 540Nm of torque between 1,600rpm and 2,400rpm, while the E 350 BlueTEC has less power – only 208hp at 3,400rpm but the same 540Nm of torque between 1,600 to 2,600rpm. Finally, the all-wheel drive E 350 CDI 4MATIC gets 221hp at 3,800rpm and 540Nm of torque between 1,600 to 2,400rpm. These numbers by the 3.0 V6 turbo diesel are all very close to the highest power output of the 2.1 litre twin turbocharged diesel, which is what makes the latter engine very special. What it lacks is the smooth silky refinement and sound of a V6.
Please look after the jump for a photo gallery containing the scanned brochures. It reveals a few colour options as well as the different interior colour schemes.
After dabbling for years in the IT industry, Paul Tan initially began this site as a general blog covering various topics of personal interest. With an increasing number of readers paying rapt attention to the motoring stories, one thing led to another and the rest, as they say, is history. An avid electronic gadget aficionado as well as big-time coffee lover, he's also the executive producer of the Driven motoring TV programme.
Bet you all some Ah Pek, Tauke and Politician is whipping out his cheque book!
LED headlamps are all the craze now since Audi spectacularly placed them in the A4 and their new lineup.
Still undecided with the rear design but I love the front. Looks really elegant and fierce at the same time. Who knew MB had it in them
IMO, too much going on in the front…and the backlight reminds me of the old ssang yong chairman *bleh*
The front is seriously sexy but the rear… well, wish it could be better… it’s not bad, but it’s not striking as the front either… kinda like d feeling of seeing the new C-class rear
u had my input of the car yesterday. when we were finalising the deal in the c200k purchase, there was someone as bold as paying the deposit for the w212 in ipoh motors!
anyways, the front has a nice aggressive design, but the back simply looks like a nissan cefiro that has gone thru a small evolution
and yeah the c200k has the more aggresive and nicer rear lamps of the mercedes range. its sad how the rear of the e class look like now
Rear face look likes cefiro A33 model….
anyway, its mercedes!!
maybe perak and selangor goverment should consider this model into their account!!
The front was okay, but the tail lights are really…..ugly…..A minus point for the car
Back looks like some old cefiro.. haizz.. sad.. front so angular, rear so organic.. wat is mercs doing weiii
honestly.. that look.. is outdated.. especially the front look… the gril, the front light . if compared to bmw, rocye, bently etc.. this merz look was back to 90′s!
lucky they are because Suzuki Kizashi not yet produce..
its a boring and ugly car, but we have to live with it as soon it will be seen everywhere in malaysia
the gear shift is gone, just like S-class…
upgraded cefiro from the back
Paul, just for size comparison purposes, perhaps you should include the Accord and Camry as these 2 vehicles have really grown in size, esp the Accord. Of course, price and prestige, the Europeans are still ahead.
Excuse me..wanna chilok a lil bit..
I was in Proton City Tanjung Malim 22 Dec 2008 because of my work. I work as lift technician. So,on that day I went there because the new Proton office there has my company’s lift. After serviced the lifts, as usual I have to see the in-charge person to put his signature on my service sheet. There, the in-charge person was an executive in what department I didn’t know. So I asked him about this new mpv. An according to him, this new mpv will be launch in May or June. And surprisingly, this no-name-yet mpv is under testing because he said that the campro is ‘tak larat’ to run it. And what a wonderfull world, a mitsubishi engine will be under its hood. I forgot (actually afraid) to ask him more like how much the mitsubishi engine capacity to be use with this mpv.
Any other Proton staff here, please correct me if I was wrong. And I hope whoever Proton staff here please don’t find this executive and report about what he told me about to the ‘orang atas’ Proton and then fired him. Pity for him. I think this info is not so confidential to share with ‘rakyat’. Right si-fu?
maybe it looks better in real life. hopefully.
Oh nooooo… do u guys see what i see??? It is a Kia Optima!!! (The auto industry is really in deep shit recession…)
at first glance i thought one of our innovative m’sian mekanik had put on a merc hood on our waja. the germans has lost their innovation.
AMG touch is not bad… at the front… however, im looking forward from Brabus to have some fine touches to make this E Class look much better, especially the rear…
all the tau kays are paying deposit liao!
see la, all copy audi. daytime leds. lol.
not old-school…
but for old people
boringg
front too similar with the c class.
looks more like a japanese car to me..
Xcars said,
January 8, 2009 @ 1:53 pm
the gear shift is gone, just like S-class…
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bmw re-using the gear, mercedes ditching the gear. why cant everybody use the gear like in the jaguar xf
the ugliest of cars i know at this very moment…the grille looks like a tomour growing at the front……..a confusion of blunt and sharp angles…bimmer side line…….signing out….
oops…*tumour*…..
oh well, it could be like the subaru impreza sti, looks bad in pics, but good in real life
i am looking for a E class mercedes benz 2008 in a hearse form direct from factory, please help
most of the 2010 models by diff car manufacturers are looking awesome, but still lets wait for the real launch of the car models seen before here
The rear of the car is kind of disappointing. even though i am a fan of mercedes, but it always have something lack compared to its competitor – BMW.
The new E-class look not bad..front look very good..bt the back look like shit..it should change..
the best car ever Mercedes produced…wonderful man…..Thanks all GERMAN
very nice car
the new look of E-Class is rubbish…just look-alike the new honda accord…2 oblong (the big n small) headlamp is much better…
i like the front as well as the rear. In fact the rear design is beautiful, compared to previous merc which is square …square…square….:-)