Thursday 16 February 2017

MERCEDES-BENZ E320

The new Mercedes-Benz sedan has a difficult challenge, and incombustible replace legendary W124. Its production and sale begins in July 1995 and is the beginning of a new image of Mercedes in which their vehicles will incorporate a main feature, the front optics bifaro round, also present in models like the CLK (C208, C209), Class C (W203), CL (C215) and the sporty SL (R230). This new image will be the standard for the next ten years. Another feature is the prevalence of electronics in many fields of vehicle electronic equips also other Mercedes models.


This new Class E incorporates the name "E" before the name of the model, a feature that Mercedes began implementing from 1993 This "E" refers to the word Einsprinz, because their mechanical were fed into the injection system Mercedes pioneered.

Many hosted the W210 engines during its years of manufacturing so we focus on the Mercedes E320 fuel that is representing the thumbnail of this item. The E320 will start riding from the date of commencement of production model. Initially it was a 6 cylinder engine in line with inclination of 15 degrees to the right, 3199 cc and developed a power of 220 HP at 5,500 rpm. Its top speed was 235 km / h and 0/100 completed it in 7.8 seconds. Transmission for this engine was four-speed automatic. This engine lasted until 1997, year in which Mercedes-Benz equipped with a new engine in the E320. E320 the new configuration changes completely mechanical, now it is a 6 cylinder engine in V with alloy block, the engine continues being of 3,199 cc, but instead increases the power to 224 HP at 5,600 rpm. Top speed increases by 3 kilometers per hour and 0/100 down to 7.7 seconds, just a tenth.

Now the standard transmission is a 5-speed automatic transmission with automatic control. Another option for this engine was to qualify for a version with four-wheel drive called 4 MATIC. This variant weighed 90 kg more than the propulsion Mercedes E320, at which the maximum speed was affected and 0/100 increased to 8 seconds, were still very good performance and extraordinary grip getting model. Finishes for the E320 were three: the more basic and less equipment was the Classic and versions with all kinds of equipment were the luxurious Elegance and sporty Avantgarde. The equipment Avantgarde is basically the same as in Elegance, only finishing and details vary between finishing equipment and other. The main feature of the Avantgarde is that equipped a suspension with firmer spring rates and ride height was lower to the ground, to be exact was 2.1 inches lower.

Other features were the crystals with greenish, five-spoke wheels and small interior details such as the type of color used for seatbelts, steering wheel or wood finish trim. The model was on the market until 2002, year in which his replacement came the W211 model continued with the typical round bifaro front. Herpa, current manufacturer of scale models 1/87 in plastic, had a period in which scale models released 1/43 of metal injected, as is the case of the Mercedes-Benz W210 E320. Model released back in 1996 and was available in many Mercedes dealerships in sections Boutique. Herpa finished edited the Second-Hand Mercedes E320 Avantgarde in burgundy like this article and navy blue being all editions restyling dealer. Herpa also edited the W210 Taxi alternatively, fire engine, version Brabus and finishing Elegance with and without restyling, more familiar variant versions or commonly known as T-Modell. Thumbnail for his day was very comprehensive and solid, today is becoming a rising star piece and it becomes difficult to achieve. Painting has an excellent finish without orange skin and looks like the first day, with a good coat of lacquer which gives a very good reflection.

At the front and see details that make us see that the thumbnail is of a certain quality. The grill is perfectly chrome as bumper moldings; the Mercedes star is a separate part, anchored in a groove in the mold and is made by photoetching metal. A plastic plate on white background with the name of the model in black. The optical round representing before are made of clear plastic, it is not the case of fog, which represents Herpa chrome paint, losing a bit of realism especially when photographing the thumbnail.

Another typical detail Mercedes of the time the system was scanning the moon through a single brush. Herpa is represented faithfully by a piece of plastic with more than adequate proportions. Continuing along the side Herpa still surprised to see that using the chrome side trim. We also see details like the name of tampografiado finish in the bottom of the fins and side markers with a silver paint. The window frames and B-pillars are made of black paint with thick giving dimension and are part of the piece of plastic crystals representing the thumbnail.

The tires are at first glance make us know that we are ahead of the 1995 version, are five-spoke wheels in silver and have no disks or tweezers in your interior. Aqua is where we find the most negative point of the piece , and is still not well Herpa axles to the chassis and these tend to move laterally protruding fins, forcing us to constantly place it in place when exposing or photograph.

The rear of the front as the band incorporates chrome trim representing bumper, rear lights in red transparent plastic, incorporating the reversing lights painted in silver on the outside and also let us know that the version of 1995, (the design of the 1997 pilots Restyling different). The Mercedes star for its size could easily have been photo etched metal but Herpa tampografiado technique used. The model name is also tampografiado. After the heated rear window we see the third brake light represented with red paint. Inside little to highlight the entire set comes in black plastic except for the door trim, fence gearbox and wood effect dashboard with adhesives. A nice piece that I hope will soon be accompanied by the Bra bus version Restyling and black.

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