Three-Pointed Star's Cash Cow Gets Significant Updo On sale since 2009, with some enhancements already done in early 2011, the eighth-generation W/S 212 Mercedes-Benz E-class has once again been put under the knife to stay in step with the automaker's never-ending desire to be the world's Number One purveyor of premium. Whereas the smaller C-class is the best-seller worldwide for Mercedes-Benz, the E-class pulls in oceans of dough per sale, also at immense volumes. Beyond a reworking of the overall engine strategy in this second midlife massage, a majority of the E-class' exterior ... Read More

Vital Stats

Engine:: 3.0L biturbo V6
Power:: 329 HP / 354 LB-FT
Transmission:: 7-Speed Automatic
MSRP:: <$60,000 (Est.)

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