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A set of imaginary pictures of Mercedes-Benz's new E-Class models were revealed online today, following the publication of patents for new cars. According to Mercedes-Benz's latest product plan, the new generation of Mercedes-Benz E-Class will be released at the end of this year, when cash models will also be discontinued by the end of this year. The new car, which is expected to go on sale in the first quarter of next year at the earliest, will be made at the same time by Beijing Mercedes-Benz, but only two body forms of cars and coaches will be retained. For comparison, the price of cash on sale at Mercedes-Benz is 43.88-663800 yuan.

Cash model

Combined with patent map and imaginary diagram, in terms of appearance, the new car adopts the latest family design of Mercedes-Benz. The front face uses a shield-shaped multi-horizontal air intake grille, the middle net shape is more rounded, and the shape of the LED headlamp group on both sides is also narrower and longer, and the front is surrounded by a more athletic style. The new car on the side of the body adopts double waistline design, smooth lines, and uses the popular hidden door handle. In the rear part, the new car is equipped with an inverted triangle lamp design which is more similar to the new S-class, and is connected with a through-type chrome-plated strip, which is also updated after the encirclement, and the exhaust adopts a bilateral single-exit exhaust layout. Overall, the appearance of the new car looks very much like the "smaller Mercedes-Benz S-Class".

Patent map

Imaginary diagram

In the interior part, according to previous reports, the new car will cancel the classic duplex large-screen design style of the model on sale and replace it with the new Mercedes-Benz S-class interior design style. The new car is expected to be equipped with a 12.3in full LCD dashboard, a large oblique and vertical OLED central control screen and a three-spoke steering wheel.

In terms of power, the new car is expected to be equipped with 2.0T four-cylinder engine and 3.0T straight six engine, with a 48-volt light mixing system, of which the 2.0T engine has a maximum power of 258Ps and 3.0T engine and the maximum power is 435Ps. In addition, it is reported that the new car will also launch a plug-in version. The AMG 63 and 63 S models will be equipped with twin-turbine V8 engines, offering plug-in versions.

According to the concern of the automobile industry, the Mercedes-Benz E-Class is a medium-and large-scale high-end commercial car developed by Mercedes-Benz between C-Class and S-Class. The first generation of Mercedes-Benz E-Class was released in 1953, with a 1.8-liter four-cylinder engine with a maximum power of 52 horsepower, matching a four-speed manual transmission, and then Mercedes-Benz launched a diesel version. In 1955, Mercedes-Benz launched 190 models, and the chassis was upgraded to W121. The engine, which is equipped with a dual carburetor of 1.9L 120 horsepower, officially stopped production in 1961. From listing to stopping production, the first-generation Mercedes-Benz E-Class accumulated production of more than 430000 vehicles.

The second-generation Mercedes-Benz E-Class car was released in 1961. Compared with the first-generation E-Class model, the appearance change of the new car is mainly reflected in the use of fin-shaped design at the rear, and there is also a great improvement in performance. in power, in addition to carrying 80 horsepower 1.9L gasoline engine, Mercedes-Benz also launched a 2.0L diesel engine. In 1965, Mercedes-Benz launched the first E-Class sedan with a six-cylinder engine, with 2.3L engine and 105 horsepower making it the flagship of the second-generation E-Class sedan. After the launch of this generation of models, it has been widely recognized in the market. according to statistics, the output of the second-generation Mercedes-Benz E-Class accounted for more than half of the total output of Mercedes-Benz cars. By 1968, the second-generation E-Class had produced a total of 620000 cars.

The third-generation Mercedes-Benz E-Class was launched in 1968, which eliminated the "fishtail" design and carried three different models of four-cylinder, five-cylinder and six-cylinder engines for the first time. In 1975, Mercedes-Benz E-Class first used a 3.0L in-line five-cylinder diesel engine, but the power was only 77 horsepower. Subsequently, the third-generation Mercedes-Benz E-Class officially stopped production in 1976, with a total production of 1.83 million vehicles, accounting for 77% of the total output of Mercedes-Benz cars.

In 1976, the fourth-generation Mercedes-Benz E-Class was released. This generation of models is similar to the S-class, and the great change in power is reflected in the fuel injection technology. Among them, the 280E model is equipped with 2.8L in-line 6-cylinder DOHC fuel injection engine with a maximum power of 142hp. Up to 1986, production has stopped production of 2.37 million vehicles, of which nearly 200000 are travel models.

In 1986, a new generation of Mercedes-Benz E-class sedan was born, and the fifth generation is the generation with the greatest change in all previous generations of iterative models. The appearance and interior of the new car have been greatly changed, resulting in a total production of 2.21 million vehicles.

The sixth-generation Mercedes-Benz E-Class went on sale in 1995 and has many new model options. Among them, E240 is equipped with 2.6L V6 engine, E320 is equipped with 3.2L DOHC straight six engine, the maximum power is 217hp, then E320 Coupe and convertible version are also produced, in addition, the sixth generation E-class sedan continues to launch new models. By 2002, the sixth generation of Mercedes-Benz E-Class sedans had produced more than 1.3 million cars, making it the sales pillar model of Mercedes-Benz except Mercedes-Benz C-Class.

The seventh generation of Mercedes-Benz E-Class was unveiled at the Brussels Motor Show on January 15,2002. this generation basically continues the design style of the previous generation. At the beginning of its launch, Mercedes-Benz launched three gasoline engines and two diesel engines, namely the E220CDI, E270CDI, E240, E320 and E500 with V8 engine. In December 2005, Beijing Mercedes-Benz officially launched its first domestic E-class car.

The eighth generation of Mercedes-Benz E-Class sedan was launched in May 2010. the new car has undergone large-scale changes in all aspects, including a total of 10 models from E200 to E500, with a price range of 37-625000 yuan.

With the launch of a new generation of models, new cars will continue to boost Mercedes-Benz sales. Taken together, in the luxury car market, the new generation of Mercedes-Benz E-Class will continue to compete with BMW 5-Series and Audi A6L. According to statistics, from January to July this year, the cumulative sales of Mercedes-Benz E-Class was 72304, BMW 5-Series 93890 and Audi A6L 67968. By comparison, the BMW 5-Series is temporarily ahead of the Mercedes-Benz E-Class.

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