Locally Produced new Mercedes-Benz E-Class Rolled out from Chakan Plant

Mercedes-Benz India that launched the all new 2014 E-Class in India on June 25th at Rs 41.50 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi) has today rolled out the locally produced version of the car from its Chakan, Pune based facility. The new E-Class has been made available in a total three variants- E200 CGI, E250 CDI and E250 CDI launch edition priced at Rs. 41.5 lakh, Rs. 44.8 lakh and Rs. 49.90 lakh respectively (prices are ex-showroom Delhi).

Mr. Eberhard Kern, Managing Director & CEO, Mercedes-Benz India commented on the launch of the new E-Class, “The new E-Class with its blend of stunning new design idiom, pioneering Intelligence Assistance Systems, exemplary safety and comfort features, luxurious appointments and best in class modern range of infotainment systems, creates a whole new benchmark in the luxury full-size segment. With more than 2000 parts and components used, the new E-Class undoubtedly is the ‘Best E-Class ever’ and reiterates Mercedes-Benz’s prowess as the pioneers of technical innovations towards safety, design, performance and comfort. Its new emotive design reinforced with the Intelligence Assistance Systems, reaffirms the E-Class’ position as the most sought after luxury sedan in its segment. The new E-Class is a completely high-tech package–and a very attractively packaged one at that”.

Underscoring the importance of the new E-Class in Mercedes-Benz India’s product portfolio, Mr. Eberhard Kern further elaborated, “The E-Class has been the most successful vehicle for Mercedes-Benz globally with more than 11 million units sold. In India too, the E-Class has been the most sold luxury sedan ever and hence, is a very important product in our portfolio, playing a vital role in the product strategy of Mercedes-Benz India. Since its introduction in India, we have sold more than 23,000 units of the E-Class, which is by far the highest for any single model for Mercedes-Benz sold in the country. 2013 is the year of offensive for Mercedes-Benz India and the launch of the new E-Class further reiterates our promise of bringing fascinating cars, presenting unparalleled luxury retail network, providing memorable brand experience and optimized cost of ownership, for the valued customers of the Three Pointed Star in India.”

The fuel efficiency of the new E-Class 200 CGI petrol has been enhanced by 8% to 13.8 kmpl, making it best in class; while the torque has been increased by 15Nm. The E 250 CDI diesel is equipped with V4 engine with a displacement of 2143 CC which generates best in class torque of 500 Nm@ 1600-1800 rpm and a rated output of 204bhp @ 4200 rpm. The vehicle attains the speed of 0-100 kmph in a mere 7.5 seconds. The E 200 CGI petrol has a displacement of 1991 CC which generates 300Nm of torque at 1200-4000rpm which is best in class again, and helps the vehicle to attain the speed from 0-100kmph in a mere 7.9 seconds. The rated output for the E-Class 200 CGI is 184bhp @ 5500 rpm.

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