25th Anniversary Of Mercedes-Benz 500 E Celebrated
Peter Parcon September 28, 2015
The Mercedes-Benz 500 E was initially launched in 1990 during the Paris Motor Show. This year, the 500 E is celebrating its 25th anniversary, as shown on a report from worldcarfans.com.
It featured a sportier design along with a 5.0-liter V8 engine capable of producing 321 HP of power. Together with the four-speed automatic transmission, the 500 E was capable of accelerating from 0 to 100 km/h within 6.1 seconds. It also had top speed of 250 km/h. The engine and transmission system is identical to the one use on the 500 SL.
The modern-day E500 is capable of producing 402 HP of power and can reach 100 km/h within 4.9 seconds Production of the 500 E was limited to 10.479 units from 1990 to 1995. An updated model of the Mercedes-Benz 500 E was unveiled in 1993, and was called the E-Class, which essentially made the model designation number come before the figures. The radiator grille and rear were redesigned. Redesigning the rear was necessary since the car came with an acceleration skid control or ASR feature
While the 500 E continues to be among the most important model of Mercedes-Benz, it was manufactured in collaboration with Porsche. This was due to the fact that the development capacity of Mercedes-Benz was stretched to some extent. While the manufacturing process was divided into two, final assembly of the Mercedes-Benz 500 E was handled by Porsche.
