Thursday, May 16, 2013
Mercedes Benz E 220 CDI gets Avantgarde Trim and AMG Sport Edition
Mercedes Benz is working on different strategies to get more sales for the E Class.Mercedes E 220 CDI is the new top end variant for the E Class range.E 220 CDI is available with Avantgarde and AMG sports trims.Mercedes E 220 CDI has all the features from the Elegance variant.Additional features are new 7 G Tronic automatic transmission,Sporty 3 spoke alloy wheels,5 spoke alloy wheels,twin exhaust pipes,5.8 inch screen in the center console and an Eco start/stop system for better fuel efficiency.Mercedes E 220 CDI is powered by 2.2 L common rail diesel range which makes 170 BHP of power.Mercedes E 220 CDI Avantgarde is priced at RS 42.10 Lakhs (Ex-showroom Delhi).
Mercedes E 220 CDI is available in AMG sport edition.AMG sport edition get some additional features black roof,special body kits and special interior trim.AMG edition is also available in 7 G Tronic transmission.Mercedes Priced the E 220 CDI AMG Sport edition is priced at RS 39.16 (Ex-showroom Mumbai).Mercedes discontinued E250 CDI and E200 CGI models.Mercedes will sell both these models until the stock clears.Mercedes discontinued E250 CDI because they cant make enough 2.5 L engines because of the high demand for Mercedes ML 250 CDI.Insufficient demand for E 350 CDI forced the company to make them under the orders only.
Mercedes Benz E Class was the bench mark couple of years of ago.But the introduction of BMW 5 series and Audi A6 has made the E Class sales go down.Now Jaguar XF is also getting good sales.With the introduction of new variants and lower prices will make the E Class more attractive to the buyers.
source : Autocar India
