AN APPLICATION MADE by Mercedes-Benz to the European trademark office has given us our first look at the upcoming E-Class Convertible in completely undisguised form.

Previous spy photos have shown the cabriolet version of the new E-Class Coupe with minimal camouflage, but these black-and-white images show the car in its entirety.

Ahead of the A-pillars, the E-Class [...]

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MERCEDES-BENZ has confirmed the engine line-up for its recently-revealed E-Class Estate range, with specifications largely mirroring those of the E-Class sedan models.

The E-Class Estate will enter European showrooms from November with five engines initially on offer. The range will be expanded in early 2010 with a further six engines, with power outputs ranging from 100kW [...]

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A LIGHTLY-CAMOUFLAGED E63 AMG test mule has been spotted on a European motorway, showing for the first time what the wagonised version of Mercedes-Benz’s big-hitting sports sedan will look like.

Like its sedan stablemate, the E63 AMG Estate will wear a sportier front bumper, unique LED running lights (differentiating the front from the rest of [...]

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DUE TO JOIN its sedan and coupe counterparts in Australian showrooms early next year, the E-Class Estate is scheduled to make its international debut at September’s Frankfurt Motor Show.

Following last week’s image leak, Mercedes-Benz has issued official details, photos and video of the new E-Class Estate.

In international markets, the E-Class Estate will be offered with [...]

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OFFICIAL PHOTOS of the 2010 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Estate have made their way online, however specific details for the new wagon have yet to be released.

Mercedes-Benz has previously confirmed that the E-Class Estate will launch at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September, arriving in Australia in late February/early March next year.

Powertrain options for the E-Class Estate have [...]

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AFTER NO SMALL AMOUNT of anticipation, the 2009 Mercedes-Benz E-Class is now available in Australia.

Initial customer deliveries of the new E-Class range will start with the E 350 (petrol V6) and range-leading E 500 (petrol V8) sedan and coupé models.

The turbo-diesel V6 E 350 CDI and four-cylinder models will arrive in Australian showrooms from September.

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WHILE BMW holds off on a locally-delivered hybrid and Audi concentrates on high-efficiency diesels, Mercedes-Benz is shaping up to be the first European prestige manufacturer to have a hybrid model on the Australian market.

Mercedes-Benz Australia/Pacific is reportedly close to locking in the upcoming E300 BlueTEC Hybrid for local sales, with the company estimating that it [...]

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WITH A HERITAGE that stretches back 60 years, it’s no surprise that the E-Class and its forebears have long been the mainstay of Mercedes-Benz’s passenger car line-up.

Due to its relatively conservative image and positioning in the Benz stable, it’s safe to say that the E-Class has achieved most of its past sales success with an [...]

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WITH THE 2010 Mercedes-Benz E-Class unveiled at the Detroit Motor Show earlier this year, ‘three-pointed-star’ enthusiasts have since diverted their eager attention to news of the upcoming E-Class Cabriolet and Estate models.

It’s been a rollercoaster affair, with talk that the German luxury carmaker had delayed the convertible and wagon as a result of the global [...]

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RUMOURS CIRCULATING the internet last week said Mercedes-Benz was holding off on the estate and cabriolet versions of the all-new E-Class; but according to the German automaker that’s not so.

The original reports from German car magazine Auto Motor Und Sport had the E-Class drop-top debuting at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show and the wagon being [...]

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STRAIGHT FROM the rumour bin comes reports that Mercedes-Benz has decided, due to the global financial crisis, to delay the introduction of the E-Class convertible and wagon.

The move is reportedly aimed at reducing development and marketing costs as Mercedes, not unlike other manufacturers in responding to the current market, works at keeping its ledgers healthy.

The [...]

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AMG is now offering a Sports package for the 2009 Mercedes Benz S Class and CL Class sedans, a first for both models.

AMG seems to be able to do no wrong when taking the magic-stick to the three-pointed star, and we like what we now see from Mercedes’ in-house tuning division.

In keeping with the exclusive [...]

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