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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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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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.

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Mercedes-Benz has given us a sneak peak at the front end of the E63 AMG sedan, as it prepares to unveil the car at the New York Motor Show next month.

While the partial reveal hardly gives the game away, we can easily spot changes to the grill, air damn shaping, fog lights and surrounds, as [...]

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Politicians, well-heeled drug dealers, and soon-to-be ex-husbands take note: German carmaker Mercedes-Benz has just revealed details of the car for you - the 2010 Mercedes-Benz E-Guard.

Based on the standard E-Class, the E-Guard adds bullet-proof polycarbonate windows, integrated body armour, and 17-inch rims fitted with run-flat tyres. Did we mention it can take a .44 Magnum [...]

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AutoBlog.nl has come across some pics of the soon-to-be revealed Mercedes Benz E-Class Coupe, ahead of its anticipated unveiling at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show.

There have been countless spy shots of this car over the preceding months but all speculation can now be shelved as the official images show the true nature of the Coupe.

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When we happened across some images of the 2010 E-Class last month, it wasn’t clear if the photos were entirely accurate.

Mercedes-Benz has given some credence to the speculation however, having just released images of its ConceptFASCINATION (CF) shooting-brake concept vehicle destined for this year’s Paris Motor Show.

The front-end treatment is all-too familiar now, and with [...]

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We’ve spent months looking a spy photos and taking in any available detail, real or imagined that hit the internet and now its finally official. Hyundai have unveiled their 2009 Genesis luxury sedan in time for its official debut in Detroit next week. Unfortunately, at this stage, Australia is not on the list of destinations [...]

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