The long wheelbase car has become a definite status symbol in China, and it appears a new car will try to rise above the competition in that market. These pictures of the Mercedes-Benz E-Class with a long wheelbase were snapped outside the 2010 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition.
Seen unguarded, the car could be Daimler's attempt to compete against the Audi A6L and the Volvo S80L. Audi also produces a stretched versions of the A4 for China as well as the A8L for global markets. Not to be outdone, BMW has also recently released it's own 2011 5-Series LWB for the massive Asian market.
According to ChinaCarTimes, the long E-Class is 7mm shorter in height, but 14-centimeters longer than the base domestic model. The vehicle would come out of the Mercedes joint venture with Beijing Auto, and would likely be dubbed the Beijing Benz E300L.
Mercedes E-Class long wheelbase spotted outside Beijing Auto Show
2011 Mercedes E-Class long wheelbase spy photo, Beijing Auto Show - 600 - 21.04.2010
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Comments (21)
GRAVE
What's with those Chineas people with mid size LWB cars? First the A4 then the new 5s and now the E class!
April 21, 2010 10:43 am
wjaprep
i dnt understand it either... and we can't forget the 5 series and A6. why not just buy a S class...
April 21, 2010 3:32 pm
Lutzie
Mercedes has always made a long E-Class, usually with a fixed central portion.
April 22, 2010 9:15 pm
hata0101
longer wheelbase gives more leg room for rear passengers. that's how it is.
April 23, 2010 5:08 am
Melong666
I think it looks 2much like an S now. And also its the cheep E also. No "in built exhaust" and a higher front bumper. IDK about the euro spec, but the US has 2 E350 specs.
April 21, 2010 11:02 am
bb987
that's because people are rich over there and us Americans...no comment...
April 21, 2010 12:25 pm
2010S5
Because they want to feel important and special no matter what they drive.
April 21, 2010 1:23 pm
xfz890512
because even the cheapest S class in china, which is the S300, has got a starting price of about 150-170k USD. and this is china where most people simply doesnt have that much money. So a cheaper E class or A6 would make sense.
April 21, 2010 9:29 pm
hata0101
Chinese doesn't has to be "short"...it's just American are over-weight & too fat.
April 23, 2010 5:12 am
vertigobike
Mercedes-Benz has a long tradition of LWB sedans... and this V212 is one heck of a beautiful one! As a global company you have to adapt your products to each and every individual market, like LWB sedans in China, big engines in the US, crazy-powerful models in the Middle East, compact and savvy cars in Europe, etc. GO-GO Mercedes-Benz: full throttle in China ?????????!! ;-D Obrigado
April 21, 2010 2:51 pm
bb987
most likely build in beijing for the chinese market only...nowadays china get all the special editions and the new car models....
April 21, 2010 10:23 pm
BabyMilo
I really dont get the Chinese and their LWB cars, personally i dont think that they look very good. They look kind of unbalanced
April 22, 2010 12:00 am
xfz890512
why not? this has bigger space, lower price with the same Mercedes quality. And most importantly this is MUCH cheaper than S class. It was Audi who started this idea and the last generation A6L was a BIG success in china. Then BMW follows with their 5 series and now Mercedes as well.
April 22, 2010 1:10 am
cmtwhk
Don't you all think standard E-Class a bit short from W210 era (W210 even looked longer as square share). This long wheel base will fly in China to help Mercedes fills up the market space between expensive S & standard E. Just like Intel CPU Celeon strategy. As I'm the owner of W210, my familiy childen always complained our W210 rear seat leg room not enough, even shorter than a Camry!!!
April 22, 2010 1:43 am
cmtwhk
If your competitors all have LWB version and you haven't, what's the result? You are out !
April 22, 2010 1:47 am
GMW
I love the new C-class design and would like an option for a LWB version with maybe an additional 10 cm. Then I wouldn't even bother with the E-class.
April 22, 2010 2:51 am
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