Final week, Mercedes-Benz Malaysia launched the brand new W213 E-Class facelift, which is accessible in two variants, particularly the E 200 Avantgarde and E 300 AMG Line. Pricing for the previous is RM326,943 on-the-road with out insurance coverage, whereas the latter will set you again RM375,432.
These costs keep in mind the continuing gross sales tax exemption, which is 100%, as the newest E-Class is domestically assembled (CKD) just like the pre-facelift mannequin. You additionally get a four-year, unlimited-mileage guarantee with every buy.
Whereas we’d normally put out complete galleries of the brand new variants inside just a few days of a launch, the SOPs at the moment in place throughout part one of many NRP make it tough to take action. Nonetheless, because of Jason Lai, a gross sales advisor for Cycle & Carriage Bintang PJ Autohaus, we now have some dwell photographs of the refreshed E-Class so that you can try.
Styling adjustments on the entrance embrace a brand new entrance grille that’s now slimmer than earlier than, and on the Avantgarde variant, the grille is hexagonal in form with two slats working throughout a black lattice. In the meantime, the AMG Line will get a trapezoidal-shaped nostril with a single slat on prime of a sea of chrome pins.
One other technique to inform the 2 aside is by wanting on the bumper design, with the Avantgarde sporting a large homeycomb mesh within the decrease apron in comparison with the AMG Line’s vertical bars and outstanding fake nook inlets. The AMG Line automotive additionally will get daring 19-inch AMG five-twin-spoke wheels, whereas it’s simply 18-inch, non-AMG models for the Avantgarde.
Each include energy domes on the bonnet and two-piece taillights, with the latter changing the pre-facelift mannequin’s vertical-oriented clusters. Twin exhaust “shops” are additionally current, though the accompanying chrome garnish differs barely between the 2 styling packages.
Inside, the E 200 and E 300 variants include the Mercedes-Benz Person Expertise (MBUX) system as customary, which is a part of the facelift, and consists two 12.3-inch shows for the digital instrument cluster and touchscreen infotainment.
The E 300 AMG Line’s cabin comes with black open-pored ash wooden trim, an Artico leather-based dashboard, Nappa leather-based seats, a Burmester sound system and a sports activities steering wheel. Shifting contained in the E 200 Avantgarde, you get a traditional steering wheel, gentle longitudinal-grain aluminium and black open-pored ash wooden for the centre console and Artico upholstered seats.
Underneath the bonnet, it’s nonetheless the acquainted M264 engine as a substitute of the newer M254, with each automobiles powered by a 2.0 litre turbocharged four-cylinder unit. Within the E 200, the mill serves up 197 PS (194 hp) and 320 Nm of torque, whereas the E 300 supplies 258 PS (255 hp) and 370 Nm. The usual transmission here’s a nine-speed 9G-Tronic computerized, with drive despatched to the rear wheels.
Naturally, the E 300 is the faster in a 0-100 km/h dash, taking simply 6.2 seconds to finish the feat, whereas the E 200 requires 7.4 seconds. The highest pace can be increased for the previous at 250 km/h as a substitute of 240 km/h.
GALLERY: 2021 W213 Mercedes-Benz E 300 AMG Line
GALLERY: 2021 W213 Mercedes-Benz E 200 Avantgarde
