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for realistic delivery based on guaranteed COE without
top-ups.
If a dealer quotes a price way below the recommended
retail price, do ensure you know what the catch involved is.
The diesel tax in Singapore is a little too high for our taste buds. So what's in it for the drivers who choose the diesel drinker over the petrol one? We take out the E350 CDI to find out more.
CONSUMER REVIEWS
4.0
7 Consumer Reviews
My New E200 7G-Tronic`
Just trade in my 2009 E200 (W212 - 5 Speed) with the new 2012 E200 7G-tronic after comparing with the new 520i.
Immediately I can feel the difference especially in fuel economy (15% improvement) as well as performance.
I am getting now 13.8KM/L (60% City 40% highway) 0-100 KPH is now 7.8s
Handling seemed better than the new 520i especially at cornering and 0-100 KPH pickup.
20 months driving, hard accelerations at times and reaching 60K in 2 weeks - time for the 2-3 days major service....E250....not as efficient as claimed even though i do 80% highway (maybe 'cos of the hard drives) but hey, it, borrowing from the texts of auto authors, been punching above its engine specs. Most importantly, i've not had those nagging vibrations, mechanical faults, even engine controller failures (1.5l) which i used to have from the same Japs brand across a no of models including the tongyam 2.4; minus sticky accelerator though.
Not sure how the other German equivalents would match up, or not, in those areas but i'm not too bothered and could just recall the sales guy told me this marque would only get better with age...for now a big yes, but will see how's that at 120K:)...in 40 months' time:)....
Driven the car for 1 year and it seemed to get better each day.
Fitted with 18"AMG rims with 245 @ front and 265 at rear, I am able to make corner turns at 90 KPH w/o losing any grip.
The turbo lag in thsi new CGI seemed to improve after 20000KM of use. Looks like the turbine needed some time to run in.
Now I am able to rabbit start w/o any delays of teh power I needed to push the tacho to 5000 RPM.
Tested the E200 today...Impressive I must say in terms of the accessories given in comparison to Audi A5..
The ELEGANCE and feel in the Merz is definately better than those commons out there like Beemers or Audis now...
The drive is responsive despite a 1.8L and cornering has no body roll too...went on a straight road with uneven surfaces and it felt nothing at all.
Overtaking is smooth and easy and comfort is definately there for passengers and driver.
Reverse parking sensor is unique as it tells you from the lights seen from your rear mirror whether you are closer to the left or right and there is a camera on the front console too.
The ability to do own programming like security features, door locking, etc...think now is norm to most out there than to go back always to agent.
Overall drive is comfortable, relax and worth considering the E class as the price diff is not much in comparison to other models like C class or below...