Mercedes-Benz E-Class Sedan (W210) · E-Class

W210

Four round headlamps and a new corporate face.

Production
1995–2002
Built
1,374,168
Body
Sedan
Chassis
W210
Mercedes-Benz E-Class Sedan (W210) (W210)

The W210 traded the W124’s severity for oval eyes — four separate round headlamps under a single lens that split opinion instantly and then defined the Mercedes-Benz face for a decade.

Launched in 1995, it introduced Brake Assist and made ESP available across the range, and it carried the marque’s first common-rail CDI diesels. Engines ran from the 2.0-liter M111 four through the M104 and M112 sixes to the M113 V8, with AMG offering the E 50 and later the 354 PS E 55.

The estate is catalogued separately as the S210. Water-based paints of the era have thinned the survivors, but the W210 was the volume Mercedes-Benz of the late nineties.

W210 interior
Cabin of the W210.

Every model.

Standard-production model designations across 1995–2002, with exact archive chassis and engine Baumuster.

MalliMallivuodetValmistettuAlustaMoottoriVaihteistoYhteensä
E 200 Diesel1996–199806.1996–07.1998210.003604.917688
E 200 CDI1998–199906.1998–07.1999210.007611.96048,573
E 200 CDI1999–200207.1999–03.2002210.007611.961sisältyy yllä olevaan
E 220 Diesel1995–199905.1995–06.1999210.004604.91064,531
E 220 CDI1998–199906.1998–07.1999210.006611.96094,531
E 220 CDI1999–200207.1999–03.2002210.006611.961sisältyy yllä olevaan
E 250 Diesel1995–199906.1995–07.1999210.010605.91214,520
E 250 Turbodiesel1997–199909.1997–07.1999210.015605.96211,262
E 290 Turbodiesel1996–199903.1996–06.1999210.017602.98253,191
E 300 Diesel1996–199705.1995–03.1997210.020606.91227,834
E 300 Turbodiesel1998–199904.1997–07.1999210.025606.96253,437
E 270 CDI1999–200207.1999–02.2002210.016612.96146,647
E 320 CDI1999–200208.1999–03.2002210.026613.96133,643
E 2001995–199905.1995–07.1999210.035111.942144,362
E 2001999–200007.1999–06.2000210.035111.945sisältyy yllä olevaan
E 200 Compressor1997–199908.1997–07.1999210.045111.94715,432
E 200 Compressor1999–200007.1999–06.2000210.045111.947sisältyy yllä olevaan
E 200 Compressor2000–200205.2000–03.2002210.048111.95737,235
E 2301995–199805.1995–06.1998210.037111.970109,527
E 2401997–199908.1997–07.1999210.061112.91194,455
E 2401999–200007.1999–06.2000210.061112.911sisältyy yllä olevaan
E 240 (2.6-liter engine)2000–200205.2000–02.2002210.062112.91435,354
E 2801995–199712.1995–03.1997210.053104.94525,548
E 280 (V6 engine)1997–199902.1997–07.1999210.063112.92142,269
E 2801999–200207.1999–02.2002210.063112.921sisältyy yllä olevaan
E 280 4MATIC1997–199902.1997–07.1999210.081112.9215,318
E 280 4MATIC1999–200207.1999–03.2002210.081112.921sisältyy yllä olevaan
E 3201996–199705.1995–06.1997210.055104.99599,043
E 3201998–199902.1997–07.1999210.065112.941188,061
E 3202000–200207.1999–03.2002210.065112.941sisältyy yllä olevaan
E 320 4MATIC1998–199906.1997–07.1999210.082112.94133,292
E 320 4MATIC2000–200207.1999–03.2002210.082112.941sisältyy yllä olevaan
E 420199702.1996–02.1998210.072119.98531,159
E 50 AMG1996–199701.1996–08.1997210.072119sisältyy yllä olevaan
E 4301998–199908.1997–07.1999210.070113.94046,461
E 4302000–200207.1999–03.2002210.070113.940sisältyy yllä olevaan
E 430 4MATIC2000–200208.1999–03.2002210.083113.9407,722
E 55 AMG199910.1997–07.1999210.074113.98010,073
E 55 AMG2000–200207.1999–03.2002210.074113.980sisältyy yllä olevaan
E 55 AMG 4MATIC1999–200211.1999–01.2002210.083113.980sisältyy yllä olevaan

* Julkaistu tuotantoluku kattaa kyseisen mallin kaikki sarjat; lähde ei erittele sitä tarkemmin.

W210 side profile
Studio profile of the W210 — the proportions that defined this generation.

Year by year.

The engines, safety systems and 1,800-part facelift that define the four-headlamp E-Class.

  1. 1995
    • The W210 saloon debuted in June with four elliptical headlamps and a 0.27 drag coefficient.
    • Classic, Elegance and Avantgarde equipment lines offered distinct exterior and interior treatments.
    • Belt-force limiters were standard for the front seats.
  2. 1996
    • The E 420 added M119 V8 power with a five-speed automatic.
    • The E 50 AMG became the first AMG-developed W210 flagship.
    • Brake Assist became standard in December.
  3. 1997
    • The electronic ELCODE key replaced the conventional mechanical ignition key.
    • M112 V6 engines replaced the M104 inline-sixes in the E 240, E 280 and E 320.
    • The M113-powered E 430 replaced the E 420.
    • The E 55 AMG replaced the E 50 AMG with the 5.4-litre M113 V8.
  4. 1998
    • The E 220 CDI introduced common-rail direct-injection diesel power to the W210.
  5. 1999
    • The July facelift revised more than 1,800 components.
    • The facelift lowered the bonnet and front wings around reshaped headlamps.
    • Window airbags became standard.
    • A six-speed manual transmission replaced the five-speed manual.
    • The E 270 CDI and E 320 CDI completed the diesel range’s conversion to common-rail injection.
    • The E 430 4MATIC introduced all-wheel drive to the V8 W210.
  6. 2002
    • W210 saloon production ended in March as the W211 entered the market.
W210 rear three-quarter view
Rear three-quarter view of the W210.