page_title: Mercedes-Benz E-Class
section_title: Second generation (W210; 1996–2002)
hierarchical_section_title: Mercedes-Benz E-Class / E-Class / Second generation (W210; 1996–2002)
caption_attribution_description: English: 1998 Mercedes-Benz E200 Elegance Automatic 2.0 Taken in Warwick
context_page_description: The Mercedes-Benz E-Class is a range of executive cars manufactured by German automaker Mercedes-Benz in various engine and body configurations. Produced since 1953, the E-Class falls midrange in the Mercedes line-up, and has been marketed worldwide across five generations.
  Before 1993, the E in Mercedes-Benz nomenclature was a suffix following a vehicle's model number which stood for Einspritzmotor. It began to appear in the early 1960s, when that feature began to be utilized broadly in the maker's product line, and not just in its upper tier luxury and sporting models. By the launch of the facelifted W124 in 1993 fuel-injection was ubiquitous in Mercedes engines, and the E was adopted as a prefix and the model line referred to officially as the E-Class. All generations of the E-Class have offered either rear-wheel drive or Mercedes' 4Matic four-wheel drive system.
  Historically, the E-Class is Mercedes-Benz' best-selling model, with more than 13 million sold by 2015. The first E-Class series was originally available as four-door sedan, five-door station wagon, 2 door coupe and 2 door convertible.
context_section_description: The W210 E-Class, launched in 1995, brought the line firmly into the upper end of the mid-size luxury market. 
  Starting in 1996, the E-class made major changes compared to the earlier version of the E-class, including four large oval headlights, that gave Mercedes an updated image intended to attract more younger buyers and women. The new E-class was 1.6 inches longer and 2.3 inches wider and offered significantly more interior room but was still considered mid-size.
  In September 1999 the W210 E-class was facelifted. This included visual, mechanical and quality improvements over the earlier versions.
  The Mercedes-Benz E-Class was Motor Trend's Import Car of the Year for 1996.
  While the W210 sedan was replaced by the W211 in 2002, the wagon version continued to be sold until March 2003 when the S211 wagon replaced the S210 wagon.
caption: Mercedes-Benz E 200 Elegance (United Kingdom; W210)
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