Vehicle Overview
1993 MERCEDES 500E, AND BUILD SUPER SEDAN, IMITED PRODUCTION, ORSCHE BUILT ENGINE WITH MERCEDES UPGRADED BODY |
Introducing the Mercedes W124 500E (5.0L V8) The Mercedes-Benz 500E is a supercar produced in collaboration with Porsche-AG from 1991-1995. The vehicle is based on the W124 chassis (1986-1995 officially) although the 500E is a totally different animal to its cousins. They produced around 10,249 supercars (1600 only forUS market)all in LHD combined with the 5.0L V8 engine producing 326bhp power and 354 lb/ft of torque coupled to the 4-speed automatic gearbox. The car would sprint from 0-62mph within 6.0 seconds and have a top speed of 155mph which is limited. Derestricted models have been known to reach over 170mph. The E500 Limited was the final production of the E500 range with uprated wheels and interior modifications. Finally, he E60 AMG was a special version of the E500 from factory providing the 381BHP 6.0L engine along with several other minor tweaks.
The E500 has the following differences over the standard W124: - M119 5.0L V-8 Engine producing 326BHP (and 354 lb/ft torque)
- 2.82 gearing ratio
- Flared front and rear wheel arches (Wider for wider alloys)
- Sportsline leather interior (Recaro leather seats)
- Rear wood console between back seats (Also avaliable on Sportlines)
- Jetronics Ignition System (Superior over the normal 500SL one)
- Front wider apron and front foglights (Wider front end for arches)
- Standard 16" 8-Hole alloys (W124's usually come with 15")
- Lower, tiffer suspension setting (9" lower)
- Battery placed in trunk (Engine bay showhorned with the V8)
- Bigger brakes and brake calipers (Facelift models had larger brakes than pre-facelift cars)
- Bespoke E500 headlights slighly different to standard W124 ones
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