Comments on: 500E Mercedes Retrospective

By: ADLX

ADLX — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 01:46:25 +0000

Doesn’t it, though?

By: Thomas Buerkle

Thomas Buerkle — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 01:18:21 +0000

That photo showing the 500E from above shows the beautiful lines that include the rear glass. Bruno Sacco’s designs have the rationality of classical architecture. His cars were so well resolved with regard to trim, there are no odd rubber strips or black plastic wedges in the corners of the windows. One gets the sense that the design was done in tandem with the engineering. No other make was quite as nice.

By: Gunnar

Gunnar — Thu, 27 May 2010 01:24:53 +0000

Good points everyone. Article amended, new post to follow…

By: Carlen Rey

Carlen Rey — Thu, 27 May 2010 00:46:05 +0000

Whoa, “The Hammer” is a 32V 5.6L engine; optionally a 6.0.

And this model was made from model year 91-94.

By: Fuenfkommasechs

Fuenfkommasechs — Wed, 26 May 2010 08:08:30 +0000

Very nice, Gunnar!

Actually it’s “Einspritzer” or – even more correct – “Einspritzmotor”
See http://schloerb.smugmug.com/Cars/Retro-Classics-Stuttgart-2010/RetroClassics2010120/809764205_7XWCd-XL.jpg
Rumor has it, that this car actually saved Porsche from bankruptcy back then.

By: Distiller

Distiller — Wed, 26 May 2010 07:12:55 +0000

It’s “Einspritzung”, not “EinTspritzung”. Yip, originally the E stood for injection, but I guess they very fast switched to executive.

At its time the ultimate autobahn monster. Only the 928 and some Brabus and Alpina could compete.