- Mercedes E-Class is the highest-selling product from the German luxury carmaker in India.
- However, the car suddenly breaking down in the middle of the road is quite surprising.
- The on-road price of an E-Class is around Rs 86 lakh.
A Mercedes E-Class of the Haryana Minister, Anil Vij recently breaks down in the middle of the road. This is quite surprising as the luxury saloon was just over a year old. Moreover, there were no issues with the car pertaining to high-speed driving or anything of that sort. Nevertheless, it broke down suddenly which was astonishing, to say the least. The model in question is the E200 and the incident happened when the minister was travelling from Ambala Cantt to Gurugram.
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Mercedes of a Minister Breaks Down
The video has been uploaded by Nikhil Rana on his YouTube channel. He keeps posting such content around road safety and the importance of buying cars with high safety ratings. This time around, a premium luxury car is involved. According to the information in the video, the minister was en route when the shocker of the E-Class broke into two pieces. This came as a shock to everyone. It is possible that the poor road condition was the reason behind it. Thankfully, no one was injured as the car was brought to a standstill in time.
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Digging some info about the vehicle, it was found that the car is just over 1 year old. It is quite surprising that the luxury sedan is relatively new and it had such a major mechanical defect. People on social media were quick to point out that such luxury cars are not meant to be driven on poor roads. Some other people commented that why can’t the minister have a vehicle from Indian carmakers like Tata and Mahindra. Their cars are better designed to tackle the conditions of our roads.
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Specs
The Mercedes E-Class comes with varied powertrain options. This includes a 2.0-litre 4-cylinder petrol engine that produces 194 hp and 320 Nm, a 2.0-litre 4-cylinder diesel engine that churns out 192 hp and 400 Nm and an AMG line 3.0-litre 6-cylinder mill that outputs 282 hp and 600 Nm of peak power and torque respectively. All these engines come mated to a 9-speed G-TRONIC automatic transmission. The prices range from Rs 65 lakh, ex-showroom.
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