Built in collaboration with Porsche, the Mercedes E500 was based on the popular 300E model that had been released in 1986. Each E500 was transported back and forth between the Mercedes plant and Porsche's Rossle-Bau plant in Zuffenhausen during assembly and hand built, taking eighteen days to complete each model. It was produced between 1992 and 1994 in which time approximately 7,200 cars were built.
The 1994 Mercedes E500 includes a number of standard features: power four-wheel disc brakes with ABS; cruise speed control; power windows; two-wheel read drive; traction control; power sunroof; theft deterrent system; driver side and passenger side air bags; rear defroster; front fog lights; front and rear shoulder seatbelts; power driver seat; leather seats; radio AM/FM with cassette; and power steering.
The 1994 E500, with its standard 5.0L 8-cylinder 315 hp gas engine, and four-speed automatic transmission, gets 16 to 19 miles per gallon.
