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    Jalopnik Reviews: 2006 Mercedes E350 4Matic, Part 3

    Why you should buy this car: You love Mercedes! The big EZ makes you feel safe, secure, satisfied, loved, respected and admired. The sedan s four-wheel-drive let s you believe you don t have to pay for/install snow tires every year.

    Why you shouldn t buy this car: You enjoy driving, perhaps more than you should.

    Suitability Parameters
    · Speed Merchants: No
    · Fashion Victims: No
    · Treehuggers: No
    · Mack Daddies: No
    · Tuner Crowd: No
    · Hairdressers: No
    · Penny Pinchers: No
    · Euro Snobs: Yes
    · Working Stiffs: No
    · Technogeeks: No
    · Poseurs: Yes
    · Soccer Moms: No
    · Nascar Dads: No
    · Golfing Grandparents: Yes

    Vitals:
    · Manufacturer: Mercedes
    · Model tested: E350 4Matic
    · Model year: 2006
    · Price as Tested: $52,300
    · Engine type: 3.5-liter DOHC 24-valve V-6
    · Horsepower: 3.5-liter DOHC 24-valve V-6
    · Torque: 258 ft-lbs. @ 2400-5000 rpm
    · Redline: 6000 rpm
    · Wheels and Tires: 225/55 HR 17 all-season
    · Drive type: four-wheel-drive:
    · 0 - 60: 6.9 secs.
    · 1/4 mile: NA
    · Top speed: 130 (limited)
    · Fuel economy city/highway: 18 /24
    · NHTSA crash test rating front/side/rollover: 4/5/5

    [by Robert Farago]

    Related:
    Jalopnik Reviews: 2006 Mercedes E350 4Matic, Part 1

    Jalopnik Reviews: 2006 Mercedes E350 4Matic, Part 2


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