AMG sports package for the new Mercedes-Benz E-Class

Posted on January 22nd, 2009 by Robert Adams | Posted under: AMG, Mercedes-Benz

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2010 Mercedes-Benz E-Class AMG sports package New E-Class will hit European showrooms in March. If you don’t have the money to go with the AMG engine and don’t care about its performance, but are interested in the way your new E-Class is going to look, you can choose the AMG sports package.

This package will be optional with all engine variants and is available right from the beginning. Prices will start from 2915 Euros (about $3850 USD).

For that you will get AMG front apron with large cooling air intakes, AMG side skirts, AMG rear apron and 18-inch AMG alloy wheels.

For sportier look the car is lowered 15 millimeters with the DIRECT CONTROL suspension. Interior also gets a sportier AMG treatment with DIRECT SELECT shift paddles. As the engines are left untouched you could say that it is all Show and no Go compared to the AMG powered E-Class.

Press release:

AMG sports package for the new E-Class: Even more emotive appeal and dynamism for the new business saloon

Affalterbach – With immediate effect, the new Mercedes-Benz E-Class is also available with the AMG sports package. This new, optional package includes sporty and dynamic features, some of which are not available individually. The AMG sports package can be combined with all engine variants and all E-Class design and equipment lines.

The new AMG bodystyling makes for a more sporty appearance and greater

emotional appeal. It comprises an AMG front apron with large cooling air intakes, striking AMG side skirts and an AMG rear apron. The exhaust tailpipes are further attractive features: in the four-cylinder petrol models these polished stainless steel tailpipes are of twin oval design , while four-cylinder diesel models have a single, oval tailpipe in polished stainless steel. All the six and eight-cylinder models feature twin, rectangular tailpipes of polished stainless steel integrated into the AMG rear apron.

Other eye-catching details include the completely newly designed 18-inch AMG light-alloy wheels, which are painted in sterling silver with a high-sheen finish and are shod with 245/40 R 18 wide-base tyres at the front and 265/35 R 18 tyres at the rear. Perforated brake discs and silver-painted callipers bearing the Mercedes-Benz logo at the front, plus the sporty DIRECT CONTROL suspension lowered by 15 millimetres, are also included in the AMG sports package as standard.

Sports seats and an AMG sports steering wheel with DIRECT SELECT shift paddles

The interior features of the AMG sports package impress with a combination of sportiness and style. Thanks to their optimised contours, the front sports seats provide outstanding lateral support when cornering at speed. The new material combination of DINAMICA microfibre/ARTICO man-made leather with light-coloured, twin decorative seams for the seat upholstery, door armrests and centre console lend a touch of enhanced quality to the interior. The AMG sports package also includes floor mats with AMG lettering, a sports pedal cluster in brushed stainless steel with rubber studs, a black roof lining and a shift/selector lever in nappa leather with chrome highlights. Perfect control is ensured by the AMG sports steering wheel with three spokes and a newly designed rim in nappa leather. In models equipped with an automatic transmission, the gears can be shifted manually using DIRECT SELECT shift paddles. The AMG sports package also includes the manual “M” transmission mode.

Depending on the engine variant and the design and equipment line, the AMG sports package costs between 2915 and 4046 euros (incl. 19 % VAT). It is available from the market launch of the new E-Class in March 2009. The AMG sports package is available for numerous Mercedes-Benz models and is proving increasingly popular, not least thanks to its attractive combination of features and favourable price/value ratio.