INSIDE TRACK: An E-Class wagon on steroids and stilts.
Some vehicles are not being replaced, like the Mercedes-Benz R-Class wagon and the electric Tesla Roadster.
(Harley-Davidson) Mercedes-Benz is to cease sales in the United States of the R-Class wagon, born of Daimler's star-crossed pairing with Chrysler and commonly derided as an upmarket Chrysler Pacifica.
MERCEDES C-CLASS WAGON -- Mercedes, of all companies, is making a bet that two body styles that nearly grew extinct in the United States -- the hatchback and the station wagon -- have plenty of life left in them.
That's because the car of choice among many of these women is the Mercedes-Benz E-Class wagon.
And, if you really have your heart set on a Mercedes family car, get the E-Class wagon, which is far superior in every way and you can get it with all-wheel drive.
According to the manufacturers, for 2003 the Mercedes-Benz E-Class wagon sold 1,995 units, BMW sold 1,500 5-Series Sport wagons, and Audi sold only 122 S4 Avants.
Compared with the Mercedes wagon, head and shoulder room, even in the front, feels tighter, as does the cargo space even though according to the specifications the E-class wagon is smaller than the XC70.
Sales of the newly revamped C-Class sedan have doubled, and Mercedes expects to milk the C for even more business soon, with both a sub $30K C-Class wagon, and even less expensive C-Coupe, coming to market this month.
In an event titled "Mercedes-Benz Fit For Fashion," the trio lead folks in a list of activities over the weekend like: a designer handbag lift to see which fashionista could handle the heaviest haul, leg lunges to help fit into skinny jeans and an allover body workout by packing the new G-Class wagon trunk.
In the 19th century, French railways refrained from putting roofs on third-class wagons so that passengers who could afford more expensive second-class seats would not hesitate to spend a few extra francs.
