Gasoline 6-cylinder in-line and V-engines E 240, E 280, E 320

E Model 240 is equipped with 6-cylinder V-engine with a displacement of 2.4 liters and 170 hp The engine is the successor to the 4-cylinder version of the E 230.

During 1997 range of engines E-Class has been thoroughly revised. The result was a model E 280 and E 320, equipped with 6-cylinder V-engines - the first copies of the new series of engines M 112. These engines have replaced the old 6-cylinder in-line units of the same size. The power of V6 engines, respectively, 204 and 224 hp For comparison: in-line engines of the same volume E-Class 1996 model year were 193 and 220 hp Torque characteristic of both the V-engine plane in the range of 3000-5000 min ^{-1, which} allows you to make more use of the higher gears, reducing engine speed and thus fuel consumption. To reduce vibronagruzhennost V-engine, applied the additional balancing shaft. Using lightweight materials make V-engines by 25% lighter row. In these engines, the first cylinder liners are made of light alloys, which saves fuel by coating with a low coefficient of friction. Emissions of harmful substances significantly reduced through the use of per cylinder head unit with three valves and two spark plugs. These measures also helped reduce fuel consumption by 9-13% for the model E 280 as compared to its predecessor.