Luxury car maker Mercedes-Benz said that the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has placed an order to lease 55 top of the range E 250 CDI luxury sedans.
The high-end sedans will be used by the visiting foreign dignitaries of ministries including the head of states, presidents, prime ministers and top diplomats, it said in a statement. The E 250 CDIs will begin to be used at the upcoming India-Africa Forum Summit.
Mercedes has so far sold over 30,000 units of the E-Class in India and is the first luxury car to be produced in India since 1995. It also remains, by far, the largest selling luxury car model in the country today, the firm added.
The Mercedes-Benz E 250 CDI is powered by a 203PS/500Nm 2143cc diesel engine. The engine is mated to a 7-speed automatic transmission which propels the car from 0-100kmph in 8.5s.
The top speed is just shy of 250kmph. Mercedes claims to have sold 30,000 E-Class models so far in India. The car is touted as the Stuttgart carmaker’s best selling luxury model in its segment in India.
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