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Lanzhou, met yet another Chinese transport artery: the Yellow River.
Around 1,900 kilometres of the last stage remain to be covered
before the drivers arrived at the final destination of their journey.
The route followed the valley of the Yellow River, then crossed the
outer reaches of the Gobi desert and the grass pastures of Inner
The E-Class fleet makes a stop in front of the Mercedes-Benz
Museum in Stuttgart
THE FIRST TRANSCONTINENTAL CAR RACE IN HISTORY
The symbolic bridging between Europe and Asia over long stretches
of the journey follows the route of the first transcontinental car
race in history, which started exactly 99 years ago from Peking to
Paris. The initiators’ aim was to demonstrate the technical superiority
of the car over the horse. After the race had been reversed in
direction owing to weather conditions, thus starting in Peking,
eleven adventurers with five automobiles started their journey
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Mongolia. Shortly after glimpsing the Great Wall of China once
again, participants reached the destination of the E-Class
Experience on 17th November, 28 days after leaving Paris and having
covered around 13,600 kilometres: the walls of the Forbidden
City in the centre of Beijing.
into the unknown on June 10, 1907.
AND THE WINNER IS… THE E-CLASS DIESEL ENGINE
The grand finale of the long distance drive took place at
Beijing’s historic Yongding Gate; 36 Mercedes-Benz E-Class
cars arrived safe and sound in the Chinese capital after traversing
Europe and Asia. Through this endurance test under
extreme conditions Mercedes-Benz has once again demonstrated
the outstanding performance of its modern diesel
Another major stop: the E-Class in Moscow, Russia
Passing through Berlin’s landmarks Making their way from Lanzhou to Wuhai, China From Balkhash to Almaty, Kazakhstan
engines in terms of emissions, fuel economy and reliability.
Proof of this is also the fuel consumption of the victorious
“eBay” team which won the fuel economy contest with an average
of 7.19 l/100 km diesel. The best result on a daily leg was
as low as 5.5 l/100 km.
“2006 is the year of the E-Class for Mercedes-Benz. With the
new generation of the E-Class, we have thoroughly overhauled
the core of our brand and have made it even more attractive for
our customers”, declared Dr Klaus Maier who is responsible for
Sales and Marketing in the Mercedes Car Group. Through the
diesel marathon across two continents, Mercedes-Benz intended
to demonstrate the global potential of its drive technology. The
true winner in this extraordinary journey from Paris to Beijing
is the E-Class because it beautifully reflected important
Mercedes-Benz brand values: reliability, safety and outstanding
long-distance comfort.
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