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Since Mercedes offers 11 different Sedans, I’d like to know – What is a Sedan exactly?

Monday, July 21st, 2008

The word sedan is likely derived from the Italian sedia “chair” derived from the root “sed-” from the Latin “sella” – the traditional name for a carried chair. In America the term sedan equates with the British term saloon.

The sedan is one of the most common automobile body styles.
A Mercedes sedan would seat four or more people and has a fixed roof that is full-height up to the rear window with fixed “B” pillar side window frames (as opposed to the hardtop style without a “B” pillar and where the sash winds down with the glass)
It has two rows of seats with enough space in the back seats for adult passengers and a separate trunk.

Several versions of the body style include four-door, two-door, and fastback models.
A a “three-box” design is the most common – meaning an engine compartment, a passenger compartment and a trunk compartment.
The fatsback model is a two box design where the trunk is in the rear portion of the passenger compartment.

These are the current Mercedes Sedan Models and classes

  • C-Class C300
  • C-Class c300 Luxury Sedan
  • C-Class C350 Sport Sedan
  • E-Class E350
  • E-Class E320 BlueTech
  • E-Class E550
  • E-Class E63 AMG
  • S-Class S550
  • S-Class S63 AMG
  • S-Class S600
  • S-Class S65 AMG

To get more info on Mercedes models, Body Styles, Fuel Ratings etc click here.

To get pricing for Mercedes Sedans click here.

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