The seven-speed automatic transmission is always able to select the optimum gear for any given situation, she points out, and offers a larger overall spread between the lowest and highest gear.
Selecting from seven gears also means the transmission's electronic control has greater flexibility in adjusting shift points for lower average engine speeds, which Caza calls ''a clear plus in terms of both reducing fuel consumption and minimizing noise.''
When the driver shifts down rapidly through the gears, she explains, the seven-speed transmission does not always select the individual gears in strict order. Instead, the transmission will skip a particular gear if necessary, switching from seventh gear straight down to fifth, for example, and even from sixth to second, skipping three gears at once.
That's the kind of thing you get when you spend $74,300 and up on a new E350 sedan or wagon.
photo:Mercedes-Benz Canada
Selecting from seven gears also means the transmission's electronic control has greater flexibility in adjusting shift points for lower average engine speeds, which Caza calls ''a clear plus in terms of both reducing fuel consumption and minimizing noise.''
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| 2006 Mercedes-Benz E350 (photo : Mercedes-Benz Canada) |
That's the kind of thing you get when you spend $74,300 and up on a new E350 sedan or wagon.
photo:Mercedes-Benz Canada
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