That's a Stretch: Mercedes E-Class limo spied
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/spyphotos/" rel="tag">Spy Photos</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sedans/" rel="tag">Sedans/Saloons</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/mercedes-benz/" rel="tag">Mercedes-Benz</a></p><a href="http://www.worldcarfans.com/9090206.015/mini1/mercedes-e-class-stretch-limo-first-spy-photos"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/02/e-pullman-spy.jpg" /></a>The rich keep getting richer, and their cars keep getting bigger. Although you might see some old Mercedes-Benz E's pulling cab duty in extended form overseas, by and large (so to speak) it's the S-Class that usually gets the stretched treatment in Mercedes' sedan lineup. But these spy shots suggest that the Benz boys are going in another direction, as they show a stretched version of the new E-Class undergoing development.<br /><br />Hot on the heels of the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/01/10/2010-mercedes-benz-e-class-revealed-ahead-of-geneva/">reveal of the E-Class</a> sedan, reports suggest that these spy shots are of an official factory E-Class <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/09/23/mercedes-marks-80-years-of-protection-with-new-s600-pullman-guar/">Pullman limousine</a> - not an independent aftermarket conversion. If that's the case, the five-meter stretched E is likely to be decked out with all of the latest high-tech gadgetry inside, while the beefy-looking windows and body roll suggest this could be an <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/02/10/rappers-delight-mercedes-introduces-armored-e-class/">armored Guard version</a>. Whatever it is, you can bet it'll be a whole lot cheaper than a <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/02/11/lead-zeppelin-maybach-exhumes-long-dormant-nameplate-for-new-su/">Maybach Zeppelin</a>.<br /><br />[Source: <a href="http://www.worldcarfans.com/9090206.015/mercedes-e-class-stretch-limo-first-spy-photos">World Car Fans</a>]<p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/02/13/thats-a-stretch-mercedes-e-class-limo-spied/">That's a Stretch: Mercedes E-Class limo spied</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Fri, 13 Feb 2009 07:58:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.worldcarfans.com/9090206.015/mercedes-e-class-stretch-limo-first-spy-photos>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/02/13/thats-a-stretch-mercedes-e-class-limo-spied/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/1457540/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/02/13/thats-a-stretch-mercedes-e-class-limo-spied/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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