Remembering the Time When Porsche Built the High-Performance Mercedes-Benz 500 E
To the untrained eye, it looked just like a standard E-Class, but the 500 E was a rabid version of the popular mid-size sedan from the 80s and 90s. Developed, assembled, and fine-tuned by Porsche, the V8-powered wolf in sheep’s clothing was capable of shaming many sports cars of the era, becoming one of the coolest factory sleepers ever built. Remembering the Time When Porsche Built the High-Performance Mercedes-Benz 500 E 31 May 2021, 16:01 UTC · by In 1988, Porsche was contracted by cross-town rivals Daimler-Benz to design and develop an experimental version of the W124 series. At t...