In 1990, Mercedes Benz put out their mid sized line up. It was made up of a 300CE coupe, a 260E, 300E four door sedan and a four door station wagon 300TE. The 260E sedan employed a 158-horsepower, 2.6 liter, 6-cylinder engine. The 300CE coupe got a face lift with a 217-horsepower, 2.0 liter inline six with dual camshafts. The rest of the models received single camshafts and 3.0 liter inline sixes that were rated at 177-horsepower.

The 250D sedan received a turbocharged 5-cylinder diesel engine, which was available in the spring of 1990. The 300E sedan and the 300TE wagon both received automatic 4-wheel drive. Along with previous upgrades, all models received new fuel injection systems. Along with the fuel injection, the models received a driver side airbag with a passenger side airbag as an optional addition. The anti-lock breaking system was universal across the models.

In 1991, the Mercedes Benz E class received two upgrades. Mercedes’ “traction control system” was available as an option in the rear wheel drive 300E sedan, the 300CE coupe and the 300TE wagon. The diesel 300, with a 2.5 Turbo could also be upgraded to ASD, which is an automatic locking differential.

The 1992 Mercedes Benz E class picked up two models that had V8 engines. The 4.2 liter V8 in the 400E was boosted to 268 horsepower with this upgrade. The limited edition 500E was appropriated also with a 5.0 liter V8, that was also used in the 500SL. In the 400E and 500E, the passenger side airbag was standard. On other models, the passenger side airbag was optional.

Nineteen ninety three gave rise to a convertible and two new engines. The new Mercedes E class now had a 300D 2.5 Turbo, a 300E 2.8 sedan with a new 2.8-liter twin-cam engine, a 300E sedan, a 300CE coupe, a 300TE wagon and 3.2-liter 6-cylinder engine Cabriolet 300CE. The V8’s of the lineup was a 400E and a 500E with all models now having standard driver and passenger side airbags.

The restyling of models in 1994 came with new grilles, hoods, headlights, assembles, trunk lids and tail lamps. The E320 came in all four body types. The E420 and the E520 both has V8 engines. Made as an early 1995 model, a 300D sedan was produced in the spring of 1994 with a 134-horsepower 3.0 liter diesel, 6 cylinder engine.