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Mercedes E500 so good it's almost boring to drive.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Byline: Mark Phelan
Some cars have been so good for so long that when a new one comes along, you expect it to be the best in its class from the moment you turn the key.
Then sometimes you turn the key and nothing happens.
I stood in the parking lot, slack-jawed with disbelief, as the $64,620 2003 Mercedes-Benz E500's electronic locking and ignition system crashed like a piece of beta-test software. Instead of the dreaded Microsoft blue screen of death, I was assaulted by a blaring alarm as I called tech support for instructions.
The Mercedes E-class _ along with BMW's 5-series _ continues to define the midsize luxury sport sedan category, so expectations run at high tide when a new one arrives.
I was nearly salivating when the 302-horsepower, 5-liter V8 Mercedes arrived.
The car is the latest step in Mercedes' push to make its cars more stylish _ fashion leaders as well as technical pacesetters.
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