The Mercedes-Benz 500E is one of the company's more interesting models. Introduced for the 1992 model year, the 500 E was part of the W124 Sedan, and was a collaboration between Mercedes-Benz and Porsche. As Mercedes were entirely focused on their new S-Class, they hired Porsche to accomodate a 5.0L V8 engine in the front of the car as well as tune the chassis to be able to handle the increased power. Painstakingly assembled, each handbuilt car took 18 days to complete. For the 1994 model year, Mercedes changed their naming system, moving the 'E' designation to the front of the variant name, so the 500E became the W124 Mercedes-Benz E500.