Did Porsche really help build the 1994 Mercedes E500?

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Yes, absolutely! Porsche really did help build the 1994 Mercedes E500—it's one of the coolest collaborations in automotive history!

Here's the story: Mercedes-Benz commissioned Porsche in 1989 to help create a high-performance version of the W124 sedan. At the time, Mercedes' engineering department was fully occupied developing the new W140 S-Class (the big luxury flagship), so they turned to Porsche for help.

Each Mercedes 500 E (sold as the E500 from 1993-1995) was essentially hand-built by Porsche at their Rössle-Bau factory in Zuffenhausen, Germany. The bodies were shipped back and forth between Mercedes' plant and Porsche's factory during assembly—a journey that took a full 18 days per vehicle!

The result was a proper "wolf in sheep's clothing": a wide-bodied, V8-powered German sleeper sedan that could mix it with sports cars of its era. The car you're looking at is part of this legendary lineage—pretty special!

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