Avantgarde Vs Elegance
 

What is the differrence between avangarde and elegance on 1997 e320 w210?

I used to have brochures ....
 

picked up in Germany in 1997 that described each model. I shall go down to the basement and see if I still have them.

Found the brochures ...
 

and here are some of the key differences:

Elegance line had blue glass.
Avantgarde line had green glass.

Elegance line had halogen lamps.
Avantgarde line had xenon lamps.

Elegance line had 10 hole alloy wheels.
Avantgarde line hade 5 hole alloy wheels.

Elegance line had burl walnut wood trim.
Avantgarde line had bird's-eye maple trim.

Seat belts of Elegance line were of same color as interior trim.
Seat belts of Avantgarde line were black.

Elegance line had bumpers and rub strips of a contrasting color to body.
Avantgarde line had bumpers and rub strips of body color.

Avantgarde line had a lowered suspension compared to that of the Elegance line.

Steering wheel in Elegance line was color-code to interior.
Steering wheel in Avantgarde line was black.

There were two exterior colors unique to the Avantgarde line - metallic Amazon green and metallic Violane (looks purple in brochure).

Standard equipment was same for both lines as were available engine options.

Hope, this helps.

Thanks for the response. Now I now why my Avantgarde seems to be low and close to the street. so it is only -cosmetic- rather than genuine diferrences. I thought there are differences in sport package ( BMW M equivelent...etc)

Ok please note that yes the avantgrade does sport stiffer springs, anti roll bars and shocks and is considerably stiff on the road than an elegance equipped car

That is also helpfull to know.
Thanks

As far as I know, on top of options.... the avangarde body is lower on suspension than the elegance

In USA, our cars are basically Elegance spec, with the AMGs of course Avantgarde+.

Yes, but Avantgarde is equivalent to the Sport version in the US and can be ordered as an option on a many non-AMG models...