STUTTGART: Daimler today revealed the refreshed E-Class.
The E-Class sedan and estate (wagon) have undergone a wide-ranging update. Both models will arrive in European showrooms in the summer.
The long-wheelbase version of the sedan for China as well as the coupé and cabriolet, will follow soon thereafter.
With over 14 million sedan and estate models delivered since 1946, the E-Class is the best-selling model series in the history of Mercedes-Benz.
It is perceived by many as the “heart of the brand”. The 10th generation of the E-Class set styling trends in 2016 with its clean yet appealing design and an exclusive, high-quality interior.
To date, more than 1.2 million customers around the world have bought a current-generation E-Class sedan or E-Class estate.
Here are the key facts about the refresh:
> More dynamic design
Avantgarde Line as the new basic specification for the exterior
Redesigned front headlamps (full-LED headlamps as standard,
optionally available MULTIBEAM LED headlamps)
Redesigned tail lamps
Redesigned radiator grille and front bumper
All-Terrain variant visually more similar to the SUV models
Next-generation driving assistance systems, including:
New steering wheel generation with capacitive hands-off detection
Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC with route-based speed adjustment
Active Stop-and-Go Assist
Active Steering Assist
Active Brake Assist; in the Driving Assistance Package now also with turning manoeuvre function
Active Blind Spot Assist – now also with exit warning
Parking Package in conjunction with 360° camera: newly expanded side view and for the first time automatic parking not only in parallel and end-on parking spaces, but also on marked areas.
> Even more comfort in the interior
Two digital screens as standard (2 x 10.25-inch, bonded), optional Widescreen cockpit
with two 12.3-inch displays)
MBUX with LINGUATRONIC voice control (standard) and augmented reality
Interior Assistant
ENERGIZING comfort control with ENERGIZING COACH and PowerNap (in plug-in hybrids)
ENERGIZING seat kinetics
> E as in efficiency: electrification of the powertrain
Seven plug-in hybrids as Saloon and Estate models, petrol and diesel, with rear-wheel or all-wheel drive
Electrified models for the first time also for the US market
New M 254 engine: two-litre, four-cylinder petrol engine with ISG (Integrated Starter-Generator) and 48-volt on-board electrical system, rated output: 200 + 15 kW, innovative segment turbocharger with flow connection, electric additional compressor (eVZ), NANOSLIDE® coated cylinder barrels, CONICSHAPE® cylinder bore, CAMTRONIC for controlling the intake valves
Additional engine variants and off-road drive modes for the All-Terrain
> Urban Guard
New comprehensive category of products and options
Intelligent interlinking of hardware and digital solutions for protection against theft and damage
More dynamic design
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