Mercedes-Benz: What the new E-Class offers 🎥
FIRST IMPRESSION A new E-Class is always an event. The sixth generation of the touring sedan brings lots of digital gadgets, new safety technology and even more comfort features.
The number one technology driver at Mercedes is, of course, the S-Class. But the E-Class one step down has also always introduced new technologies to the market. In what is now the sixth generation, the new features are, how could it be otherwise, primarily digital in nature.
The basis for this is a new electronics architecture with a powerful central computer that can handle the computing functions of previously separate domains on its own, thus significantly increasing the speed of the data streams. Finally, thanks to artificial intelligence, the car will be able to constantly learn which comfort systems the driver repeatedly uses, for example, and then automate these functions. Until that happens, customers will still have to create everything themselves or use pre-programmed templates.
Business meetings via Zoom
More digital gadgets: Ambient lighting can now respond to and visualize music, you can play Angry Birds on the huge infotainment screen, or share selfies from the interior on TikTok with the internal camera. Because the E-Class is still a business sedan and not a toy, business meetings can also be held via zoom with this camera. While driving, the screen hides the image, but the sound remains available on the road. And if you get motion sickness, the E-Class helps alleviate the symptoms with a corresponding Energizing program.
As handy as a compact car
Of course, the E-Class can also drive, and better than ever. The ride comfort is first-class, especially with the optional air suspension. Thanks to rear-axle steering, the five-meter sedan handles like a compact car, and the peace and quiet on board is as high class as the entire interior. A whole armada of assistance systems supports the driver - the E-Class can now not only follow the lane automatically, but also brake to a standstill in built-up areas and start up again. In addition, the sedan can now change lanes on the highway without the driver's intervention and even turn onto the exit when the navigation is switched on - this feature worked perfectly in the first test, but will not be available here until next year.
Engines deliver 197 to 381 hp
The powertrains are all electrified, either as mild or plug-in hybrids. At the market launch, the E-Class is only available with four-cylinder engines: a gasoline engine with 204 hp, a diesel with 197 hp, and two gasoline plug-in hybrids with 313 hp and 381 hp system output respectively. A six-cylinder gasoline engine and a diesel plug-in will follow later. Swiss prices will be available from mid-August.
