Up the paths, into the avenues
Do you think an SUV is too much of a good thing, but would you like a large loading space and a car with which you can easily steer your passengers and their luggage through the mud? Then this brand new Mercedes-Benz E-class All-Terrain might be your ideal automotive companion.
The new Mercedes-Benz E-class debuted as a Limousine and was also presented a few months later as an E-class Estate. During the IAA in Munich we are introduced to the more adventurous variant of the latter. This is the new Mercedes-Benz E-class All-Terrain. Not surprisingly, it simply follows the concept of its predecessors.
The Mercedes-Benz E-class All-Terrain has standard air suspension and stands up to 4.6 centimeters higher on its legs than the regular E-class Estate. From a speed of 120 km/h, ‘the E’ drops by 1.5 centimeters again to reduce consumption somewhat. It has 4Matic all-wheel drive as standard and, like the regular E-class All-Terrain, of course offers plenty of luggage space. You can store 615 to 1,830 liters in it. Unless you opt for a plug-in hybrid powertrain. Then you have to settle for 460 to 1,675 liters.
Mercedes-Benz E-class All-Terrain: always air suspension and four-wheel drive.
From the outside you will of course recognize the E-class All-Terrain by its greater ground clearance, but also by its front. It is the only E-class with not one or three, but two horizontal slats in its grille with the logo in the center. The All-Terrain version has specific bumper work at the front and rear, skid plates and dark gray wheel arch edges. The sills are also slightly different from those of the less adventurous E’s. In the interior you will find AMG sports pedals and All-Terrain floor mats.
The Mercedes-Benz E-class All-Terrain will come to the Netherlands in the first quarter of next year. You can then choose from three engine versions. It is available as an E 220d 4Matic with a 194 hp (+23 hp) mild-hybrid 2.0 four-cylinder, as a 381 hp (+23 hp) mild-hybrid E 450 4Matic with a 3.0 six-cylinder and as a plug-in hybrid E 300de 4Matic. The latter has the same 197 hp 2.0 diesel engine as the E220d, but is supported by a 129 hp electric motor that lifts the system power to 313 hp. You can drive it electrically for up to 102 kilometers. Dutch prices will follow later.
– Thanks for information from Autoweek.nl