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Written by Tom Ford
Welcome to Project E-AT. But it has nothing to do with food. It"s called E-AT because it"s a Mercedes-Benz E-Class All-Terrain (E-AT for short) 350d. And the Project, because I simply cannot leave things well enough alone. It"s a disease, or possibly some sort of mild mental illness, one which many of us suffer from when it comes to cars or bikes. Anyhow, this started off as a rather lovely citrine brown metallic E350d. A 3.0-litre V6 diesel with 258bhp, 457lb ft and a nippy 6.2sec 0-62mph time. It"ll do 155mph top end, and cost a not-inconsiderable 58,880 new, 61,260 as tested with a couple of mild options. Mind you, it comes in the UK with a raft of standard kit, including all the expensive stuff like comfort and memory packages, panoramic glass, Burmester sound system and LED intelligent lights as well as leather, electric everything (including the towbar), and too much other stuff to neatly list here. Now, I"m a big fan of the slightly jacked-up big estate. I have what might be described as an eclectic lifestyle, which involves carrying things, sometimes towing things, lots of kit and several children, as well as a need to do strange things in cars. The Merc E-AT provides the all-wheel-drive surety you need pottering down farm tracks/muddy fields, together with the ability to raise the standard Air Body Control" air suspension by 20mm when you need to.
Date written: 15 May 2018
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 11848
Welcome to Project E-AT. But it has nothing to do with food. It"s called E-AT because it"s a Mercedes-Benz E-Class All-Terrain (E-AT for short) 350d. And the Project, because I simply cannot leave things well enough alone. It"s a disease, or possibly some sort of mild mental illness, one which many of us suffer from when it comes to cars or bikes. Anyhow, this started off as a rather lovely citrine brown metallic E350d. A 3.0-litre V6 diesel with 258bhp, 457lb ft and a nippy 6.2sec 0-62mph time. It"ll do 155mph top end, and cost a not-inconsiderable 58,880 new, 61,260 as tested with a couple of mild options. Mind you, it comes in the UK with a raft of standard kit, including all the expensive stuff like comfort and memory packages, panoramic glass, Burmester sound system and LED intelligent lights as well as leather, electric everything (including the towbar), and too much other stuff to neatly list here. Now, I"m a big fan of the slightly jacked-up big estate. I have what might be described as an eclectic lifestyle, which involves carrying things, sometimes towing things, lots of kit and several children, as well as a need to do strange things in cars. The Merc E-AT provides the all-wheel-drive surety you need pottering down farm tracks/muddy fields, together with the ability to raise the standard Air Body Control" air suspension by 20mm when you need to.
Date written: 15 May 2018
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 11848
