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Written by Ollie Kew
Oddly, Mercedes which makes, at the current count, seven different models of crossover and SUV has just revealed a car that could potentially render the lot obsolete. This is the new E-Class Estate.You want space? The E-Class is still the daddy. Flip the rear backrests down and you"ve got 1,820 litres to play with here, which demolishes the Audi A6 Avant and BMW 5-Series Touring. You still get 670 litres with the seats in people-carrying mode, and the split-folding bench can now be set bolt-upright to unlock an extra 30 litres.Fine, it"s people-moving you want, is it? Like classic Merc wagons of yore, Mercedes has confirmed that from late 2016, you"ll be able to spec your E-Class wagon with a third row of child seats in the boot itself, turning your regular estate car into a seven-seat, SUV-embarrassing school bus. A school bus with an interior from Tron, you understand, because the regular E-Class"s fabulous S-Class-like cabin and its fleet of self-driving, anti-crash and mega-tainment gadgets is copy-pasted into the estate. From the last E-Estate a real TG.com fave Mercedes has carried over the 1100mm-at-its-narrowest cargo bay and hidden storage compartments for valuables. Rarely have cubby holes been cooler. Obviously the sensible engines are the diesels, with Merc"s benchmark new 2.0-litre four-cylinder motor, capable of a claimed 67.2mpg, and the brawny 457lb ft 3.0-litre V6 present and correct here. All engines are connected to the nine-speed automatic as standard. But while we"ve no V8 AMG monster to salivate over yet (that 600bhp+ E63 replacement is coming soon), AMG has been busy creating a bi-turbo V6 amuse bouche.
Date written: 6 Jun 2016
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 3735
Oddly, Mercedes which makes, at the current count, seven different models of crossover and SUV has just revealed a car that could potentially render the lot obsolete. This is the new E-Class Estate.You want space? The E-Class is still the daddy. Flip the rear backrests down and you"ve got 1,820 litres to play with here, which demolishes the Audi A6 Avant and BMW 5-Series Touring. You still get 670 litres with the seats in people-carrying mode, and the split-folding bench can now be set bolt-upright to unlock an extra 30 litres.Fine, it"s people-moving you want, is it? Like classic Merc wagons of yore, Mercedes has confirmed that from late 2016, you"ll be able to spec your E-Class wagon with a third row of child seats in the boot itself, turning your regular estate car into a seven-seat, SUV-embarrassing school bus. A school bus with an interior from Tron, you understand, because the regular E-Class"s fabulous S-Class-like cabin and its fleet of self-driving, anti-crash and mega-tainment gadgets is copy-pasted into the estate. From the last E-Estate a real TG.com fave Mercedes has carried over the 1100mm-at-its-narrowest cargo bay and hidden storage compartments for valuables. Rarely have cubby holes been cooler. Obviously the sensible engines are the diesels, with Merc"s benchmark new 2.0-litre four-cylinder motor, capable of a claimed 67.2mpg, and the brawny 457lb ft 3.0-litre V6 present and correct here. All engines are connected to the nine-speed automatic as standard. But while we"ve no V8 AMG monster to salivate over yet (that 600bhp+ E63 replacement is coming soon), AMG has been busy creating a bi-turbo V6 amuse bouche.
Date written: 6 Jun 2016
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 3735
