E-Class act from Mercedes
Is hard to imagine this classy executive saloon which has been around for a while now, getting any bigger. But it is bigger, better, more technologically advanced and yes, diesel power is still available.At a start price of just under £40k, it's obviously not cheap. But it's a Merc, a highly desirable hunk of metal that brings plenty of kudos.
The latest E-Class available with four trim levels – Sport, AMG Line, AMG Line Premium and AMG Line Premium Plus, with two diesel and two petrol in the E 200, E 450 4MATIC, E 220 d and E 400 d 4MATIC
They all look good, and this model features a hugely refined two-litre diesel power unit, delivering, as you would expect from a diesel, excellent economy of approaching 59mpg. For the first time it uses mild hybrid technology via an integrated starter-generator (ISG) producing up to 15 kW of additional output and 200 Nm more torque.
It delivers a meaty 197hp through the slick-shifting 9G-Tronic automatic transmission. So refined is the diesel, I had to do a double take to make sure the right car had been delivered as diesel clatter was just about absent.
It looks good, the sleek, but powerful lines remain, enhanced by the new front end with increased chrome content on a grille that now features chrome plated dots with the so-familiar three-pointed Mercedes star.
