Mercedes-Benz has revealed UK pricing and spec details of the new, fifth-generation Mercedes E-Class ahead of first deliveries in September.
The new BMW 5 Series rival is available, like the old car, in both saloon and estate guises, with prices starting from £39,130 for the entry-level E 200 Sport saloon and £41,460 for the E 200 Sport estate.
Seven other models are also on offer: the E 300 e AMG Line Edition saloon plug-in hybrid, priced from £46,230; the saloon and estate versions of the E 300 de AMG Line Edition, from £47,480 and £49,480 respectively; the Mercedes-AMG E 53 4Matic saloon (£64,750) and estate (£66,750); and the Mercedes-AMG E 63 4 Matic+ saloon (£98,370) and estate (£100,370).
The new E-Class will be offered with four equipment trims, spanning the entry-level Sport, AMG Line, AMG Line Premium and range-topping AMG Line Night Edition Premium Plus.
Mercedes has given the fifth-generation E-Class a refresh, with revised styling, new electrified engines and more interior comfort and technology, in a bid to take the fight to rivals such as the Audi A6.
The current version of the long-running executive car was launched in 2016, and for this facelift, the saloon and estate versions have received subtle styling tweaks. These include new-look front and rear lights and bumpers and a grille that features a three-pointed star as standard. Cars in the AMG Line specs gain extra design revisions to bring their styling closer to that of Mercedes-AMG models such as the Mercedes-AMG E 53. The rugged All-Terrain estate version has received extra changes that tighten the visual links between it and Mercedes’ SUVs.
While the exterior changes are minor, Mercedes has extensively reworked the E-Class’s electronics, allowing the firm to offer a host of new driver assistance systems, ‘energising’ comfort seats and its latest infotainment technology. The E-Class now comes as standard with two 10.25in screens, for the MBUX infotainment and instrumentation, with 12.3in screens optional.
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The spotty grill is beyond
The spotty grill is beyond disgusting. Like something from a cheap nightclub.
Grille works with the Panamericana theme, but....
While this facelifted E-Class brings the front and rear styling in line with the latest generation of Mercedes, which kicked off with the A-Class, I'm not sure how well a traditonal grille would work with the new front end, especially with the the inverted lights and grille surround. The forthcoming new S-Class could look a bit odd unless the tradtional grille is ditched, which now seems to be the case with this facelifted E-Class.
Traditional grille available
Actually, this facelifted E-Class does come with the traditional grille too, but are not shown in the gallery in this article (probably because it won't be offered in the UK for some reason); I quite prefer the traditional grille, although the headlights look like they're bloated in either case...much prefer the pre-facelifted look.