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New E Class - Specification

agree, it's a Mercedes signature and icon for the saloon range.

Like Coca Cola getting rid of the original coke years back.
Spot on-seen pics of the facelift & imho it looks like a larger c-class sport saloon:crazy:
 
I like the bonnet star but know a girl not too dissimilar to me who got a C class SE. Had the sticky up badge. She got a flat nose badge as she said it was annoying. My mate drove a merc too and thought the badge was annoying.
Real Phillistines!
 
I think it's ugly and heavy handed, albeit low slung.

I disagree. It looks rather more gracefully designed than the current CLS. (Though a bit heavier than the original CLS).

The detailing at the front of the CLS looks garish. The rear haunches are a bit strange from some angles.

Inside is elegant, I agree. But only if you have the full leather interior. Otherwise, the plastic is nasty.

I personally don't find the base finish an issue - and the full leather is OK as long as it's not too fancy in terms of colour and stitching.
 
According to Auto express today, the star and 4 slat grille is an option. Also they rate the new 4 pot petrol. If the figs they are quoting are realistic I'd be very tempoted over diesel.

The picture they have has the grille and star on bonnet. I think it looks very nice b
 
If I was a dealer I'd buy in grilles and stars and offer them to a purchaser at cost. Offset labour cost with the sports grille and flat badge. Sell those on via eBay.
 
If I was a dealer I'd buy in grilles and stars and offer them to a purchaser at cost. Offset labour cost with the sports grille and flat badge. Sell those on via eBay.

Given the popularity of the C class sport that has a flat badge and star grill, would this be popular?
 
I dont think the grill can be swapped over from the star type to the four slat type . The bumper appears to be different . This would mean changing the whole bumper
 
The thing that stands out for me on that review is....

The engineers have made the new E-Class a little sharper to drive, too. On SE models the suspension is lowered by 15mm and the steering revised, making it more responsive just off-centre and a little heavier. As a result, the E-Class is more involving, but with a small penalty when it comes to smoothing bumps over very rough roads.


Now, I think that the Avantgarde suspension was already at the limit of firmness.
However the steering thing sounds great.
I hated the steering with a passion on the E350 I had, hated it and thought it to be a bit dangerous.
Just off dead centre you could move it an inch and it did nothing, then as you turned the wheel it turned tighter and tighter. It was not linear.
Doing 80mph on the Autoroute I came into a long sweeping corner that got a bit tighter and you simply couldn't tell how much the wheel was turning, because it was not linear it was a guessing game and made faster driving very uneasy.

Also, just going round a big roundabout was an effort, this light steering is meant to make it easy, but it does the opposite.
In teh 5 series to go round the A47/A11 roundabout the top of the wheel goes as far as 2 o'clock and 10 o'clock, in the E Class your hands go to 5 o'clock and 7 o'clock.
This may sound petty, but when you have been in the car for 8 hours already all this extra steering movement to make simple manouvers becomes very, very tiring.

It was the above coupled with the fact I had to have the steering wheel so far away from me to see the instrument cluster that made me get rid of the car.
An E Class is meant to be effortless driving, the last one was just knackering me out after a couple of hours in it. :(

So can't wait to try one of these out.
 
They gotta get that seating position sorted. That's the huge barrier to me ever having one. That and the brilliance of the car below it ;)
 
They gotta get that seating position sorted. That's the huge barrier to me ever having one. That and the brilliance of the car below it ;)

And pray do tell........just what may that be Steve.
 
WhatCar says: -

“The encouraging news is that Mercedes has done some work on the standard suspension settings. The outgoing car had three set-ups; the super-soft settings on SE cars were too slushy, the super-stiff Sport models were too firm, but the in-between settings of the Avantgarde model provided a good balance of comfort and control.“


I agree with their comment –but how sad then that MB are dropping the Avantgarde model!

Equally sad as WhatCar report
“The not-so-good news is that AMG Sport models get an even stiffer version of the previous 'Sport' suspension, which we suspect could make the ride even more punishing.”

Odd as it may seem those who buy the cheapest model will get the best suspension as the
entry-level SE cars now come with an ever-so slightly softer version of the Avantgarde suspension.


One more sad quote from WhatCar: -

“On most versions, prices have risen by thousands rather than hundreds compared with the outgoing car, and that also means the E-Class costs significantly more than the equivalent Audi A6 or BMW 5 Series.”


http://www.whatcar.com/car-news/2013-mercedes-e-class-review/265226?utm_source=Silverpop&utm_medium=EMAIL&utm_campaign=WCAR%20ENews%20Bulletin%20(06.02.2013)%20remainder&utm_content=article1_readmore
 
“The not-so-good news is that AMG Sport models get an even stiffer version of the previous 'Sport' suspension, which we suspect could make the ride even more punishing.”

you can select SE suspension (Direct Control) as a NCO on AMG Sport (Direct Control Sports) model
 
Am i the only one that likes the amg sport suspension set up?(i find it simular to the sport 1 setting i had on my cls albeit airmatic).
 
No. I would not even consider anything but AMG sport. The firmest suspension setting is the one i would always pick.

The joys of (relative) youth.

Most (but not all) of those cars with solid suspensions combined with 18" and 19" wheels shod with rubber band tyres are simply pushed hard on the straights and ignore 30 and 40 limits while being wasted on the bendy bits they're supposedly setup for.
 
Dryce said:
The joys of (relative) youth.

Most (but not all) of those cars with solid suspensions combined with 18" and 19" wheels shod with rubber band tyres are simply pushed hard on the straights and ignore 30 and 40 limits while being wasted on the bendy bits they're supposedly setup for.

They're great in the bends. AG to sport on a 211 is a good upgrade. But I drive in rural areas
 

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