Is the all-new E-Class now the best Mercedes? 2024 E450 AMG Line driving REVIEW
Is the all-new E-Class now the best Mercedes? 2024 E450 AMG Line driving REVIEW
This is our in-depth review of the 2024 all-new Mercedes E-Class E450 4Matic (6-cylinder petrol) AMG Line in Alpine Grey. We’re taking a look at Exterior, Interior and the driving experience.
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00:00 E450 AMG Line in Alpine Grey
01:03 Length, wheels, suspension
02:33 Light signatures
03:14 Exclusive Line in Nautic Blue
04:37 Interior: doors and build quality
06:22 Seats and comfort
08:17 Cockpit with Superscreen
08:42 Camera, Angry Birds and digital vents
12:33 Rear seats
13:37 Trunk / boot
14:39 Exclusive Line interior
15:10 PHEV trunk / boot
15:41 Engine lineup
16:36 E450 6-cyl acceleration and drive
19:59 Previous gen vs new generation
22:43 Automatic lane change
25:01 Better than the S-Class?
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Content
0 -> It's time to take a
spin with the all-new
2.653 -> Mercedes E-Class, this
new generation of the
5.52 -> famous business sedan.
Do we even still need
8.08 -> an S-Class or is this
just right enough? Here
10.72 -> with Thomas and
Autogefühl in 4K, full screen,
13.188 -> full length, let's go
here with the new front,
15.68 -> new headlamp design,
a little bit more playful,
18.828 -> I would say, around
here, daytime running light
22 -> integration, also completely new grille. We
can see this is here the AMG line with the
26.88 -> micro star pattern. The
base Avantgarde would
30.297 -> also look kind of
similar, so there's not a
33.52 -> big differentiation between
the base and the AMG
36.175 -> line visually. AMG also
features here this more
38.8 -> sporty accentuations in
the lower part. This color
42.383 -> here is called Alpine
Gray, a very beautiful one.
45.92 -> It is not a matte color, but it already has
somewhat of a matte look, and I think it's
50.72 -> pretty cool. Here also
in combination with the
53.097 -> Night package, that
means that the side mirrors,
55.6 -> for example, are blacked
out. You also have black
57.908 -> frames around, but of
course, you can still stick
60.24 -> with chrome frames around
the window. Length 4.95m
64.155 -> or 195 inches, not a big
change, slightly 3cm/1 inch
69.68 -> that went into the
wheelbase. Let's see if that
71.879 -> has a significant effect
on the rear legroom later
74.24 -> on. Wheels, 17 to
21-inch, these are 20-inch
77.272 -> wheels, pretty massive
already, multi-spoke design,
80.8 -> also with some aerodynamic
character. I think it
83.859 -> looks very cool here,
this black-gray contrast,
86.88 -> doesn't it? Rear
axle steering is also a
89.043 -> technology highlight.
And there you can see it,
91.6 -> the rear wheels turn
in the opposite direction
94.563 -> than the front wheels,
maximum 4.5 degrees,
97.36 -> and it comes together
in a package with the
100.008 -> optional air suspension.
This vehicle is also
102.8 -> equipped with that one,
it's air suspension on
105.739 -> both axles. The plug-in
hybrid and the estate
108.64 -> will actually come
standard with air suspension
111.188 -> at the rear, and then
again, you can upgrade to
113.76 -> the full air suspension.
However, rear axle steering
117.054 -> only available here for
the classic sedan form
120 -> and not for the estate or
for the wagon. The base
123.029 -> suspension, by the
way, has already selective
125.84 -> dampening. What does
that mean? So, they're not
128.837 -> actively adaptive, you
cannot adjust them in the
131.92 -> infotainment system,
but when they actually get
134.886 -> the different bumps,
they rule in a different way
138 -> depending on the speed
of the bump, on the impact
140.998 -> it gets, and that is
standard, but then there's no
144.08 -> adaptive suspension
in between, you directly
146.623 -> go from the base
suspension to the optional air
149.36 -> suspension, that option
in the middle is gone now.
152 -> To the rear, that's super
interesting because we
154.56 -> have a completely
new rear design, it goes
157.129 -> through, but the middle
part is not illuminated,
160.08 -> but here, that's also one
of my favorite features
163.068 -> here, look at that, the
tail lamp signature forms
166.08 -> these tiny stars, a cool new
signature that differentiates
169.856 -> also the E-Class right
now, and in the lower part,
176.96 -> Autogefühl fake exhaust
police alert because
179.737 -> this is a clear case
for a fake exhaust,
183.28 -> not with the Autogefühl
fake exhaust police.
185.335 -> Turning indicator
check here in the front,
187.28 -> looks pretty cool on top,
right? Really wide area.
190.432 -> Turning indicators in
the rear, well, not that
193.36 -> spectacular. And if you
want a change of styles,
196.668 -> oh, how did that happen?
You can go for a Nautical
200 -> blue one, very beautiful
blue color, here you can
202.468 -> see the light nuances
in the sun, and this one is
204.96 -> also the Exclusive
line, the more traditional
207.588 -> E-Class look, here you
can see this more traditional
210.64 -> chrome frame grille with
horizontal chrome spokes,
214.131 -> here the sensor field,
that one is a little bit
217.44 -> more prominent than
in this grille, and here,
219.985 -> of course, the standing
star on top of the hood,
222.72 -> the typical one, yeah,
you know, it's being
225.446 -> ripped off many, many
times when they're just
228.32 -> standing on the road,
so, yeah, better keep it in
231.369 -> a closed garage,
definitely, but I think it has
234.32 -> something, this very
elegant look, but which one
237.18 -> do you prefer, the more
traditional one or the more
240.24 -> modern, more sporty one
in the AMG styling? Tell me
242.716 -> in the comments. Here
at the side profile, we can
245.12 -> also see, once again,
20-inch wheels, but a little
248.363 -> bit different styling
here also with the bright
251.44 -> spokes, and then we have
the chrome frames around,
254.788 -> this one you can also
combine freely, for example,
258.16 -> you can go for an AMG
line, but don't go for black
260.788 -> frames, but for the chrome
frame, so it depends if
263.44 -> you take the Night package
or not, without a Night
266.518 -> package, you have here
also the blue normal vehicle
269.68 -> color side mirror caps,
so, once again, more
272.503 -> elegant in the side profile,
and the same counts
275.6 -> also for the rear. You
can still get a classic key
278.32 -> fob, but the philosophy
of Mercedes is now also to
281.44 -> encourage people to use
their phone, for example,
283.984 -> just have it here in your
pocket, and then you
286.4 -> slide right here, have
the flush door handles, not
289.325 -> the biggest fan of that,
they also give you here
292.16 -> some kind of feedback,
but it's kind of weird, I
295.492 -> feel, door closing sound
is really solid, like that,
299.12 -> and what you can also
do is then, for example,
301.811 -> also lock the doors here
in the Mercedes me app,
304.64 -> you also have this
locked confirmation, for
306.695 -> example, and you can
also have different things
308.96 -> like trip data, your
consumption, digital key,
312.474 -> over-the-air vehicle updates,
and so on, so, yeah, a little
317.28 -> bit more functionality
in this new generation, of
319.748 -> course. Then, let's open
it once again. Inside of
322.24 -> the doors here, that
looks actually quite good
324.682 -> from the build quality.
In this new generation,
327.2 -> you have these high-gloss
black panels like the
329.865 -> C-Class, S-Class, and so
on, and this one does not
332.72 -> give any haptic feedback
anymore. I think that's
335.163 -> a wrong development by
Mercedes. Here, still good
337.68 -> from these levers, and
also nice, we have the brown
340.481 -> interior, and also then
the brown felt at the inside
343.36 -> here, so this is also
different than, for example,
346.068 -> if you compare lower
Mercedes models, that here we
348.8 -> also have this fabric
covering on the inside. This
351.868 -> all-new interior, being
the AMG line, you also get
354.96 -> the AMG steering wheel
with the two horizontal
358.268 -> spokes with #CAPACITIVEBSBUTTONS,
not too easy
361.6 -> to control while driving,
that's the catch, actually,
364.784 -> and then I found this
here, a very, very tiny
367.52 -> detail, but from a build
quality, I think this gap
371.481 -> here, hmm, critical. I
don't see that this is doing
375.6 -> any good. I don't know,
but I have to say the rest
378.254 -> of the interior, for
example, looks actually even
380.88 -> better than the S-Class,
I feel. These seats here,
384.009 -> optional animal skin
equipment, but you can also
387.04 -> get the Artico man-made
leatherette, and that is,
390.717 -> of course, more
animal-friendly and also less in
394.4 -> the CO2 E output, and
the color would be actually
397.984 -> the same, you get brown,
black, gray, and so on,
401.52 -> beige, and seating comfort
here, it's typical E-Class
405.797 -> business sedan comfort,
headroom, 189 or 6'2",
410.32 -> still leaves some headroom,
no problem, although
412.229 -> this one here is the
panoramic roof, this one here
414.24 -> indeed has a roof you
can still open, this slider
417.692 -> function here is doubtful,
you have this shade
420.96 -> here, lucky to have
that, especially in hot
423.56 -> temperature, and then
slide once again, or maybe
426.48 -> five times, or six times, or
seven times, or, ah, there
430.487 -> we go, and then the real
roof is opening, and that
434.16 -> opening is actually quite
wide. You can also use the
438.198 -> voice controls, I fear it
doesn't work for closing.
443.6 -> Close the sunroof.
446.24 -> Please close all doors to use this
function. Close all doors first, sorry.
454.88 -> Let's try again, close
the sunroof. Closing the
458.508 -> sunroof for you now.
That works, not sure if it
462.16 -> also works in the US
because of different safety
464.23 -> regulations, but that
also works with the real
466.24 -> roof, not only with the
shade. By the way, you maybe
469.754 -> saw or heard that I did
not say "Hey, Mercedes"
472.96 -> first, and the thing is,
if you are alone in the
476.076 -> vehicle, and you see
this small symbol in the top
479.28 -> of the infotainment system,
then you can also put
483.148 -> the voice commands without
saying "Hey, Mercedes"
487.04 -> first. So, when you have
a co-driver, then they say,
489.106 -> "Hi, you know, we don't
know where the voice is"
491.04 -> "coming from, maybe
people are just talking," and so
493.068 -> on, but when you're alone,
then you can use this new
495.12 -> function, making the
voice control easier. This
497.397 -> cockpit layout here with
digital instruments, then
499.84 -> this Superscreen,
14.4-inch, not Hyperscreen
503.01 -> because it's not that
large, and you can also get
506.48 -> this passenger display.
Digital instruments, also
509.428 -> available with 3D effect
you can't see on camera,
512.4 -> and you can change
the whole styling, sport, or
514.857 -> also full screen map,
but that's just for the car
517.44 -> internal GPS, and you can
also get this head-up display
520.576 -> with GPS information. Whoa,
whoa, whoa, wait a minute,
523.68 -> what is this? Yeah, that's
for the camera app. You
527.121 -> don't have to go for that
one, you can, there we go,
530.72 -> and then you can, for
example, take selfies or
533.848 -> use that one here for
video conference calls, but
537.2 -> what do you think? Is
it bad for data security?
539.83 -> Hey, Mercedes, is it
bad for data security?
546.48 -> This is the car internal
map, and then you have
548.974 -> this new app view. I
think that's cool because
551.44 -> while driving, you can
better press these huge
553.961 -> buttons here, for example,
and also for the Apple.
556.72 -> CarPlay integration,
which is not fully, I would
559.444 -> say, has to be limited
somewhat because it's a
562.08 -> wider screen, and yes, you've maybe already
seen it, you can also play Angry Birds.
571.44 -> Also, I think a case of
over-engineering, why
574.302 -> would the vent controls
be digitalized that
577.76 -> they move after you
control them here in the
580.659 -> infotainment system? I
don't see any good reason
583.84 -> for that, but luckily,
you can still just do it
586.505 -> manually. So, the
infotainment system has a better
589.36 -> overview. It is quicker,
has more functionalities,
592.334 -> but then again, the
climate unit, you have to
595.04 -> press in the lower
part, then slide this one,
597.772 -> plus, minus, all the
voice control, no real dials.
601.52 -> No, no, no, thank you.
Yeah, it remains the
605.377 -> problem, the user
interface, I think, not easy
609.52 -> enough, and this
symbol here in the top left,
613.428 -> very important for
European customers so far,
617.36 -> maybe later also for
other customers, you can
620.909 -> deactivate the speed
warning, and even better,
624.56 -> here at the steering
wheel, we hold the mute
627.628 -> button like a little
bit longer. So, a short
630.72 -> press is mute the
music, and holding a little
634.72 -> bit longer is then
activating or deactivating
638.96 -> this speed limiter, and
what is this actually?
642.829 -> So, new regulation for
newly homologated cars
646.64 -> coming new to the market is that when you
exceed the speed even just by 1 kilometer,
652 -> then at every startup, and also when you
stop the vehicle, and then start it again,
656 -> there has to be three
warning tones in the
659.196 -> EU regulation. So, 50
kilometers an hour, 51,
662.64 -> it's like beep, beep,
beep, and it's super, super,
666.102 -> super annoying, and this
is a very quick shortcut
669.52 -> to deactivate it. It's
a law, it's a regulation
672.173 -> thing. So, the manufacturers,
the only thing they
674.96 -> can do is implement
some shortcuts like these,
678.388 -> and Mercedes are the
first ones to offer these
681.84 -> kind of shortcuts. What's
awesome here, reduction
684.481 -> of high-gloss black
piano, like at least in the
687.04 -> middle console, listen
to that. Ah, beautiful.
690.351 -> I love this matte open
cell wood. Looks cool,
693.76 -> feels cool, awesome,
and you can slide this one
696.403 -> open, and then you
have adaptive cup holders.
698.96 -> They are not holding
the bottles that tight,
701.203 -> though. In the front
part here, the inductive
703.52 -> charging pad, and two
USB-C chargers. This
707.108 -> Superscreen is, how could it
be otherwise, an option,
710.72 -> and the standard screen
would also fit the same
714.339 -> size, the same screen
behind it, 14.4-inch,
717.68 -> it stands a little bit more
out than here. It also
721.021 -> fits underneath the air
vents, but then the right
724.32 -> side is left blank, and
then you can work with
727.637 -> more decor elements,
and I think maybe not a bad
731.12 -> solution at all. The same goes also, if you
remember, EQS, EQE with that Hyperscreen,
737.04 -> super expensive option,
but then it takes away the
740.333 -> feature of the decor
element here. In this case,
743.52 -> it's not as expensive as
the Hyperscreen, so you
746.487 -> won't pay so much more
extra money here for the
749.36 -> Superscreen, but
still, it's always worth to
752.07 -> take a look into just the
base setup. Rear seats,
755.04 -> welcome right here.
Take a look. This classic
757.481 -> rear-wheel-driven platform
or rear-wheel-based
760 -> all-wheel drive you
see here, a huge middle
762.184 -> tunnel then to the rear,
this, of course, limits
764.64 -> the space in the middle.
What about the sides?
767.366 -> Let's take a look.
There's a little bit more
770 -> wheelbase now, and you
see, you have quite some
772.788 -> space here in front of
your knees, not too much
775.6 -> considering the length
of the vehicle, but
777.699 -> definitely enough, and
good comfort. Besides
779.92 -> here, I would need more
space for my elbow. That's
782.736 -> a little bit limited. I
can still put a hand over
785.52 -> my head, though. Inside
of the doors of the rear.
788.466 -> It's actually really nice
how the quality and
791.2 -> build quality is also
from the inside, just too
793.931 -> much high-gloss black
piano lacquer once again, I feel.
796.8 -> In the middle part,
you can also slide to the
799.908 -> inside part here. That's
really hard and also
803.04 -> a little bit higher. You
can take it for shorter
806.275 -> routes, but not ideal. You
also have more
809.6 -> #capacitiveBS in the
middle part for the climate
812.508 -> control, and then you
have cup holders sliding
815.44 -> out like this. Let's
check out the trunk or the
818.912 -> boot. At 540 liters here
for the sedan, for the.
822.48 -> ICE version, plug-in
hybrid is limited here in
825.041 -> height, as we had in
the studio. What's cool is
827.68 -> that we have a significant
length here of 115 in
831.268 -> meters or 45 inches,
and also the height here is
834.88 -> 50 centimeters or
about 20 inches, so that's
837.803 -> actually pretty cool.
Underneath, we also have
840.88 -> some space, actually
a lot of space, so that's
843.441 -> pretty cool here for the
pure combustion engine
846.08 -> version, and then a cool
folding mechanism like
849.242 -> here. I should show you
better on the other side.
852.56 -> So easy, straightforward
like this, and there
854.946 -> we go. It folds flat,
so that's pretty cool.
857.92 -> Just this hard pack material
right here, I don't understand this,
860.8 -> also collects so many
scratches, but then here
863.828 -> the folding flap mechanism
is pretty cool, and
866.88 -> another feature here when
we pull this button here
869.857 -> on top, there's this
retractable towing hook, and
872.8 -> it goes out, and the cool thing is it
even automatically goes in again.
879.6 -> And here we have
second interior styling for
882.105 -> you, fully bright color,
I think also beautiful
884.8 -> solution, just brings
more light to the interior
887.758 -> here, and also with the
matte wood middle console
890.8 -> elements, also cool in
a brown style, and you
893.655 -> maybe also saw this one
has a different steering
896.72 -> wheel. This is the
Exclusive line, and then you
899.309 -> don't have the AMG
two-spoke steering wheel,
901.76 -> but that one I always
called one slot design.
905.309 -> Yes, it's slot. Here, I
think the AMG steering
908.96 -> wheel is way more
beautiful, isn't it? And
911.242 -> comparing trunk or
boot of the plug-in hybrid,
913.76 -> you can see here, you
lose something in height,
916.597 -> otherwise, there would
be the step in there,
919.28 -> but then again, you have
an even loading space,
921.468 -> and this plastic part in
the back there is gone
923.68 -> then. Yeah, but overall,
of course, the combustion
927.148 -> engine has a better trunk
capacity. The only thing
930.64 -> is if you compare the
predecessor here, plug-in
933.449 -> hybrid to this one now,
before it had the massive
936.4 -> step inside, this is,
of course, now a better
938.894 -> solution, and here then,
you know, another back
941.52 -> for the cable. Engines,
not as much horsepower
943.962 -> as the ship behind me.
By the way, this is the.
946.48 -> River Danube in Vienna,
Austria. Here, let's take
949.509 -> a look. This is a
powerful one, the 3.0-liter
952.32 -> six-cylinder from the E450, 380 horsepower
plus the eBoost from the mild hybrid system,
959.2 -> and 4.5 seconds is
the acceleration figure.
962.161 -> In general, for the
all-new Mercedes E-Class,
965.28 -> there is this 3.0-liter
six-cylinder petrol and
967.908 -> also a diesel upcoming,
and on a smaller scale,
970.56 -> the 2.0-liter four-cylinder
petrol and diesel.
972.979 -> Based on that, also the
plug-in hybrids with around
975.68 -> electric range, 100
kilometers, 60 miles from a
978.422 -> 20-kilowatt-hour battery.
There will be rear-wheel
981.36 -> drive versions or
all-wheel drive versions like
984.522 -> here the E450 4MATIC,
the 3.0-liter six-cylinder.
987.84 -> We'll drive that one right
now. It has an all-wheel
991.447 -> drive distribution, 45%
front, 55% in the rear,
994.8 -> still some rear bias for that. Mercedes
E-Class 450 in a new generation,
1000.16 -> acceleration test in the sport mode
from 60 kilometers an hour, let's go.
1007.52 -> 100, 130, wow, even a little bit more,
pretty quick, right? So, good performance,
1016 -> 380 horsepower plus
electric boost from that
1019.393 -> mild hybrid system.
This is also equipped with
1022.96 -> the air suspension in
the sport mode. It's a
1025.348 -> little bit sportier, but
you feel it's classic.
1027.92 -> E-Class here in that
faster bend. It's not set on
1031.748 -> a super stiff note, even,
oh, yeah, guys throwing
1035.6 -> cigarettes out the
windows, great, especially
1038.041 -> for motorcycle drivers
and, of course, for the
1040.56 -> environment as well.
So, back to the car review.
1044.56 -> Let's go here, motorway,
100 kilometers an hour,
1048.8 -> one more quick
acceleration from 100 to 130.
1055.68 -> That's it. So,
yeah, that is the
1058.072 -> six-cylinder power
indeed, and it just delivers
1061.04 -> so well, slight rear-wheel
bias. So, when you
1063.685 -> have the all-wheel drive
like we have here today,
1067.12 -> no matter actually if
four-cylinder or six-cylinder,
1070.766 -> you have a distribution
45% in the front,
1073.68 -> 55% in the rear, so a slight rear-wheel
bias here for that all-wheel drive system,
1077.76 -> but overall pretty
balanced, and here when
1079.976 -> you drive the
six-cylinder, not only for the
1082.32 -> acceleration, which
is, by the way, at 4.5
1086.059 -> seconds, easy to remember,
the E-Class E450, 4.5
1090.56 -> seconds. Is that the
reason they do that? Yeah,
1093.715 -> it has another background.
It derived originally
1096.96 -> from the displacement
figures and so on, but,
1099.528 -> yeah, that's all gone
now, but at least it matches
1102.4 -> the acceleration figure.
That's good, but I also
1104.975 -> find good is even when
you're here, go back to the
1107.68 -> normal driving mode
here in the lower part. We
1109.811 -> have to switch it here
in comfort mode, so at
1111.92 -> least I don't have to press
again in the infotainment
1114.8 -> system. I can just press
the lower arrows here,
1118.32 -> so that's fine with me then somewhat. So,
when you have the six-cylinder engine here,
1123.84 -> you can just keep it at lower RPM, and that
keeps the car really calm and collected,
1130.4 -> and I really like that,
and here on the motorway
1133.419 -> at 130 kilometers an
hour, so like 70, 75 miles
1136.4 -> per hour, this is what
the E-Class is basically
1140.529 -> meant to be, just this
luxurious experience,
1145.2 -> this air suspension,
like a magic carpet ride,
1149.146 -> you sometimes call it.
So, when you have an air
1153.2 -> suspension here, like we
have optionally equipped,
1156.114 -> you really feel that air
suspension, and that's
1158.88 -> also what I would
expect, actually. Some air
1161.948 -> suspensions are tuned
so stiff nowadays that
1165.04 -> you really don't feel
anymore you have an air
1167.175 -> suspension. This one
does work. Here, by the way,
1169.52 -> in the GPS, the augmented
reality, we have these
1172.708 -> flying arrows, and then
you know with the camera
1175.92 -> image where to go,
but it looks cool. Me,
1178.785 -> personally, of course,
you could also deactivate it.
1183.12 -> I found a simple map description somehow
better. You can, sometimes you can't really
1190.64 -> concentrate on the real world, and
then this augmented reality world,
1194.8 -> I found just like, you
know, normal Google Maps
1197.284 -> guidance actually more
practical, I think. When you
1200 -> compare a previous
generation to this generation
1203.295 -> E-Class here, you still
feel that it has these
1206.48 -> core E-Class values,
not so much tuned to the
1209.371 -> sporty way, more to
the comfortable driving
1212.16 -> experience, the luxurious
driving experience. It
1214.613 -> feels a little bit more
planted on the road. Of
1217.04 -> course, they have evolved
and worked on suspension
1220.588 -> and all the electronic
systems and so on. When you
1224.16 -> have the base suspension,
by the way, it has this
1227.219 -> progressive dampening
on the top, so it's not an
1230.24 -> adaptive suspension
that it changes with the
1234.024 -> driving modes, the
standard one, but it reacts
1238 -> according to the situation
automatically, but here
1241.09 -> the air suspension is a
fully adapted one, so when.
1244.72 -> I go to the sports mode
here, it's also a little
1246.728 -> bit stiffer than here,
gives me a little bit more
1248.8 -> feedback. To me, the best
thing they have improved
1251.719 -> in this generation here is
the steering. We've seen
1254.72 -> it now with some new
Mercedes models. It is more
1257.885 -> precise and you have
a better feeling for the
1260.88 -> vehicle. Here, there's no
dead zone area. When I
1264.4 -> do a lane change, it does
it so well and just slide
1268.16 -> and move when it's
actually needed. I really like
1270.8 -> that new philosophy of
the steering. It is sporty
1273.52 -> and comfortable at the
very same time, so pretty
1276.831 -> cool, actually. They've
also worked on the
1279.76 -> assistance systems, so they
fine-tuned all of them. You
1282.871 -> have a blind spot monitor,
you have triangles in the
1285.84 -> side mirrors, you have
more elaborated adaptive
1288.845 -> cruise control, for example,
and what is also now
1292 -> possible, and there will
start a feature in the US
1294.535 -> and in Canada, that when
you set the cruise control
1297.68 -> and, for example, you
have to set a higher
1299.678 -> speed and the car is
driving in front of you,
1301.84 -> then there will be an
automatic lane change.
1304.659 -> Let's see at some
point if that's possible,
1307.44 -> actually, but here,
also the car is in front
1309.908 -> of me, the distance
is being kept very well.
1312.4 -> Yeah, the speed
cameras here in Austria are
1314.684 -> sometimes behind you,
so you always have to pay
1317.2 -> attention to that. So,
being here in the comfort
1320.403 -> mode, let's just recheck
that. Yeah, I was.
1324.08 -> That's the thing, you
know, that you have to check
1325.876 -> if you are still in the,
if you're already in
1327.52 -> comfort mode or still in
the sport mode because
1329.795 -> it always gives you a
lot of comfort. So, I'm
1332 -> really a fan of this air
suspension here and one
1334.148 -> of the rare manufacturers
that still follows the
1336.32 -> true air suspension
philosophy. So, the whole
1339.947 -> driving experience
feels very sophisticated,
1343.52 -> and as I said, my
favorite is the sportier
1346.34 -> steering, which is at the
same time also comfortable
1349.84 -> in the AMG setup here
from design with the
1352.891 -> two-spoke and so on.
Noise insulation, also one
1356.32 -> of the key things here
of the E-Class, has been
1359.148 -> improved further. So,
here at 180 kilometers an
1362 -> hour, like 50 miles an
hour, it's so super silent,
1365.711 -> you hear nothing from
the outside world, and there
1369.52 -> we go. Yeah, so, you're
supposed to keep your hands
1372.461 -> on the steering wheel.
I just, you know, lifted
1375.2 -> them a little bit now for
demonstration purposes.
1378.057 -> I had set the cruise
control to 80, and then the
1380.88 -> car was realizing, okay,
we would run on this car,
1383.872 -> we would, oh, God, God,
God, reduce the speed before.
1387.68 -> So, then, when the left
lane is free, go to the
1390.56 -> left lane, hits the
turning indicator yourself,
1395.04 -> itself, the car, well, is
the car He, She or it? Let's
1398.455 -> leave it up for the
discussion. It depends, right?
1402 -> Is this He, She or it E-Class?
I think E-Class is more
1406.08 -> like, you always say
it's, you know, like, like,
1413.76 -> proper business suit. I
think E-Class is more He, isn't
1417.69 -> he? Yeah? Okay, maybe. I
don't know, but, yeah, whatever.
1424.88 -> So, yeah, let's, I mean,
that was very impressive
1427.888 -> here. So, a good live
demonstration of this new
1430.8 -> feature, and why not? It
adds some more comfort.
1433.442 -> Before, it was that you
had to tip the turning
1436 -> indicator to introduce
that to yourself, and,
1439.488 -> you know, there are
those, those jokes out there.
1445.52 -> Obviously, it depends, of
course, on the car brands,
1448.335 -> but often there's this joke,
BMW drivers, you know,
1451.12 -> don't hit the turning
indicators. So, you can say,
1453.895 -> like, oh, is there also the
BMW feature that does
1456.64 -> the lane change
without setting the turning
1458.886 -> indicator? Yeah, I mean,
I'm frequently driving
1461.36 -> BMW myself, so probably
I shouldn't do that joke,
1464.2 -> but, you know, there are
jokes typical about every
1467.12 -> car brand, like, there's
always the taxi E-Class
1469.484 -> joke, you know, like,
hey, if I want to drive an.
1471.92 -> E-Class, I'll order a taxi,
because especially in
1474.771 -> Germany, the E-Class has
always been the taxi car.
1478.48 -> Not anymore. Mercedes
wants to do luxury experience
1481.504 -> only, says, forget about
taxi drivers, we don't
1484.32 -> sell them anymore. Toyota
and Lexus should do the
1487.171 -> taxi business. So, that's
their decision right now.
1490.16 -> Also interesting, a
lot of taxi drivers are
1492.237 -> furious about that, but
they also told me that
1494.48 -> recent E-Class got less
durable, you know, when
1497.329 -> you compare them to
previous ones. We have to see
1500.32 -> how it is with this
generation here. So, what
1503.462 -> we could feel, see,
drive experience-wise,
1507.2 -> wow, really outstanding.
Yes, there is the user
1510.558 -> interface here, which
is not ideal while driving,
1514.08 -> I like to have more
physical input there, maybe
1516.562 -> a little bit over-engineered
as for the software
1519.12 -> thing, and also having,
like, always these,
1521.315 -> like, the Chinese customers
in mind, especially,
1524.96 -> yeah, that's the only
downside of this vehicle
1527.972 -> to me, but everything
you experience as a driver,
1531.2 -> then, hardware-wise,
from the pure facts, from the
1533.854 -> engineering, is just
awesome, and you really have
1536.48 -> to wonder, does the
S-Class really deliver you
1540.356 -> more in driving? I would
actually easily take an.
1545.28 -> E-Class, and I don't see
much more benefit now in
1548.209 -> the S-Class in this
generation, besides, of course,
1551.28 -> you have more space
in the rear, and you can
1553.758 -> check out that review, for
example, BMW 7-Series
1556.48 -> versus S-Class, or more E-Class
content here from this new generation.
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7zRhd7Hwdk