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2024 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Review
The redesigned 2024 Mercedes-Benz E-Class represents the latest member of a midsize luxury car family that dates back more than 75 years. Mercedes calls the E-Class the best-selling model in the company's history, so while today's consumers have shifted preference to SUVs wearing the three-pointed-star emblem, this car remains a vital part of the automaker's lineup.
With the 2024 E-Class, Mercedes sticks to the script. The redesign brings S-Class-inspired styling, improved passenger comfort, and new AI-infused technology, and the car includes standard mild-hybrid powertrain technology and 4Matic all-wheel drive.
This year, the new E-Class comes in E 350 4Matic and E 450 4Matic sedan models. A station wagon version called the All-Terrain arrives later in the year, in E 450 4Matic specification. Sedan prices range from $63,450 to $69,250, including the destination charge of $1,150.
In the sections that follow, our independent expert analyzes a 2024 Mercedes-Benz E 350 4Matic sedan equipped with the following options:
Nautical Blue paint
21-inch wheels
Airmatic Package
Pinnacle Trim Package
Leather Package
Tonka Brown Nappa leather upgrade
Natural-grain Brown Maple wood trim on the center console
Winter Package
Digital Light Package
MBUX Superscreen Package
Driver Assistance Package
The test vehicle's price was $82,450, including the $1,150 destination charge to ship the car from the Sindelfingen, Germany, assembly plant to your local dealership.
Christian Wardlaw
The E-Class has retractable door handles that rest flush with the door panel surfaces. As you approach, the car senses the key fob, and the handles extend for use. At some point during my time with the car, just as I placed my fingers behind the handle to pull the door open, they started to retract for an unknown reason, and it took some effort to override the action. That experience did not endear me to the design.
Once seated behind the steering wheel, you'll use the adjusters on the upper door panel to find a proper driving position. Those controls are touch-sensing and respond to pressure, and I found it challenging to fine-tune the seat position.
Though my test car did not have the optional multi-contour massaging seats, the E-Class proved comfortable, and the extra-cost Tonka Brown leather felt supple yet durable. The car's center console is wide where it meets the dashboard, and my right leg rests uncomfortably against it while driving. A smoother surface and extra padding could resolve that.
Unlike the electric Mercedes EQE sedan, the mild-hybrid E-Class models have a long hood leading into a cabin placed further back on the car's platform. The result is a long and low appearance, but it also causes the rear wheel wells to intrude upon rear-seat entry and exit. However, the accommodations are just roomy enough for comfortable long-distance travel once you're seated. The bottom cushion offers plenty of support, and you sit high in the car with a good view out.
As with the front seat adjusters, nearly everything about the E-Class uses touch-sensing controls, including the stereo volume. As I discovered with the seat controls, fine-tuning volume input was a challenge whether I used the touch slider on the steering wheel or the one on the lower dashboard. Neither is an acceptable substitute for a traditional knob.
Despite the preponderance of screens and touch-sensing controls, the E-Class is easy to understand and operate as long as you're comfortable with modern smartphone technology. In addition, the quality of the materials is top-notch, except for a shiny plastic steering column housing that needs an anti-glare coating to avoid an inexpensive appearance.
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