2016 Mercedes E-Class Estate
The sixth generation 2016 Mercedes
E-Class Estate has been officially unveiled at the MercedesCup tennis
tournament in Stuttgart in Germany and will be available to pre-order in the UK
in July. Along with the standard sixth-gen Mercedes E-Class Estate, its
entry-level AMG variant has also been unveiled – the Mercedes-AMG E 43 Estate;
more powerful 63 series AMG variants are expected to arrive at a later date.
The sixth generation Mercedes E-Class
Estate offers 670 litres of boot space with the 40:20:40 split rear seats up,
which can be increased to 1,820 litres by folding down the rear seats. The
extended rear-end isn’t just for more cargo, it’s buyer could actually make it
a three-row crossover/SUV alternative by specifying a third, folding seat
bench. The E-Class Estate has been previously available with three-row seating.
New features of the 2016 E-Class
Estate include Remote Parking Pilot remote parking function, DRIVE PILOT
autonomous driving function, 12.3-inch displays for the instrument panel and
the infotainment system, touchpad with handwriting recognition as well as
LINGUATRONIC voice control system for various functions, ambience lighting
featuring 64 colours and a variety of interior colour combinations and material
choices.
The standard 2016 Mercedes E-Class
Estate will be available in three petrol variants – E 200, E 250 and E 400
4MATIC, and three diesel models – E 200 d, E 220 d and E 350 d.
The 2016 Mercedes-AMG E 43 Estate sports
a 3.0-litre twin-turbo V6 petrol engine producing 401 hp at 6,000 rpm and 520
Nm at 2,500-5,000 rpm. Power is sent to all four wheels via the 9G-TRONIC
9-speed automatic gearbox (with shortened shift times) and distributed between
them through the 4MATIC four-wheel drive system. The AMG variant can do 0-100 km/h in 4.7 seconds and has an electronically limited top speed of 250 km/h.
