Test drive Mercedes Benz E-class w212 2013-NV sedan

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Mercedes-Benz E350 4Matic

The new generation of the model again turned all the existing ideas about the comfort, safety and adaptability of the car, raising them to an unattainable height. Stuttgarts once again proved that the name of their model should be written like this: E is class!

When you ask what the new E-class is, I will be silent for a long time in response. Silence from helplessness. How to formulate in a nutshell that an E -class is a driver’s fatigue control system, complete automatic braking in the threat of a collision, an adaptive headlight control system, which distributes a luminous flux, depending on the situation on the road, an active reversal hood, trying to mitigate the fate of it on his pedestrian? How to explain in front of the matter that these are ten engines, three suspension and transmission options, two different lines of the interior design, 12 keys on one steering wheel and 12 tire combinations with dimensions 16, 17, 18 and 19 inches? And if you have not had time to close your mouth open with surprise, take note that when it is damp on the road, the Adaptive Brake system with short -term brake impulses dumps the moisture from the brake discs to guarantee the full efficiency of the braking system, and this function is activated by Frequent operation of the wipers. Apparently, it is easy to figure out from what level we had to deal with the technique in Madrid, at the first sideling presentation of the new generation of Mercedes-Benz E-class
The beginning of the history of this model can theoretically be considered 1947, when a car of 170 V appeared. Since then, more than 10 million business sedans have been collected, which also allows the E-class the heart of the star brand from Stuttgart. It most clearly embodies the quality of the brand, allowing the manufacturer not to be particularly shy in the configuration of the price tag. Each new generation of the model gained athletism, thereby forming the charisma of a classically solid, but at the same time a strong car. And 14 years ago, a four-eyed design appeared, which later became almost the main business card of the E-class. It is not surprising that in order to preserve the identity and one hundred percent recognition, the new generation of the model inherited the genes of predecessors, it should never be noted, which did not affect others aggressively.

What is deigned, sir
Strength restraint - so you can briefly characterize the concept of the design of the new E -class. Street-step lines dissect large convex and concave planes, dissolving in them and appearing again. A game that gives rise to an elusive, but traditional sense of superiority. Designers, using the statics of forms, were to create a feeling of moving forward. As far as it succeeded, the market will show. In the meantime, the e-class with hope looks at the world with new eyes: his headlights, which had previously had an oval shape, from now on professes the ideas of cubism. Before us is a new image - for someone unexpected, but instantly recognizable.
About the same attitudes formed the basis of the formation of the interior. Its creators tried to reproduce the exterior design inside the salon. And if they ask me, did I like this salon, then the answer will be the answer: what exactly do you mean? With wooden or aluminum inserts? With which skin? Embossed or smooth? Maybe with the skin of NAPPA? Or maybe fabric? The thing is that the options for its decoration have numbers. The layout is also different, since in cars, for example, with various types of transmission (7G-Tronic with a selector on the steering column, a more traditional 5-band machine or 6-speed mechanics), some controls are located differently. We managed to drive on only three versions of the car - 250 CDI BlueEfficency, gasoline E 350 BlueEfficiency and E 500 BlueEfficiency, and it can be stated that any of these three salons is voluminous, luxurious and thoughtful enough to be considered a standard not only for this class, to be considered not only for this class, but also

in general ... even in a relatively inexpensive diesel version, where the driver's chair has, except for other electric ones, imagine one mechanical adjustment, the interior is a cozy nest, a house in a prestigious village in which two things are important: comfort and rest. Forms, materials and pleasant colors ... in a word, premium in the flesh. Not only meticulousness, traditionally manifested, including to small things, but also light, plays a significant role here. In cars performed by Elegance and Avantgarde, he even pours from the decorative elements of the instrument panel and the upper part of the door cladding, thereby forming a light ramp, which should cause a feeling of luxury (especially at night) even in the most tempted person in this sense. A significant role in the formation of a different image is played by devices. In the Standart version (instead of the previous Classic) and Elegance versions, round devices with white backlight and chrome-based edging on a black background, while the Avantgarde interior of the Awantgarde line is distinguished by a matte-silver background and deep cone-shaped wells in a sports vein. With the help of a multifunctional controller (now in E-class!), Located on the Central Tunnel, almost everyone can be controlled here. It is associated with a large color display on the instrument panel and gives access to the functions of the navigation system, radio, phone, DVD player and a number of other devices. And this is an important plus in favor of the new salon.

Anyone will take out
Tip: Do not waste time asking me about how Mercedes-Benz E-Class drives. You will not receive a definite answer (if you, of course, do not suit the faceless well), since it is a car with an unprecedented level of adaptation to your future owner. Of the ten possible engines in Russia, not everyone will be available. Now you can order gasoline versions E 300, E 350, E 500. In July, new boosting units E 200 CGI and E 250 CGI will become available. The diesel diesel is worth waiting until September: in the fall, orders for diesel CDI with indices 220, 250, 350 will begin to take orders. At the same time, at the same time, it is worth expecting the appearance of all -wheel drive versions E 350 and E 500 4Matic. In a word, it will be possible to ride in every way, while spending an incomparable amount of fuel: for example, the consumption of a new 204-horsepower diesel with a torque of 500 nm, according to the manufacturer’s assurances, is able to meet 5.3 l/100 km. The five -hundredth gasoline in this sense, of course, should take its own, but still some representatives of the last generation of engines from Mercedes, retaining its former power, are able to save up to 20% of the fuel against the previous units.
In fact, the new E-class is a completely self-sufficient analogue of a certain hypothetical exhibition of the achievements of the German automobile industry. In almost one body, you can get completely different cars in the sense of dynamics, comfort, controllability. Eshka can swim over the road, as if on a magnetic pillow, leaving the driver in complete ignorance of the relief and speed (do not be a speedometer): this is how Direct Control’s base suspension works based on the improved three -leaf McPherson with steel springs and amplitude -dependent damping (hydromechanical principle of operation of shock absorbers - without Electronics) in front and proprietary Mercedes multi -leaf. In the Avantgarde configuration, she has an option with sports setting, reinforced reptile stabilizers and 17-inch discs. In this case, the body is lowered by 15 mm. By the way, we managed to try this suspension in the case: extremely detailed, requiring accurate and, if possible quick reactions of the driver. Well, finally, for the most powerful versions, the Airmatic air suspension is once again available, in its actions, based on the choice of the driver (Comfort and Sport modes), as well as the opinion of the electronics analyzing the position of the body, the state of the road, the angle of rotation of the steering wheel and other options. From our own experience, it is ready to state that for the first acquaintance with the new e-class the most suitable was the basic Direct Control, which allowed its smoothness to freely concentrate on the study of numerous devices and governing bodies. While the air suspension is more suitable for driving more demanding and sharp, excluding compromises.
As for the steering wheel, this is a gear-strut-based mechanism with a hydraulic power control in the best Swabian traditions, where, unlike the previous version, the gear ratio is regulated. Perhaps, in the near -Stolium zone, this is unnoticed, while when the steering wheel rotates 90 degrees (when parking or maneuvering on a serpentine), the moment grows markedly. Now you probably thought that E-class could never boast of instant reactions and sensitive steering wheel (maybe, with the exception of AMG versions). It is, but now for

models with V6 and V8 engines are offered part of the serial SL -class configuration - a steering with an increased gear ratio. It was possible to try it on version E 500: of course, the E-Class did not, but, without a doubt, the force required on the steering wheel rim in all ranges is an order of magnitude lower than that of the basic version. At the same time, the steering wheel became extremely informative, as if you were not sitting in a large sedan, but in a small charged hatchback of a golf class.

Embrace the immense?
Thus, answering the rhetorical question of how this car still behaves on the road, we are forced to state: he will go exactly in accordance with the tasks set before him. There is everything you know about cars. This is a kind of high-quality salad bar, where there is a sharp, sweet, and salty. At the same time, the chef guarantees that the indigestion of the stomach will not happen. And in order to tell everything about this machine, we would have had to not introduce a constant section called new about E-class in our journal for one year. We would write in it about each of the engines, about countless security systems, the study of the list of which will make engineers from Volvo and submit a resignation. We would write about energy -saving and environmental technologies, about the new three -zone climate system Thermotronic, about unique piezoelectric valves that support the adaptability of lateral supports in new multi -contouring seats depending on the road. We would tell at least something about the Logic7 volumetric sound system, which the sound experts from Mercedes-Benz developed in cooperation with Harman/Kardon acoustics, but you never know what else? However, all these efforts will turn out to be meaningless, since not a single word about prices sounded, but this is the most important. It is clear that prices are also extremely variable and depend on the presence of a million additional options. Nevertheless, today for E 300 in the basic configuration you will have to pay from 45,900 euros, for E 350 - from 50,900, and for version E 500 - from 68,500 euros. For advanced sets, AMG sport package is available for 5100 euros (for Elegance) and 3900 euros (for Avantgarde). The most balanced special series are the most balanced at the cost of set of necessary options. The cheap Mercedes has never been, but with a technological jerk, it is impossible not to note the high stability of the cost. The previous e-class cost about the same money ...

Technical characteristics of Mercedes-Benz E350 4MATIC
Dimensions, mm
4868x1854x1470
Wheel base, mm
2874
Front/back, mm track
1600/1619
The diameter of the turn, m
11,25
Trunk volume, l
540
Equipped mass, kg
1805
engine's type
gasoline V6
Working volume, cubic meter. cm

3498
Max. Power, L.S./rpm

272/6000
Max. moment, nm/rpm

350/2500-5000
Transmission
automatic 7-band
Drive unit
full
Max. speed, km/h
250
Acceleration time 0-100 km, with
6,4
Fuel consumption (average), l/100 km

9,7
Tank volume, l
80