Mercedes
joins the niche market for jacked-up off-road estate cars On sale April 2017
Price from $45,000
Chances
are that if you’re looking for a car to take your family, their luggage and the
kitchen sink over long distances or off road, you’ll be looking at an SUV.
Sales of such vehicles in the World show no signs of slowing as buyers clamour
for their go-anywhere ability and big load spaces.
What
if you don’t want an SUV, though? That’s where cars such as the new Mercedes E-Class All Terrain and
its chief rivals, the Audi A6 Allroad and Volvo V90 Cross Country, come in. These jacked-up estates
offer the load-lugging capacity and chunky styling you’d expect to find in an
SUV, with the added benefit of being able to go off-road, but without the
potentially higher running costs.
Chunky
add-ons
While
the All Terrain looks similar to the regular E-Class Estate, it does have a
taller ride height and ground clearance to help it off road, while new bumpers
and chunky wheel arches give it the look
of a fully-fledged SUV. Inside, it’s virtually identical to the saloon and
Estate no bad thing, since both are extremely
comfortable, and the Estate has one of the biggest boots in its class.
Initially, just one engine option will be available the entry-level E 220 d diesel with 191bhp but the more powerful E 350 d will join the range soon
after. We already recommend the E 220 d’s engine in both the saloon and Estate,
and we don’t expect that to change for the All-Terrain.
As
you’d expect, the All-Terrain gets four-wheel drive as standard, and drivers
can choose between five different driving modes. These include an off-road
mode, which raises the ride height by 20mm for better progress off the Tarmac.
Five-grand
premium
Mercedes hasn’t revealed official pricing for the E-Class All Terrain, but it’s expected to cost around $5000 more than similarly equipped versions of the E-Class Estate. Given that the E-Class Estate in AMG Line trim costs from $40,430, we’d expect prices for the E-Class All Terrain to be priced from at least $45,000.
Darren
MossAmMercedes hasn’t revealed official pricing for the E-Class All Terrain, but it’s expected to cost around $5000 more than similarly equipped versions of the E-Class Estate. Given that the E-Class Estate in AMG Line trim costs from $40,430, we’d expect prices for the E-Class All Terrain to be priced from at least $45,000.
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