The new Mercedes-Benz E-Class All-Terrain is essentially an E-Class Estate with a higher ground clearance, rugged styling, flared wheel arches and all-wheel drive, analogous to Audi’s Allroad models and the all-new Volvo V90 Cross Country. The E-Class All-Terrain will makes its world premiere at the Paris Motor Show 2016. The first cars will arrive in the UK from spring 2017, while pricing and specification will be announced in early 2017.
“No E-Class has ever been as versatile as the All-Terrain. The new model combines a striking look in SUV style with the intelligent space concept of the estate. This is coupled with lots of innovative safety features and the multi-award-winning E-Class interior,” said Ola Källenius, Member of the Daimler management board responsible for Sales and Marketing of Mercedes Benz Cars. “With 4MATIC all-wheel drive as a standard feature and increased ground clearance thanks to the AIR BODY CONTROL multi-chamber air suspension, the All-Terrain is a flexible all-rounder – for unpaved roads, family and leisure time.”
On the outside, the E-Class All-Terrain can be differentiated from the regular E-Class Estate courtesy its SUV-style two-fin grille with the star integrated in the centre. The new front bumper and lower panelling, electroplated in silver-chrome, also contribute to the rugged appearance. The top part of the three-part front bumper is painted in the body colour and the lower part comes in grained black plastic.
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At the side, there are new black wheel arch covers and a black side skirt that features a chrome trip strip. The All-Terrain also features a model-specific three-part bumper at the rear with the top part painted in body colour and the lower part in grained black plastic. Further features include load sill protection and an underbody guard electroplated in silver-chrome. The quasi-SUV rides on exclusive alloy wheel sets in 19- and 20-inch formats with higher sidewalls.
The interior includes aluminium-carbon look trim that is exclusive to the All-Terrain, stainless steel sports pedals and floor mats with All-Terrain lettering. The new model boasts all the load compartment flexibility of the E-Class estate, such as the rear seat cargo position and a standard 40:20:40 split-folding rear seat back. All E-Class innovations relating to safety, comfort and convenience are available.
The All-Terrain will be launched as an E 220 d 4MATIC (194 hp) with the newly developed four-cylinder diesel engine. A short time later a variant with a six-cylinder diesel engine will follow. Both models come with the new 9G-TRONIC nine-speed automatic transmission as standard. The All-Terrain has DYNAMIC SELECT as standard. A special model-specific feature is the All-Terrain driving programme, which offers settings for off-road driving and was derived from the GLE.
Selecting the All-Terrain driving programme with the driving programme switch raises the chassis via the standard AIR BODY CONTROL by +20 mm up to a speed of 35 km/h. The thresholds for ESP, active yaw control and acceleration skid control (ASR) are adjusted accordingly. The All-Terrain driving programme has a special indicator in the vehicle display. Information displayed there includes the steering angle, the vehicle level (position of the air suspension), the angle of slope and the angle of inclination, the accelerator/brake position and a compass.
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Thanks to air suspension three levels from 0 to +35 mm are selectable. Independent of the driving programme the highest level can also be selected manually with the level button on the centre console. The E-Class All-Terrain is 29 millimetres higher than the E-Class Estate – 14 mm of which is due to the tyres’ larger height/width ratio and 15 mm to the normal driving level of the air suspension. The ground clearance is 121 to 156 mm.
Technical data at a glance:
| E 220 d 4MATIC | |
| Number of cylinders/arrangement | 4/in-line |
| Displacement (cc) | 1950 |
| Rated output (kW/hp at rpm) | 143/194 at 3800 |
| Rated torque (Nm at rpm) | 400 at 1600-2800 |
| Combined NEDC fuel consumption (l/100 km) | 5.1–5.2 |
| Combined CO2 emissions (g/km) | 137-139 |
| Efficiency class | A |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h (s) | 8.0 |
| Top speed (km/h) | 232 |
Figures for version with 9G-TRONIC
