For the 2021 design year, Mercedes-Benz’s midsize E-Class station wagon obtained SUV-style lower body cladding and also an adjustable air suspension to end up being the E450 All-Terrain. The All-Terrain sees no substantial changes for 2022. The 2022 E450 All-Terrain, an example of which Consumer Guide evaluated, goes basically unchanged, conserve for the incorporation of automated high-beam fronts lights as standard devices and also the addition of Nautical Blue Metallic as an extra-cost paint alternative. It blends a high level of high-end with an increased degree of usefulness for a minimum of $69,450 (with distribution), though CG’s tester reached $80,070 with the accumulation of three plans as well as five private choices.
a reasonable quantity of adjustment– and also trial and error– is needed. Select the All-Terrain and also you’ll get the very same powerteam, 4MATIC all-wheel drive, and MBUX widescreen infomercial system available to the E450 4-door sedan, hardtop sports car, as well as convertible. What the wagon alone supplies is area for approximately 7 travelers (thanks to a rear-facing folding third seat that holds 2) and 35 cubic feet of freight space that tons at bumper elevation behind the second-row seats or 64 cubic feet with the 40/20/40 seats folded up level. Inside, the All-Terrain really feels pleasingly spacious. Legroom front and rear essentially matches that of the 4-door car but the wagon flaunts better headroom– 0.2 inch more in the front row and also 0.6 inch additional over the second row.
There’s respectable room for grown-up guests in the All-Terrain’s front as well as back seats. The All-Terrain has the exact same 115.7-inch wheelbase as the car and it is equally as vast. Overall size of the wagon is 0.5 inch greater, but step widths are 1.4 inches wider. For looks, the wagon’s reduced fascia as well as grille form vary a little from various other E-Class models and also the grille dental caries is filled with a model-specific “biplane” component.
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The All-Terrain comes requirement with an attribute that’s VERY unusual these days: a rear-facing folding third-row seat. These seats are sized for children, or at the very least really small, very active occupants. The freight area is clearly much shorter in height than an SUV’s, yet the area is
excellent: 35.0 cubic feet behind the 2nd row, and also 64.0 cu. ft. with the 2nd row folded. E450s are powered by the turbocharged 3.0-liter inline 6-cylinder engine with” EQ Boost “48-volt mild hybridization technology that bowed in the ’21 designs. It makes 362 horsepower at 5500 rpm as well as 369 lb-ft of torque at 1600 rpm however can call on the integrated electrical motor system for as high as 21 added ponies and 184 more lb-ft in short eruptions. (EQ Boost additionally launches acceleration in stop/go circumstances, allows drifting for fuel savings, and also returns energy during deceleration.) There is abundant, smooth power from this powerplant and in our time with the automobile, which included a lot of open-road driving, it showed to be a rapid freeway cruiser with receptive kickdown from the 9-speed automatic transmission. The EPA projects that the All-Terrain need to get 21 mpg in city driving, 28 mpg on the highway, as well as 24 incorporated. CG’s experience, consisting of significant time spent on country Wisconsin highways, bore this out.
Trip quality is excellent, especially in highway travel. Shifting from “Comfort” setting to one of the “Sport” setups makes it little stronger with a little bit much more– but not too much– heft in the steering. The All-Terrain comes with adjustable Air Body Control air suspension at all four wheels.
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The All-Terrain comes exclusively in E450 form, which indicates it obtains the E-Class’s robust turbocharged 6-cylinder engine that puts out 362 horse power with the aid of a 48-volt mild-hybrid system. Our test automobile was furnished with the good-looking 19-inch AMG 5-spoke wheels, which add an additional $700 down line.
2 12.3-inch displays that move one into the other colorfully job driving controls and also MBUX infomercial features. Steering-wheel touch manages mobilize driver-information displays but the complicated infomercial complement overcomes a console-mounted touchpad that can make some tasks, like tuning as well as saving radio presets, a bigger task than it should certainly be. First- and also second-row seats are comfortable (as well as heated ahead), and also the test car’s natural-grain grey ash timber trim ramped up the cabin beauty. There are plenty of cabin-storage options.
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The All-Terrain’s brawny styling touches consist of an unique front fascia treatment. Standard-equipment products include navigation, Apple CarPlay/Android Auto smart device compatibility, multicolor ambient lighting, a power liftgate, cargo cover, roofing rails, 19-inch alloy wheels, as well as LED outside lighting. Nonetheless, the wireless charging, Burmester surround-sound stereo, satellite radio, as well as Parktronic car park help that were conventional on the 2021 E450 sports car that we checked cost additional right here. Various other add-ons were leather furniture, a breathtaking sunroof (in place of the smaller common sunroof), as well as a host of safety-attuned driving help that was available in the Driver Assistance Package choice.
In its prime time as the official speed cars and truck of suburb, the car-based terminal wagon had a middlebrow credibility. Oddly, its contemporary survivors are mainly upmarket jobs however also they’re feeling the SUV warm.
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It plays in a very small classification of direct rivals– particularly the Audi A6 Allroad as well as Volvo V90 Cross Country– but the 2022 Mercedes-Benz E450 All-Terrain supplies a compelling mix of high-end and also off-the-beaten-path versatility.
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