Mercedes-Benz E-Class Review.

Mercedes-Benz E-Class - What the Auto Press Says.
Impressive interior and exterior styling, as well as competent road manners, makes the
2011 Mercedes-Benz E-Class a serious contender among luxury large cars. While the E-Class lacks sport sedan handling, most reviewers agree that it’s agile enough. However, the COMAND interface, which controls audio and climate functions, is still not the most intuitive system on the market.
The eye-catching exterior and luxurious interior of the 2011 Mercedes-Benz E-Class sedan make it stand out among the competition. But the E-Class isn’t just about good looks; a long list of standard safety features and multiple drivetrain configurations mean that shoppers can personalize the E-Class to a greater degree than others on the market. The E-Class’s starting price is high compared to cars like the Audi A6, BMW 5-Series and Infiniti M, though most reviewers agree it’s tough to match the panache of the Mercedes. “Certainly, there are other choices, especially among sedans,” writes Edmunds. “The BMW 5 Series is sportier, the Jaguar XF is more stylish and the Infiniti M Series is less expensive, but none of these choices has the E-Class sedan's well-rounded excellence.”
The 2011 E-Class sedan is available in three trim levels with different engines: the E350, E550 and E350 BlueTEC. The E350 comes with a 3.5-liter V6 which reviewers say has ample power for most drivers, though those seeking some additional get-up-and-go may prefer the E550’s 5.5-liter V8. Also available for 2011 is the E350 4matic wagon and the E350 BlueTEC sedan. The wagon offers increased cargo space and standard all-wheel drive, while the E350 BlueTEC features a clean diesel 3.0-liter turbocharged V6 and improved fuel economy.
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Image by Trojan631 via FlickrFirst Drive: 2011 Mercedes-Benz E-Class. Other than on a few lengths of motorway, we never really had the chance to sample the ample reserves of our E-Cab's 5.5-liter V8, but it was pleasing to have that much power and torque (382 horses at 6,000 rpm and 391 pound-feet from 2,800-4,000 rpm) at our disposal all the same. Further, the seven-speed automatic didn't hunt around as some gearboxes with as many cogs are wont to do in hilly country – the computers simply picked the right gear and stuck with it, rendering our sport pack-equipped car's pull-tab paddleshifters all but unused.
In addition to copious amounts of added support (reinforced A-pillars, "plug-in" B-pillars, floor buttresses, etc.), our German friends have sought to allay safety concerns with pop-up rollbars, seven airbags (including Benz's first headbags in a cabriolet), seatbelt pretensioners, as well as available preventative measures including 'Attention Assist' drowsiness detection, Distronic Plus active cruise control, and so on. As with the coupe, the chassis and its attachments are an artful hodgepodge of C-Class and E-Class bits, and impressively, company officials tell us that the resulting structure is as safe in a rollover as its tin-top counterpart.
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To some, the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG is a demure looking beast, but don't let the classy lines fool you. Beneath that long, elegant nose is a 6.2-liter, 563 horsepower AMG V8 that propels the top Benz to supercar status. But while the SLS can hold its own on the race track against some of the world's finest automobiles, it also has the punch to take on low-brow muscle cars at their own game. Image via Wikipedia
While the folks at Car and Driver no doubt have the resources to hit the track, they instead opted to take the SLS AMG out for some donuts. We're not talking polite, single turn donuts, either. This is the kind of donut that leads to a fast trip to the tire store for some very expensive Continental ContiSportContact rubber. And just for kicks (and visual flair), the C/D gang has left its gullwing doors ajar for maximum tire smoke inhalation. Hit the jump to watch the tire-shredding action for yourself.
The British journalists from the CAR Magazine managed to secure a day at the track with both the new Mercedes SLS AMG and its grandfather, the original Mercedes 300 SL Gullwing. The original Mercedes 300 SL Gullwing was launched back in 1954, and after more than 50 years Daimler considered its time for a new one. The new Merc SLS AMG is powered by a 571 hp 6.2 liter engine that's capable of taking it to a maximum speed of 317 km/h. If you really need to, you can make the new SLS rocket from 0 to 100 km/h in just 3.8 seconds.
Watch both cars racing on the same track in the Mercedes SLS AMG vs Gullwing video after the jump.
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First Drive: 2011 Mercedes-Benz E-Class. Whether the top is up or down, the interior is a fine place to be. Truth be told, we didn't notice a great deal of improvement when the rather gawky looking Aircap winglet was deployed during open air motoring. Don't worry, you can't see it from the inside, but even so, there's not a drafty perch in the well-furnished house. Mercedes-Benz E-Class. Better still, gone are the days when a studied eye could find evidence of Benz beancounter cost-cutting in the cabin, and even the base model gets the aforementioned Aircap, along with dual-zone HVAC controls, leather and walnut trim. Mercedes-Benz E-Class.
At our first opportunity, we absconded with a top-rung V8-powered E500 Cabriolet (to be badged E550 when it comes to the States in May) and went hunting for entertaining coastal winding roads – tarmac that was in abundant supply thanks to Majorca's tidy dimensions and thin off-season traffic. While we couldn't access some of the area's most celebrated roads (Xynthia, the very windstorm that nearly scuttled our man Harley's Jaguar XJ drive in Paris had caused rockslides and downed trees that made obstructed key passage points), very few of the Spanish island's surface roads we encountered ran straight for longer than the length of an olive grove, and some of the more mountainous stretches we traversed had the sort of blind zig-zags that have locals honking their horns to announce their presence before rounding a bend.
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First Drive: 2011 Mercedes-Benz E-Class. Firstly, in an age where many luxury marques are forsaking the cloth in favor of Rube Goldbergian retractable hardtops, we applaud Mercedes for not fully succumbing to the trend it actually kickstarted with the SL roadster back in 1990. Not only does E-Cab's 'acoustic' softtop seal out the weather and din of the outside world just fine, it looks much better while doing it. Four-place tin roofs like those on the Lexus ISC and BMW 3 Series tend to have awkwardly prominent panel seams and the spatial requirements of filing away their tops often has a nasty effect on body proportions (to say nothing of trunk space). The Benz suffers no such injustices, and it looks quite striking regardless of whether or not it's wearing a cap.
Admittedly, some of us on staff still haven't warmed to the new E's rectilinear headlamps and H-E-double-hockey-stick LED running lamps, but the car's profile remains decidedly rakish, with ample visual thrust provided by the swollen rear fenders and angled character line. The rear taillamps are perhaps a bit generic in form, but the trunklid 'point' is a nice extension of the character line on the hood and the dual rear exhaust tips are well integrated into a blacked-out recess that curbs visual bulk.
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First Drive: 2011 Mercedes-Benz E-Class. Mercedes-Benz has long since memorized the four-seat convertible script. Hell, they probably wrote the damned thing. Benz has built dozens of different ones over the years, so it stands to reason that company engineers have approached their new E-Cabrio with a pretty reliable checklist of attributes. Primary among their concerns? A luxurious and well-sheltered interior. To that end, not only has Stuttgart mated an inch-thick canvas top with startlingly good sealing capabilities to a suitably robust chassis, it has kitted out its latest baby with all manner of draft-dodging technologies, including a new feature called Aircap. The system consists of a motorized airfoil that deploys from the windshield header in tandem with a power-actuated rear wind blocker that rises with the rear headrests to reduce in-cabin air turbulence. We've seen riffs on both elements before, but never with one-touch simultaneous deployment.
In addition to Aircap technology, the E-Cab offers a much-improved version of its Airscarf in-seat neck vents, seat warmers and a trick HVAC system that automatically compensates for whatever position the top is in. Benz marketing types at the car's launch on the Spanish island of Majorca promised us that their new convertible is a four-seasons vehicle for four passengers, and after a couple of days in the saddle, we are ready to concede their point.
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First Drive: 2011 Mercedes-Benz E-Class.

First Drive: 2011 Mercedes-Benz E-Class. Convertibles have long been something of an acquired taste. Devotees steadfastly defend the unique sensation of elemental motoring that can only come when plugged in to one's surrounding breezes, noises and smells. Conversely, detractors have traditionally lambasted droptops for their lackluster foul weather performance, added weight, vulnerability, and creaky, ill-handling platforms. And while the naysayers may have had a point in the era of tonneau-covered British roadster pilots with their tepid heaters, dubious structural rigidity and leaky, masochistic roof mechanisms, modern topless numbers like this 2011 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Cabriolet give lie to the idea that convertibles make lousy year-round companions. Follow the jump to find out why.
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