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On April 25, the new Mercedes-Benz E-Class ushered in its global debut. As a replacement model, the new car greatly adjusts its appearance, interior and power, while upgrading the intelligent experience of the vehicle in an all-round way. According to related news, the domestic long-axis version will be unveiled in the third quarter and will be put into mass production in November. As a reference, the official guidance price of Mercedes-Benz E-Class currently on sale is 44.01-569500 yuan.

In terms of appearance, the new Mercedes-Benz E-Class uses a design language similar to that of the EQ family, but the chrome-plated middle net edge and star emblem grille are preserved, the lamp group design uses a retro "peanut lamp" shape, and the new car will be equipped with Mercedes-Benz's latest digital smart headlights.

The new Mercedes-Benz E-Class still offers dual appearance for consumers to choose from. The standard version models highlight the sense of luxury, equipped with horizontal decoration grille; the large standard version models highlight the sense of movement, equipped with Mercedes-Benz star emblem lattice grille. The 3D ring grille of the new car echoes with the daytime driving lights, and a black highlight panel is added between the grille and the headlights, which complements the grille design elements of Mercedes-Benz pure electric models, reflecting the new E-Class car embracing the concept of electrification.

The rear part of the car, the new Mercedes-Benz E-class taillights adopt a new design style, its size is a little larger than the Mercedes-Benz S-class taillights, momentum is also more prominent, but also the elements of the three-pronged star emblem into it. At the same time, the new car is also equipped with diffuser decoration and two bilateral exhaust tailpipes.

On the side of the body, the new Mercedes-Benz E-Class adopts the classic design of short front suspension and backward movement of the cockpit, with smooth lines, which makes the vehicle look very slender, and the hidden door handle design makes the wind resistance coefficient of the vehicle better.

In terms of size, the length, width and height of the new Mercedes-Benz E-class standard wheelbase version are 4949/1880/1468mm and wheelbase 2961mm respectively, which is 22mm higher than that of the previous generation model. With reference to the lengthening strategy 140mm of the previous two generations of Mercedes-Benz E-Class models made in China, it is expected that the length of the brand-new generation of domestic E-Class vehicles may be close to 5100mm, and the wheelbase will reach 3101mm.

In terms of interior decoration, the new Mercedes-Benz E-Class design style draws lessons from Mercedes-Benz EQS, with the new "MBUX Super screen" integrated with hugging cockpit, using oversized triple screen equipped with MBUX Superscreen system, with the latest style of three-spoke steering wheel, the overall vehicle visual effect and sense of technology are enhanced. The classic Mercedes-Benz turbine air conditioning outlet is replaced by a transverse vent, and the quick physical button is changed from the central handrail to the bottom of the main screen, making the central console of the vehicle look more simple and generous. The interior of the vehicle uses a variety of materials such as leather, metal, wood decoration and so on, highlighting the luxury texture of the vehicle.

In terms of configuration functions, the new E-Class cars are equipped with many driving assistance systems, including attention assistance system, active braking assistance system, active lane maintenance assistance system, intelligent parking with reversing image and so on. Among them, the attention assistance system can not only monitor whether the driver is in a state of micro-sleep, but also monitor whether he is distracted. If the driver's eyes are not focused on the road within a few seconds, the system will issue a warning to remind the driver of driving safety.

In terms of power, the new Mercedes-Benz E-Class matching light mixing system, equipped with 2.0T engine + light mixing system, maximum power 150kW, peak torque 250Nm. The smart motor system can also provide the engine with an additional 17 kilowatts of power and 205 Nm of torque, matching a 9-gear automatic transmission. The plug-in hybrid model is equipped with the fourth generation plug-in hybrid technology. The overseas version provides E300e and E400e power, with a battery capacity of 25.4kWh and a pure electric mileage of more than 100km under WLTP conditions. In fast charging mode, the battery can be recharged from 0% to 100% in about 30 minutes.

As a heavyweight model of Mercedes-Benz brand, Mercedes-Benz E-Class is a medium and large high-end commercial car developed between Mercedes-Benz C-Class and S-Class. After Mercedes-Benz S-Class and C-Class have been replaced one after another, the new Mercedes-Benz E-Class finally appears in public vision. Its design style is obviously different from C-Class and S-Class. It fully matches 48V light hybrid in power, and introduces plug-in hybrid models.

Overall, the old rivals of Mercedes-Benz E-Class are still Audi A6L and BMW 5-Series. According to statistics, in 2022, Mercedes-Benz E-Class sold 123900 vehicles, BMW 5-Series 154000 and Audi A6L 117700. It is worth mentioning that the new generation of BMW 5-Series will also be launched globally in May, and the domestic long-axle version will be released this year.

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