Our Fleet Test Drive: Mercedes E-class - 7th Report
Date:
17 May 2010
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Author:
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Category: | Executive | P11D price: | £32,545 | Key rival: | BMW 5-series | |
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I love discovering little bits and pieces that make the E-class easy to live with, and I reckon Mercedes has engineered in more than any other carmaker.
The latest one is that annoyance only experienced when you've had a couple of tall passengers that have moved the rear headrests. When they've got out, you're left with the headrests poking up, blocking the rear view.
Not in the E-class, where a prod of the button in the middle of the dashboard drops all three rear headrests to their lowest position. Simple, yet really useful.
Mercedes-Benz E250 CDI Avantgarde manual | Mileage | 8710 | Claimed combined consumption | 53.3mpg | Our average consumption | 38.7mpg | P11D price | £32,545 | Model price range | £27,570-£73,855 | CO2 (tax) | 142g/km (20%) | BIK 20/40% per month | £108/£217 | Service interval | variable mls | Insurance | group 38 | Warranty | 3yrs/unlimited mls | Boot space | 540 litres | Engine size/power | 2143cc/204PS | Top speed/0-62mph | 149mph/7.7secs | Why we’re running it | To see if it can take on the excellence of BMW and Jaguar in this sector | Positive | Comfort, quality, classy looks | Negative | Manual gearbox, early fuel economy |
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