E-Class All Terrain estate unveiled 20 | 09 | 2016

    MERCEDES HAS LIFTED the wraps from its E-Class All Terrain, which will go head-to-head with the like of the Audi A6 Allroad and Volvo V90 Cross Country. The Mercedes will go on-sale at Scottish dealerships in Spring 2017, with prices starting around £45,000. (Related — New E-Class estate starts at 337,935)

    The new All Terrain, which make its public debut at the Paris Motor Show, is fitted with Mercedes’ latest multi-chamber Air Body Control air suspension and 4Matic four-wheel-drive system as standard.

    Naturally, the newcomer benefits from increased ground clearance and off-road ability. The All Terrain gets up to  35mm of additional ground clearance with the Air Body Control air suspension, which is optional on the ‘standard’ E-Class estate, but standard on the newcomer.

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    Press a button on the centre console, and the driver can raise the ride height from a standard setting with a ground clearance of 121mm through an intermediate setting of 141mm and to a highest setting of 156mm. This can be done at speeds up to 22mph.

    The All Terrain is also fitted with standard 19in wheels shod with tyres featuring higher sidewalls than the standard E-Class — which are claimed to enhance traction while providing additional ride comfort on rough roads — in addition to a specially tuned version of Mercedes’ 4Matic four-wheel-drive system.

    Five different driving modes — including an All Terrain mode that is described as being specific to the E-Class All Terrain — can be accessed through the standard Dynamic Select function.

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    When engaged it sets the suspension in the intermediate setting with 141mm of ground clearance and alters the threshold of the electronic stability program (ESP), active yaw control (AYC) and acceleration skid control (ASC) for maximum off-road ability.

    as is the case in the GLE, the E-Class All Terrain’s Command infotainment monitor shows the steering angle, suspension level, angle of slope and angle of inclination of the vehicle, as well as the position of the accelerator and brake.

    Mercedes designers have added a number of external styling tweaks to differentiate the All Terrain from the standard E-Class estate; not surprisingly, all are aimed at giving it a more rugged appearance than its more on-road biased siblings.

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    Wheel arch cladding, roof rails, beefed up sills underneath the doors, a prominent twin blade grille, a re-profiled, two-tone front bumper, and a two-tone rear bumper with integrated trapezoidal shaped tail pipes mark the All Terrain out.

    The interior changes are more subtle, with exclusive aluminium-carbonfibre look trim, stainless steel pedals and floor mats with All Terrain identification. The standard equipment is most closely based on the AMG Line of the standard E-Class estate available in the UK.

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    Only one engine will be available at launch. The newly developed turbocharged 2.0-litre four-cylinder common rail diesel delivers 191bhp and 295lb/ft of torque to the E 220 d 4Matic All Terrain. That power is channelled via Mercedes’ 9G-Tronic nine-speed torque converter equipped automatic gearbox and 4Matic four-wheel drive system.

    Mercedes quotes a 0-62mph time of 8.0sec and a top speed of 144mph, with the All Terrain also returning 55.4mpg at the pumps and emitting 137g/km CO2.

    It’s expected a range-topping six-cylinder diesel E 350 d 4Matic All Terrain, fitted with Mercedes' new 3.0-litre in-line six-cylinder engine, will arrive later next year.

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    Jim McGill

     

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