Why did Mercedes-Benz choose to release the modified E-Class at this time? What has changed in the new car? What is the new configuration? How is the development of E-class so far? You will find the answer in this article.
It is not only a routine upgrade, but also a stone asking for directions.
20 16 it has been four years since the tenth generation Mercedes-benz e-class was officially listed. In these four years, E-class has occupied a place in the luxury brand medium and large car market with its luxurious appearance and interior similar to S-class and strong brand appeal of Mercedes-Benz. Even in the near future, the current E-class still has a lot of lethality to this level, as evidenced by the sales of more than 654.38+05 million vehicles in China market in 2065,438+09.
However, four years is not short after all. Coupled with the strong competition between the increasingly powerful BMW 5 Series and the Audi A6L with good market awareness, it is time to inject fresh blood into the tenth generation Mercedes-Benz E-Class whose product life cycle has reached the midpoint.
In addition to routine updates to enhance product strength, this mid-term redesigned Mercedes-Benz E-Class has another important thing to do-paving the way for the release of its big brother's brand-new Mercedes-Benz S-Class.
Unlike BMW, which likes to "try early" on the 3 Series, Mercedes-Benz prefers to let Big Brother S-Class walk at the forefront of its own trend, and all new designs, new ideas and new technologies are readily solved. However, this time they didn't do this, but put a lot of new changes on the E-level of this mid-term change. In other words, seeing this E-class, the new S-class in the future is not far away.
Application of the latest design
Injecting fresh blood is to make consumers feel fresh about an already familiar model, and the most intuitive source of freshness is appearance. Compared with the cash, the change of the front face of the newly redesigned Mercedes-Benz E-Class is very obvious. Not only does it look lower overall, but the air intake grille, which was originally similar in width to a "shield", has also become an irregular "big mouth".
But if you look at it separately here, because the new car is also divided into two designs: luxury version and sports version, their front faces are quite different. Luxury cars will be more convergent. The "Big Mouth" grille adopts the ancestral horizontal and vertical cross chrome grille, and the front wall adopts the left and right through design, which is very helpful for visually widening the front of the car.
The sports version adopts the design of inverted trapezoidal front grille, and students who know Mercedes-Benz will definitely remember it right away. This kind of grille originated from the brand-new CLS and has been extended to many models of Mercedes-Benz. Now even the E-level that used to focus on administrative business is used. The younger you live, the younger you are. Inside the inverted trapezoid is the familiar star-shaped air intake grille, which is also one of the signs that the Mercedes-Benz family highlights the sporty atmosphere.
In addition, different from the left and right penetration of the luxury version, the front enclosure of the sports version adopts more aerodynamic packages, which looks a lot more radical as a whole, and the shape similar to vents on both sides is also very similar to the new CLS.
No matter which version, the style of headlight group is the same, which is the future and the latest design trend of Mercedes-Benz. This kind of headlight was criticized by many people when it first appeared on other Mercedes-Benz models, but whether people can accept it or not, it has been irreversibly changed.
With the change of the front face, the lines on the hood of the new car have also been adjusted. From the softer design of the current model to the decoration with many ridges, it increases the sense of strength and further highlights the theme of young sports.
Generally speaking, the difference between the two designs of the front face is obvious, but even the luxury model is much younger than before.
The lateral shape of the new Mercedes-Benz E has hardly changed much, and it will be further lengthened after being made in China.
The overall contour of the tail is basically unchanged, and the change is mainly concentrated in the taillight part. First of all, Mercedes-Benz turned the reformed broadsword into the shape of taillight group, which became an inverted triangle with wide outside and narrow inside. This style is also the future development direction of Mercedes-Benz family.
Although the quadrangular taillights inlaid on both sides of the rear of the car have become one of the classic elements of Mercedes-Benz, they are a bit old to put down, which obviously does not match the front face of this "cosmetic".
However, after the new taillights are changed to the latest family design language, it will inevitably reduce the original charm of Mercedes-Benz family cars, and it will take time to adapt.
The appearance is getting younger and younger, and the inside must also change. The interior style of headlights has changed from the previous willow style to the current horizontal bar, which is less elegant and more sporty.
The whole interior has not changed, and the new steering wheel is the highlight.
Compared with the appearance, the overall design of the new Mercedes-Benz E-Class interior has not changed. According to the official statement, the internal upgrade is mainly to improve driving comfort and convenience. In fact, it is to upgrade the in-vehicle system and many comfortable configurations including seats.
The new car will be equipped with the latest MBUX (Mercedes-Benz? User? Experience) car multimedia system, released by Mercedes-Benz at CES 20 18. In addition to conventional multimedia functions and interactive functions, the new system can also realize voice wake-up and control, as well as AR augmented reality function, which improves the convenience of people's daily use.
A more intuitive change should be this brand-new three-spoke steering wheel, which has never appeared before. It seems that Mercedes-Benz is going to carry out the youth sports to the end, but it always feels that it doesn't look as luxurious as before.
In addition, the seats of the new car have also been upgraded to a certain extent. On the models equipped with 48V system and plug-in hybrid system, seats with refreshing and nap functions can be assembled, but the specific effect will be evaluated after the actual experience.
New generation driver assistance system
As far as the current situation is concerned, it seems too embarrassing to take a new car without a driver assistance system. As a luxury car brand, Mercedes-Benz will naturally not let the open E-Class lose the face of an "old runner" in this respect.
This brand-new Mercedes-Benz E-Class is equipped with a new generation of Mercedes-Benz driver assistance system. In addition to using the various sensors of the vehicle itself, it will also judge the road according to the cloud information and predict the traffic situation ahead. However, there is a problem. What are the requirements of such cloud interaction on the network, and do you need the support of 5G network? ?
In addition to the function of pre-judgment, this system can also automatically keep the safe distance between the vehicle and the vehicle in front in the case of traffic jam, and at the same time keep the lane to relieve the driver's fatigue caused by traffic jam. When the vehicle passes through the intersection, the system will automatically detect the potential danger and give braking when necessary.
Light mixing is the development direction.
The general direction of electrification in the automobile field will not change. Mercedes-Benz naturally knows this and is gradually implementing it with actions. Before the arrival of full electrification, Mercedes-Benz is doing something to popularize light hybrid systems and plug-in hybrid systems.
The new E-Class officially launched in the future will derive seven plug-in hybrid models including the travel version, in addition to the 2.0T+48V light hybrid version and the 3.0T+48V light hybrid version. As for the engine, the new car will carry the code name M? 254' s 2.0T inline four-cylinder and code M? 256' s 3.0T inline six-cylinder engine. The maximum power of the former is 272 horsepower, and the light mixing system will provide an additional 20 horsepower when participating. The latter has a maximum power of 367 HP, which is the same as the current GLE? 450 is consistent.
5 minutes to understand E-level for decades.
If the S-class interprets the highest concepts and standards of Mercedes-Benz, then the E-class is more like the mainstay of the family. Regardless of history or sales volume, this oldest model of Mercedes-Benz family has a very important position.
First generation keywords: postwar rebirth
1947, after the baptism of World War II, Mercedes-Benz began to plan to resume production of a series of pre-war designs, one of which was the originator of Mercedes-Benz E-Class-170V (136 series). Once the new car was born, it attracted people from all walks of life, and Mercedes-Benz also gained huge economic benefits. Subsequently, they launched two upgraded models, 170S-V and170s-d.
Second generation keywords: cars come out
The Pandon-style roof lengthens the wheelbase, increases the view and so on. These changes are the key words of the second-generation Mercedes-Benz E-Class W 120, which not only makes the E-Class subvert the tradition and get rid of the old-fashioned appearance, but also makes the Mercedes-Benz brand set an industry benchmark for ride comfort.
Third generation keywords: caudal fin design
196 1 year, Mercedes-Benz launched the third generation, code-named W 1 10 series of brand-new E-class. In this generation of cars, designers not only borrowed a lot from their own 220 series (early S-class), but also absorbed the characteristics of many other brands. What impressed me most was the design of the rear of the car, much like many American cars at that time.
Fourth generation keywords: 4.6 million kilometers
After three generations of exploration, Mercedes-Benz started with the fourth generation series of 1 14 and 1 15, and found the E-class design route. A more balanced body proportion and a large number of straight lines make it look very elegant. It is also from this generation that Mercedes-Benz E-Class began to launch many models such as 200, 220, 220D, 230, 240 and 240D.
There is also a story about this generation of cars. At that time, a taxi driver in Greece bought a 240D car, and he drove an astonishing 4.6 million kilometers. After the establishment of the Stuttgart Benz Museum, the car was officially collected.
Fifth generation keywords: more derivative models
Since it sells well, there is no reason not to expand production. 1976, the Mercedes-Benz E-Class of W 123 series was officially launched. This time, there are not only several models, but also three brand-new versions, namely coupe version, extended version and travel version. Since then, the E-class is no longer a single model, and it has begun to diversify.
Sixth generation keywords: official renaming
The most important thing for this generation is to start using the E-level naming method. After comparing the naming methods of S-class and C-class, the W 124 series was renamed and the E-class was officially born.
Seventh generation keywords: four-eye headlights
In the 1990s, a brand-new Mercedes-Benz E-Class with double round lights was launched, which caused an exclamation all over the world. "Looking at the world through the eyes of Mercedes-Benz" is people's emotion after seeing the seventh-generation Mercedes-Benz E-Class.
Eighth generation keywords: settled in China
In order to further expand the China market, Mercedes-Benz announced that it had formally established a joint venture with BAIC in June 5438+February 2005. Since then, the eighth-generation Mercedes-Benz E-Class W2 1 1 series has become the first model produced in China.
The ninth generation keywords: reform
Although the design of the four-eye round lamp did not have much negative impact on the sales of Mercedes-Benz E-Class, the jumping shape was criticized by many people. Therefore, Mercedes-Benz decided to carry out drastic reforms, and at the north american auto show in 2009, the E-Class of the ninth generation W2 12 series was officially unveiled with a new look.
The tenth generation keywords: younger
Mercedes-Benz has also joined the younger wave of the entire automobile industry. After the official replacement of 20 16, the brand-new E-class is more rounded, less angular, more sporty and less business. In terms of sales volume, this change is undoubtedly successful. As for this newly released mid-term redesigned model, the history of E-class needs it to continue.
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