2022 Mercedes-Benz E450 All-Terrain in Cardinal Pink Metallic (a $1750 choice)
2022 Mercedes-Benz E450 All-Terrain
Class: Premium Midsize Automotive
Miles pushed: 432
Gas used: 16.6 gallons
Actual-world gasoline financial system: 26.0 mpg
Driving combine: 30% metropolis, 70% freeway
EPA-estimated gasoline financial system: 21/28/24 (mpg metropolis/freeway/mixed)
CG Report Card
Room and ComfortA-
Energy and PerformanceB+
Match and FinishA
Gas EconomyB
ValueB
Report-card grades are derived from a consensus of test-driver evaluations. All grades are versus different autos in the identical class. Worth grade is for particular trim stage evaluated, and will not mirror Shopper Information’s impressions of your complete mannequin lineup.
Huge & Tall Consolation
Huge GuyB
Tall GuyA-
Huge & Tall consolation rankings are for entrance seats solely. “Huge” ranking based mostly on male tester weighing roughly 350 kilos, “Tall” ranking based mostly on 6’6″-tall male tester.
Drivetrain
Engine Specs362-hp 3.0L
Engine TypeTurbo 6-cylinder
Transmission 9-speed computerized
Drive WheelsAll-wheel drive
Gas sort: Premium fuel
Base value: $68,400 (not together with $1050 vacation spot cost)
Choices on check car: MANUFAKTUR Cardinal Pink Metallic paint ($1750), black leather-based ($1620), 19-inch AMG 5-spoke wheels ($700), panorama roof ($1000), inductive wi-fi charging with NFC pairing ($200), Driver Help Bundle ($1950), Acoustic Consolation Bundle ($1100), Premium Bundle Lite ($2300)
Value as examined: $80,070
Extra E-Class value and availability info
Fast Hits
The good: Clean, robust powertrain provided better-than-expected gasoline financial system; elegant inside ambiance; station-wagon cargo versatility
The great: Reducing-edge infotainment system; a lot of high-tech obtainable options; respectable journey high quality from raised-height suspension
The not so good: Some controls may be finicky–particularly capacitive-touch steering-wheel buttons; on-road cornering prowess is diminished by off-road-focused suspension
John Biel
It seems that Individuals love station wagons. That’s why they purchase so many crossovers and SUVs, that are station wagons’ brothers by one other mom.
Curiously, that very same public isn’t as loopy for wagons that come clean with being what they are surely. (There are station wagon zealots, simply not so lots of them.) It’s an unlucky state of affairs for the producers that also make such autos, a few of whom have taken to making use of a veneer of SUV “toughness” to their station wagons in hopes of turning a number of heads. That’s what Mercedes-Benz did when it refreshed the E-Class premium-midsize product line for 2021. Give the wagon an additional 1.2 inches of journey top, some black cladding for the wheel openings and rocker panels, a goes-anywhere-sounding title, and presto!: the E450 4MATIC All-Terrain.
For the 2021 mannequin yr, Mercedes-Benz’s midsize E-Class station wagon gained SUV-style decrease physique cladding and an adjustable air suspension to turn into the E450 All-Terrain. The All-Terrain sees no vital modifications for 2022.
The 2022 E450 All-Terrain, an instance of which Shopper Information examined, goes primarily unchanged, save for the inclusion of computerized high-beam headlights as customary gear and the addition of Nautical Blue Metallic as an extra-cost paint choice. It mixes a excessive stage of luxurious with a heightened diploma of practicality for at the least $69,450 (with supply), although CG’s tester reached $80,070 with the accretion of three packages and 5 particular person choices.
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All E-Class fashions boast an aesthetic, upscale ambiance, and our All-Terrain wore enticing natural-grain Gray Ash wooden trim that appeared nice. The infotainment display screen and digital gauge cluster boast sharp, high-resolution graphics, however the interfaces are so filled with options and menus {that a} honest quantity of acclimation–and trial and error–is required.
Choose the All-Terrain and also you’ll get the identical powerteam, 4MATIC all-wheel drive, and MBUX widescreen infotainment system obtainable to the E450 4-door sedan, hardtop coupe, and convertible. What the wagon alone delivers is room for as much as seven passengers (because of a rear-facing folding third seat that holds two) and 35 cubic ft of cargo house that masses at bumper top behind the second-row seats or 64 cubic ft with the 40/20/40 seats folded flat. Inside, the All-Terrain feels pleasingly roomy. Legroom entrance and rear primarily matches that of the 4-door sedan however the wagon boasts higher headroom—0.2 inch extra within the entrance row and 0.6 inch extra over the second row.
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There’s respectable house for grownup passengers within the All-Terrain’s entrance and rear seats.
The All-Terrain has the identical 115.7-inch wheelbase because the sedan and it’s simply as broad. General size of the wagon is 0.5 inch larger, however tread widths are 1.4 inches wider. For the sake of appearances, the wagon’s decrease fascia and grille form differ barely from different E-Class fashions and the grille cavity is stuffed with a model-specific “biplane” component.
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The All-Terrain comes customary with a characteristic that’s VERY uncommon lately: a rear-facing folding third-row seat. These seats are sized for youngsters, or at the least very small, very nimble occupants. The cargo space is clearly shorter in top than an SUV’s, however the house is nice: 35.0 cubic ft behind the second row, and 64.0 cu. ft. with the second row folded.
E450s are powered by the turbocharged 3.0-liter inline 6-cylinder engine with “EQ Increase” 48-volt delicate hybridization expertise that bowed within the ’21 fashions. It makes 362 horsepower at 5500 rpm and 369 lb-ft of torque at 1600 rpm however can name on the built-in electrical motor system for as a lot as 21 further ponies and 184 extra lb-ft briefly spurts. (EQ Increase additionally initiates acceleration in cease/go conditions, permits coasting for gasoline financial savings, and returns vitality throughout deceleration.) There may be plentiful, clean energy from this powerplant and in our time with the automobile, which included a variety of open-road driving, it proved to be a speedy freeway cruiser with responsive kickdown from the 9-speed computerized transmission. The EPA initiatives that the All-Terrain ought to get 21 mpg in metropolis driving, 28 mpg on the freeway, and 24 mixed. CG’s expertise, together with appreciable time spent on rural Wisconsin highways, bore this out.
Journey high quality is superb, particularly in freeway journey. Shifting from “Consolation” mode to one of many “Sport” settings makes it little firmer with slightly extra—however not an excessive amount of—heft within the steering. The All-Terrain comes with adjustable Air Physique Management air suspension in any respect 4 wheels.
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The All-Terrain comes solely in E450 type, which suggests it will get the E-Class’s sturdy turbocharged 6-cylinder engine that places out 362 horsepower with the assistance of a 48-volt mild-hybrid system. Our check car was outfitted with the good-looking 19-inch AMG 5-spoke wheels, which add one other $700 to the underside line.
Two 12.3-inch screens that circulation one into the opposite colorfully mission driving controls and MBUX infotainment capabilities. Steering-wheel contact controls summon driver-information shows however the complicated infotainment complement works by means of a console-mounted touchpad that may make some duties, like tuning and saving radio presets, a much bigger job than it must be. First- and second-row seats are comfy (and heated in entrance), and the check automobile’s natural-grain gray ash wooden trim ramped up the cabin magnificence. There are many cabin-storage choices.
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The All-Terrain’s brawny styling touches embody a novel entrance fascia therapy.
Customary-equipment gadgets embody navigation, Apple CarPlay/Android Auto smartphone compatibility, multicolor ambient lighting, an influence liftgate, cargo cowl, roof rails, 19-inch alloy wheels, and LED exterior lighting. Nonetheless, the wi-fi charging, Burmester surround-sound audio system, satellite tv for pc radio, and Parktronic parking help that had been customary on the 2021 E450 coupe that we examined value further right here. Different add-ons had been leather-based upholstery, a panoramic sunroof (instead of the smaller customary sunroof), and a bunch of safety-attuned driving aids that got here within the Driver Help Bundle choice.
In its heyday because the official tempo automobile of suburbia, the car-based station wagon had a middlebrow status. Curiously, its trendy survivors are largely upmarket jobs however even they’re feeling the SUV warmth.
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It performs in a really small class of direct rivals–specifically the Audi A6 Allroad and Volvo V90 Cross Nation–however the 2022 Mercedes-Benz E450 All-Terrain presents a compelling mixture of luxurious and off-the-beaten-path versatility.
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