HWM Singapore — May 2017

The E-Class is an important car
for Mercedes-Benz. It is one of
the German brand’s best-selling cars
worldwide and it is also one of the most
popular cars here in Singapore. To make
sure that the newest E-Class would be
a hit, Mercedes-Benz has pulled out all
the stops in making sure that its latest
medium size luxury saloon would be
a technological tour de force. And boy
have they succeeded. The new 2017
Mercedes-Benz E-Class is dripping with
technology. And this is evident right
from the moment you open the door
and get into the driver’s seat.
The cabin is, as you expect, very
elegant, classy, and luxurious. The test
car we drove had lots of aluminum
trimmings, which is really nice and
lends a more modern touch that I’m
sure younger owners would appreciate
as opposed to the more familiar wood
veneer that most cars in this class would
otherwise have. The seats are leather,
of course, and are also fully electric and
very adjustable and comfortable.
However, what really catches your
attention and hints at the level of
technology in the new E-Class is its twin
12.3-inch displays. Each display o΍ ers
a resolution of 1,920 x 720 pixels and
both are housed under a single shared
glass cover. The two large screens are
used to display the Mercedes COMAND
system (Cockpit Management and Data
System) and also replaces the traditional
instrument dials like the speedometer

AT A GLANCE:

ENGINE

4-cylinder turbocharged

ENGINE DISPLACEMENT

1,991cc

MAXIMUM POWER AND TORQUE

184hp / 300nm

FUEL CONSUMPTION,

COMBINED

6.1l/100km

PRICE

$263,800 (including COE)

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