I've had my 2014 E250 for exactly 4 years now. This is an ultimate commuter car and nothing more. The torque is fantastic for driving in the U.S., as opposed to my 15 years in Germany where horsepower mattered. Mileage is fantastic, safety features are great, and it is a comfortable and very German ride. My primary complaint is suspension that walks the car out on bumps in corners. That's pretty much it. It doesn't look bad either ;-)
Definitely no sporting intention here, but I personally think this might just be the ultimate commuter car. The thing that amazes me through is the lack of noise from that 4 pot diesel. Even more astonishing is a 4 pot driving this near 4000lb sedan can indefinitely pull the car at city speed without even revving over 2200rpm. Super comfortable & relaxing, just perfect after a hard day's work. And stll manages high~30s mpg combined too. What's not to like?
+Trades46 I have this e250 since 2009 and its super reliable(no problems at all) I daily drive it, and its surprisingly fast on the autobahn, fuel efficient like 6 liters per 100km. My first diesel and not my last!
I have the exact same engine on a new S205 C-Class, though mine is the 220d model, so it has 170 horsepower instead of 204... What I can tell you is this is definitely the ultimate commuter car. They are comfortable, quiet (diesel engine is, indeed, noisier than a gas engine, so the whole car is noisier, but it is absolutely bearable). While driving in town, it never shifts higher than 2200rpm in 1st gear, 1800 in other gears (so you end up travelling at 30mph/50kph at 1.250/1.300 in 4th gear). Entering a highway, accelerating harder, it will indeed shift later, but we are talking about 2.500/2.800 up to 4th gear, then again, no more than 2.200/2.300 (considering that, in Italy, we have a 130kph/80mph speed limit). This makes it a very relaxing drive all the time, until you push on the throttle; then, yes, it becomes a lot more sporty and agressive. If you do that, though, the low fuel consumption (5.5l/100 km or 42.77mpg) will indeed go up. Even in that case, though, it will remain between 6.5 and 7.0 l/100km or 33/36mpg.
Get the a AMG port package on this and it's prefect, looks amazing, handles beautiful, still comfortable, economical, or too big or too small, build amazing... Perfect car is the e class
5:03 Should have let it roll on in that gear, the torque is surprising. I've driven an older model with the same engine several times and the torque is incredible.
Wonderfully built German car, basically all German cars especially Mercedes cars are built in such a great way, but there is something about the E-class that makes it my personal favorite, the exterior, interior, engine, design... Just amazing!
This E250d engine the W12 is Amazing back in 2011-12 but evern now in 2019 this E250d is still good 210-bhp and 500 Newton's of tourq's that is great power once your over 1,300 rpm....!!!!
I know 4 cylinder diesel motors were used in Europe in mid to full size sedans for years but I think I'd spring for the E350 Bluetec and ditch the run flat tires they come with. The torque output of this little motor is impressive though.
albert7139 I think the 2014 e class (with facelift) was the best looking ever, because it looked modern and sleek but it still had the bulk and strong exterior we knew from the older models, everything newer just looks like a bigger c class.
bokkey45 Did you happen to notice the car driving itself or the seamless surround view image on the screen? I guess that type of engineering is pathetic for you. Douche.
LexusboyLS Oh yeah, just like every other japanese car in its class..christ man even HONDAS have the semi-autonomous driving feature in their vehicles these days. Not to mention that Nissan was the first to innovate the around view monitoring technology anyway. I just really don't see anything special with these cars. besides the fact that they have an MB badge on the grille, they really don't bring much else to the table except insanely expensive repair bills.
Nice interior color - beige/chocolate brown, car seems to have too much road noise. BTW the driver seems to have cyborg vision as his brain records what he sees & posts it on RU-vid ;-)
Purplefabian mine e350 wagon is extremely quite under 90kph, but once over 90kph, especially cruise around 120kph, the road noise is noticeable. Probably because the sound proofing of the engine and wind noise is so good, and make the road noise a little bit irritating . mine car got amg trim, probably the large alloy wheels also contribute some road noise.
Saw last day at the Benz dealer in my town, not the best Mercedes full of electronic features, my uncle had a B class and a MY13 B class not the best deal but it's better for the space..
Many drivers in the US have to drive relatively long distances to get to work and major cities tend to be far apart in the Midwest and West. Diesel sedans have excellent range per tank, so it just works.
Michael Rivera good point, but with premium gas at $3 a gallon, I doubt many Mercedes customers will deal with diesel clatter just to save on fuel or get better range. A typical full tank in my car with 93 octane is about $45, which is nothing compared to what Europeans or Asians pay for gas
Hakan Koçer Gas prices are dropping now and my tank is now about $33! Move here and you can lease an E550 sedan for $700-800 a month and waste as much gas as you want! Insurance and registration is cheap too;)
