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2017 Mercedes-Benz E-Class All-Terrain Looks Sad on the Flat Paris Floor

Mercedes-Benz gave us a few months to come to terms with the idea of an All-Terrain E-Class, but not that many. On the other hand, what's there to digest? It's an E-Class T-Modell with better off-road credentials, enough to entice SUV lovers but also keep it from stepping on any of the GLE's toes.
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The Mercedes-Benz E-Class All-Terrain sure looks like the very rare vehicle that can offer the best of two worlds: the spacious interior and civil high-speed handling of a station wagon and the rugged terrain capabilities that most SUVs are ever faced with. It's no rock crawler, but then again, neither are more than half of the so-called off-roaders out there.

We've declared our love and admiration for this type of vehicle before, but that doesn't take anything away from the great job Mercedes has pulled with this particular model. The raised ground clearance and added plastic padding look natural on the all-new E-Class All-Terrain, and it should give the Audi A6 Allroad quattro a run for its money.

The E-Class has a lot going for it. It comes with the beautiful new interior that Mercedes-Benz has been putting in all its more recent cars, plus plenty of technology including semi-autonomous driving features that have already (indirectly) gotten this model into trouble. Mercedes-Benz has been referring to the E-Class as a technological powerhouse even before its launch, and we haven't heard anybody complain so far.

EuroNCAP, the European independent company that carries out crash tests on new cars, has just released the E-Class sedan's results, and they are predictably very good. There's no point in suspecting the estate would do any worse, so there's also that to consider.

However, you might want to wait a little before buying this car. Mercedes-Benz is getting ready to introduce its six-cylinder in-line modular engines, and they will certainly make it under the E-Class' hood as well once that happens. We're not saying the current V6s aren't good, it's just that the new technology will definitely offer better efficiency. Or, perhaps you want to wait for the AMG version, which has also been spied testing.
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