Mercedes-Benz E-Class Facelifted for 2020

Mercedes-Benz have shown the facelifted E-Class online, as the 2020 Geneva Motor Show has been cancelled.

The new E-Class brings a more dynamic design, with redesigned headlights, tail lamps, radiator grille, and front bumper. There’s even an All-Terrain variant in the works.

Inside, a new steering wheel has been installed, which can detect when hands are off via a capacitive sensor. For the instrument cluster and infotainment, two 10.25 inch screens are now standard, but two 12.3 inch screens are optional. New driving assistance systems have been fitted here as well.

Under the hood, a new M254 4-cylinder with an Integrated Starter-Generator and 48V electrical system is now available. New PHEV variants, as well as petrol and diesel models will be made available for both rear-wheel drive and all-wheel drive models. The new E 53 model too was shown.

For more on the new E-Class, check out the press release below.

PRESS RELEASE

Automotive intelligence is now getting exciting and dynamic: The E-Class Saloon and Estate have undergone a comprehensive update as the first representatives of this model series. Both models will arrive in the showrooms of our European dealers in summer 2020. The long-wheelbase version of the Saloon (China), as well as the Coupé and Cabriolet, will follow soon thereafter.

With over 14 million Saloon and Estate models delivered since 1946, the E-Class is the best-selling model series in the history of Mercedes-Benz. It is perceived by many as the “heart of the brand”. The tenth generation of the E-Class set styling trends in 2016 with its clean yet emotionally appealing design and an exclusive, high-quality interior. The wealth of innovations such as in the area of the driving assistance systems also was characteristic. This emotionally appealing and at the same time intelligent combination is extremely successful: to date, more than 1.2 million customers around the world have bought a current-generation E-Class Saloon or E-Class Estate.

Here the key facts about the refresh:

• More dynamic design 
  • Avantgarde Line as the new basic specification for the exterior
  • Redesigned front headlamps (full-LED headlamps as standard, 
    optionally available MULTIBEAM LED headlamps)
  • Redesigned tail lamps
  • Redesigned radiator grille and front bumper
  • All-Terrain variant visually more similar to the SUV models

• Next-generation driving assistance systems, including: 
  • New steering wheel generation with capacitive hands-off detection
  • Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC with route-based speed adjustment
  • Active Stop-and-Go Assist
  • Active Steering Assist
  • Active Brake Assist; in the Driving Assistance Package now also with turning manoeuvre function
  • Active Blind Spot Assist – now also with exit warning
  • Parking Package in conjunction with 360° camera: newly expanded side view and for the first time automatic parking not only in parallel and end-on parking spaces, but also on marked areas.
    
    
• Even more comfort in the interior 
  • Two digital screens as standard (2 x 10.25-inch, bonded), optional Widescreen cockpit 
    with two 12.3-inch displays)
  • MBUX with LINGUATRONIC voice control (standard) and augmented reality
  • Interior Assistant
  • ENERGIZING comfort control with ENERGIZING COACH and PowerNap (in plug-in hybrids)
  • ENERGIZING seat kinetics
    
    
• E as in efficiency: electrification of the powertrain 
  • Seven plug-in hybrids as Saloon and Estate models, petrol and diesel, with rear-wheel or all-wheel drive
  • Electrified models for the first time also for the US market
  • New M 254 engine: two-litre, four-cylinder petrol engine with ISG (Integrated Starter-Generator) and 48-volt on-board electrical system, rated output: 200 + 15 kW, innovative segment turbocharger with flow connection, electric additional compressor (eVZ), NANOSLIDE^® coated cylinder barrels, CONICSHAPE^® cylinder bore, CAMTRONIC for controlling the intake valves
  • Additional engine variants and off-road drive modes for the All-Terrain
    
    
• URBAN GUARD: 
  • New comprehensive category of products and options
  • Intelligent interlinking of hardware and digital solutions for protection against theft and damage