The domestic luxury car market has long been monopolized by the three giants, BMW 5 Series, Mercedes-Benz E-Class and Audi A6, which have been fiercely competitive in the luxury car market.
This year, both the Mercedes-Benz E-Class and the BMW 5 Series have received a complete facelift, how to choose between these two models?
In terms of appearance, both models inevitably show the family identity of their respective brands.
First of all, the all-new Mercedes-Benz E-Class, which has undergone a considerable degree of evolution in terms of exterior design.
The most striking thing is its headlight shape, which pays homage to the classic "peanut lamp" design of the W211 generation Mercedes-Benz E-Class. This design cleverly integrates advanced headlight technology to present a unique sense of stability and atmosphere.
In terms of front design, the all-new Mercedes-Benz E-Class has been cleverly tweaked. The center grille has been carefully compressed in size, with a gloss black panel surround on the outside, while the center grille and headlights are integrated into one to present a smoother overall look.
As for the rear design, the all-new E-Class features integrated taillights with two three-pointed stars on the left and right inside, creating a unique light and shadow effect that makes it highly recognizable when driving at night.
The BMW 5 Series shows a more radical atmosphere in terms of design, especially the headlights and grille design of the front face, which adopts the recently popular BMW Iconicglow ring light family design, which maintains the consistency with the 7 Series model.
The exterior of the car is treated with a blackened diamond structure and a vertical air deflector on the outside, which visually enhances the overall sporty atmosphere.
The new headlight clusters feature almost vertically arranged daytime running lights, which not only enhance the car's recognizability, but also inject a sense of style into the vehicle. This design cleverly combines modern light technology with avant-garde styling to make the BMW 5 Series unique on the road.
The classic Huo's corners have also been redesigned, and the Arabic numeral "5" logo has been added, creating an atmosphere that BMW is becoming more and more "Mercedes-Benz".
At the rear, the design of the parallel line taillights has been adopted to be more simple and atmospheric, and it has a new look and is more modern compared to the current model.
Compared with the current model, the new generation BMW 5 Series has undergone a significant upgrade in size, with a body length of 5175mm, a width of 1900mm, a height of 1520mm, and a wheelbase of 3105mm.
The all-new Mercedes-Benz E-Class has a body length of 5,092 mm, a width of 1,880 mm, a height of 1,493 mm, and a wheelbase of 3,094 mm. It is slightly inferior to the BMW 5 Series.
In terms of exterior styling, it is obvious that Mercedes-Benz's more mature and stable design and that sense of elegance are more favored by the Chinese people, while the design of the BMW 5 Series is more radical and more suitable for young people.
The interior of the Mercedes-Benz E-Class continues the brand's unique design style, and the new generation of E-Class incorporates similar design elements to the EQ electric car family in the interior.
The interior is equipped with Mercedes-Benz's most advanced three-spoke steering wheel, and the new Mercedes-Benz E-Class introduces the latest MBUX intelligent human-computer interaction system, equipped with the top 8295 automotive cockpit chip, which provides a more advanced foundation for the technological experience in the car.
However, compared with the system tuning of some domestic car companies, there may be a certain gap, which may be the direction that can be further improved and promoted in the future.
The all-new BMW 5 Series has been completely upgraded, and the interior features an integrated floating curved screen, including a 123-inch instrument screen and a 149-inch** display.
The design not only enhances the visual experience of the instrument cluster and infotainment system, but also creates a modern and luxurious feel to the interior of the car.
For the long-axle version of the 5 Series model, it also provides rear passengers with the same 31-inch roof screen as the 7 Series, which can be applied through the Huawei AppGallery** to support games and *** This point BMW understands the hobbies and needs of Chinese people very well, and knows what is needed.
The all-new BMW 5 Series introduces Level 2 driver assistance systems as standard across the range, while integrating the latest generation of perception sensors. Among them, it is worth mentioning that it has an "automatic lane change assist function with gaze confirmation function", in other words, it is only necessary to look at the side of the rearview mirror, and you can automatically change lanes, which is still relatively innovative.
The all-new Mercedes-Benz E-Class realizes L2+ level assisted driving, which can automatically change lanes, automatically move away from large vehicles, and automatically enter and exit ramps on highways and urban expressways.
In terms of power, the all-new BMW 5 Series uses a 2The 0T+48V mild hybrid system has a maximum power of 190kW (258 hp) and a peak torque of 400Nm.
The all-new Mercedes-Benz E-Class also opted for the 2The power combination of 0T+48V mild hybrid. The E260L has a maximum horsepower of 204 horsepower, while the E300L offers a higher level of maximum horsepower at 258 horsepower. In terms of power performance, it can maintain the same level as the BMW 5 Series.
In addition to the traditional powertrain, the BMW 5 Series also offers an electric version of the i5. The electric version is expected to be available in two power versions, the eDrive 40 and M60 xDrive, with a range of up to 700 km.
The specific parameters have yet to be officially answered, and the pure electric version of the Mercedes-Benz E is the EQE that everyone knows, which has already been launched.
In terms of pre-sales, the all-new Mercedes-Benz E-Class is in the range of 450,000 yuan to 540,000 yuan, while the all-new BMW 5 Series will be officially launched at the end of January 2024, which is estimated to be not much different from Mercedes-Benz.
It can be seen that as a replacement model, the new BMW 5 Series and Mercedes-Benz E-class have changed significantly, and they have been adjusted according to the car habits of Chinese consumers, and they understand the preferences of Chinese people, which is one of the reasons why the two have been at the level of 40-500,000 for a long time.
At present, the medium and large sedan market is being hit by the continuous impact of new energy models, despite the barrier of about 500,000, the new energy brand can not be broken in a short time, although there have been such as Weilai ET7, HiPhi Z and other models impact, but there is still a big gap between sales and BBA three musketeers, however, as the market continues to turn to new energy, luxury sedan brands are also gradually transforming, which is also one of the reasons why Mercedes-Benz E-class and BMW 5 series have launched two forms of energy in the latest generation of models. Of course, having said that, for these two C-segment luxury sedans, which one do you think will be in your eyes?
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