The impact of new energy on the traditional automobile market does not seem to work in the luxury car market, such as in the medium and large luxury car market is still the world of German cars, with the main fuel owners of the Audi A6L, Mercedes-Benz E-class, BMW 5 Series position far ahead and no one can shake it.
Although new energy has little impact on the luxury car market focusing on traditional fuel vehicles, luxury cars have begun to slowly transition to new energy, such as adding mild hybrid or plug-in hybrid to improve power and fuel consumption performance, and the new generation of Mercedes-Benz E-class long wheelbase version recently launched is the best representative.
The all-new Mercedes-Benz E-Class long-wheelbase version is priced at 4490,000-52980,000 yuan, divided into entry-level fashion E 260 L E 260 L sports and luxury E 300 L e 300 L luxury sports type. Compared with the previous generation, the new generation of Mercedes-Benz E-class long wheelbase version not only has a large change in appearance, but also has a correspondingly longer wheelbase, and the power has also added a mild hybrid to improve fuel consumption, and the car machine system uses a new Qualcomm Snapdragon 8295 chip with stronger computing power, and the price is 44 more than that on sale01-50.It seems reasonable that the Mercedes-Benz E-class at 410,000 yuan is a little higher.
In terms of size, the new generation of Mercedes-Benz E-class long wheelbase version, which is positioned as a medium and large luxury car, has a length, width and height of 5092*1880*1493mm and a wheelbase of 3094mm, compared with the previous generation of 5078*1860*1480mm and a wheelbase of 3079mm, the length, width and wheelbase have increased while the height has decreased, and the interior space performance is better and the center of gravity is lower, polishing the driving comfort to the extreme.
In terms of appearance, the light cluster of the new generation Mercedes-Benz E-Class with long wheelbase adopts the "peanut lamp" shape design, which has the charm of the seventh-generation Mercedes-Benz E-Class (W210), which is a classic reproduction. The front face adopts the design language of its EQ family, and the trend of electrification is obvious, but the iconic chrome grille and star emblem grille continue to be retained, and the side has hardly changed much.
Inside, the all-new Mercedes-Benz E-Class Long Wheelbase Edition is still very much EQ series, showing its unwavering determination to electrify 12The 3-inch floating crystal instrument cluster is the same as the new S-Class, 144-inch multi** touch screen and 12The 3-inch co-pilot entertainment screen is connected to form a unique MBUX Superscreen triple screen design. It is worth mentioning that the car machine adopts the third-generation MBUX intelligent human-computer interaction system supported by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8295 chip with top computing power, which reflects silky smoothness, and it seems that luxury brands have also begun to pay attention to intelligence.
In terms of power, the new generation Mercedes-Benz E-Class long wheelbase version adopts the traditional engine + 48V mild hybrid power system, and the whole series is equipped with 20T turbocharged engine + 9-speed automatic manual transmission, of which the low-power version of the E260 model has a maximum power of 150kW, and the high-power version of the E300 model has a maximum power of 190kW. Compared with the previous generation, the new 48V mild hybrid not only makes the start faster but also has better fuel consumption, WLTC comprehensive fuel consumption per 100 kilometers is less than 7L, and it is not easy for medium and large luxury cars to achieve this level.
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The new generation of Mercedes-Benz E-Class long-wheelbase version on the market this time has a lot of highlights, with exterior and interior design, longer wheelbase, power upgrades, and smarter car machines, but the competitors are still strong. According to relevant data, in the first 11 months of 2023, the cumulative sales list of medium and large luxury cars, Audi A6L ranked 160,000 units lead, the current Mercedes-Benz E-Class 1360,000 units followed, BMW 5 Series 1230,000 units ranked third, which shows that the pressure on the Mercedes-Benz E-Class is not small. There are roadblocks in front and pursuers in the back, can the launch of the new Mercedes-Benz E-Class surpass the old rival Audi A6L?We will keep an eye on it.
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