Is the all-new Mercedes E-Class All-Terrain the best estate? E450 driving REVIEW 2024
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- Опубликовано: 13 июн 2024
- This is our in-depth review of the all-new Mercedes E-Class Estate / Wagon / T-Modell as Mercedes E-Class All-Terrain E450 6-cyl. We're taking a look at Exterior, Interior and the driving experience.
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00:00 E-Class All-Terrain vs Estate
00:52 Length, wheels, suspension
02:49 Interior: doors
04:00 Better than S-Class?
05:21 Cockpit details
07:08 Interface with offroad gauges
09:34 Selfie camera
10:19 Offroad see-through camera
10:44 Rear seats
11:41 Trunk / boot
12:39 Engines
13:49 Sporty driving
15:31 Offroad driving mode
16:44 Difference to normal E-Class
19:49 Acceleration, motorway, mpg
22:04 Assistance systems test
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00:00 E-Class All-Terrain vs Estate
00:52 Length, wheels, suspension
02:49 Interior: doors
04:00 Better than S-Class?
05:21 Cockpit details
07:08 Interface with offroad gauges
09:34 Selfie camera
10:19 Offroad see-through camera
10:44 Rear seats
11:41 Trunk / boot
12:39 Engines
13:49 Sporty driving
15:31 Offroad driving mode
16:44 Difference to normal E-Class
19:49 Acceleration, motorway, mpg
22:04 Assistance systems test
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The open-pore matte wood finish is so much nicer than piano black trim.
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i’m gonna say, this wheel pattern is one of the best looking design i’ve seen in a while
We love your videos!!!! Your voice is perfect for car reviews :)
Nice to see Mercedes finally addressing the deteriorated quality. I've tried a few newer Mercs and found them quite dissapointing. The only things I dislike are the haptic buttons and the speedo that looks like a cheap tablet stuck on with superglue.
They still have a long way to go to return to their former glory
@@troublemak3r134I agree with you and original commenter. The design overall seems to be moving in the right direction, too. But I think they are way overdoing it with the Mercedes star motif. Especially on the taillights.
No wonder diamler Mercedes Benz is showing record profits year over year when everybody else is struggling to survive.
I do not understand their insistence on the haptic buttons when Mercedes has now had multiple years of feedback and I have never seen a reviewer say they like them. Baffles me that they continue to force this on us. I would pay extra for a steering wheel with regular buttons at this point.
There was also a noticeable bump in quality from W213 facelift to EQE. Still not exactly where i'd like it to be but a lot better.
Thomas, you did this review justice. Thanks for the hard work by the entire autogefuhl team.
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I love your reviews, perfect balance between humor, attention to detail and information. My only suggestion would be to test indoor noise with decibel reader to compare different brands.
As an owner of a 2022 E450 All-Terrain, I love the mild exterior and interior changes in this new version. They seemed to have kept the 3.0L Inline-6 engine with the 48V mild hybrid system (same as the 2022 All-Terrain), in this new version too, except for a tiny bump-up in the HP numbers. Overall, a good update.
Another excellent review, Thomas (and 0:13 again dressed perfectly to co-ordinate with the subject car 😁💯).
thanks for built quality comments and insights, you're unique Thomas! ❤❤❤❤
cheers m8 !
Thomas - great review & gorgeous location. Glad the build quality is better and loved that real engine sound under acceleration! Just wish automakers would stop trying to over think / over complicate instrument displays and controls. Otherwise, lovely job Merc!
I enjoyed the video a lot! Thanks!
Wonderful reviews with lots of focus on the redesign which I think looks great. I had a 2020 E450 wagon, last before the All Terrain and I might consider this wagon in two years.
Mercedes has improved the quality with this model!!
Good job Thomas 👍
Thank for this great review Thomas. As you mentioned in the USA we only get the All- Terrain. I wish Mercedes was sending the regular estate too!!
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I am actually most impressed by your Gigachad Chawline bro I have to compliment it 😎👍
Waiting for the sedan review. Nice review.
Fantastic video. 😁
This thing is a beauty!
Just perfect design ind and out.
Finally a car brand with an integrated screen, it just looks great!😊
So what is the ground clearance with off road mode? Great styling with this car.
This kind of vehicle is my favorite, Škoda Octavia/Superb Scout, Volvo V60/v90 CrossCountry, Audi A6 Allroad and this Mercedes E All-Terrain. In my company we had Škoda Octavia Scout, great car
Great video! Next generation will have screens in the door panel and the steering wheel.
Thomas is the best
PLEASE bring this to the UK and other RHD markets Mercedes!! I know they don't sell as well as SUVs but now Audi and Volvo have scrapped their high-riding estates there are no other options. I would 100% buy this no questions asked.
Is there a button to switch off passive lane assist permanently (without having to switch it off every time you start the car)?
Very nice video
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As ever a great review, and I suspect Thomas has always had a soft spot for the E class.
This is the first Mercedes for some years that I think I would want to buy. A station wagon, 6 cylinders, air suspension, and usable off road capability is just what I want. It’s a proper car rather than an SUV. I have not looked hard before now, but I think only Subaru have had a tradition in this segment and they do not do the E class premium experience. The only worry is that a PHEV version with off road might not be available. (I have a PHEV at the moment and with my journey patterns am getting serious EV usage.)
The latest of iteration of the Mercedes UI/UX is still something I do not like, but the review suggests they have ameliorated some of the worst aspects with a bit more haptic feedback and less fiddly and small touch screen features. That said I would want to dial down or turn off the ambient lighting and have the spec with the minimum area of screen space. The central console without black lacquer is a great improvement and looks smart.
Don't forget Volvo with the XC70 or V90 cross country and Audi A6 allroad. They have been in the market before any all terrain. Anyway I would get the merc. It has to be delightful with the 400d engine. I hope they are keeping it from the previous model.
Very nice Merc.
Inline six, too!
Danke L & T 👱🏻♀️🧑🏻👏🏻
Legs approved
Wander how does it compare to the A6 Allroad. Nicer interior obviously, at least aesthetically.
Amazing
Excellent real world review. Btw I think CLE =D
I always put my coffee in the coffee cup holder in the center console and my water bottle in the door pocket. A very fine family car with big dog in back, roof box on top and off we go, great car.
Overall this car is such a beauty
How long will this digital system last, and it’s software be supported is my overriding question about modern vehicles. Great video.👍🏻🏴🇩🇪 I doubt that it will last as long as my W201 190E.
Hi Thomas! I would love to know of there is a built quality difference between this and the GLE since it is made in Alabama... I heard a lot of owners complain at least fir early model years.
missing...ZZ Top's 'Legs' in the background 😉
What’s the turtle symbol for on the driver display screen?
I am correct when I say if you want to configure this car you pay the configured price yes?
what's the real average fuel consumption in e450 patrol version?
Is that color factory set?
I wonder how fast those handles would break here in northers Europe where they would be covered with an ice layer of around 0,5 - 1 cm, constantly having to break through that while encumbering the tiny motor 🤨
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How does it compare to zeekr 001?
I noticed your knie is touching the cockpit console, which now leaves less space for legs then previous model. For me (192cm) a disadvantage I noticed immediately when I entered the car :(
The virtualise commands are meant to reduce the number of chips deployed on each car. It is the right way to achieve finaly a rationalisation on the electronic architecture
Great review! I‘m happy to see the interior quality improved, which is my biggest issue with current Mercedes‘. I dont like that the trunk window is steeper more like a shooting brake, making the trunk less usable/practical in height for the sake of looks. Also i don‘t like the black frame around the grill at all as it takes away all the elegance, not sure about the rear light being connected without a light bar…the front grill being framed with black and especially the connected rear lights screams like cost saving to me as the grill would not be needed to get individually painted anymore and the rear lights come as one unit for all cars, similar to what VW is doing with the new Tiguan or the T-cross.
As the new E450 has the same drivetrain and similar dimensions as the outgoing model, it would be interesting to compare them to each other and tell us which one you’d actually prefer/buy.
Yea these car makers crack me up. They think they are so cool charging these huge prices for these high end vehicles and not even thinking all this crap is getting ready to crash (houses, vehicles, commodities) and there will be a huge inventory of all this stuff being people will not be able to make these huge payments!
Now that is a motor vehicle! Can you store new parcel shelf under the floor? Is passenger screen actually useful? Do you get Apple maps on driver display yet? Can you get your feet under drivers seat in your position? Good to hear quality has improved. Hope UK gets non hybrid as you loose boot space otherwise
Apple Maps in instruments only works with bmw
Volvo V60 and V90 Cross Country have 21cm ground clearance. This E-Class All-Terrain has only 16.5 cm ground clearance...
21 cm with air suspension set on off road
This is my issue with it, way too low
@@Alextr951 No, you cannot change ride height in Volvo V90/V90 CC with air suspension, this is due to the fact that only rear axle has air suspension. V60/V60 CC does not have any air suspension option at all, at least not here.
That 21cm ground clearance, give or take few millimeters with different wheel/tyre combos, is what you will always have.
Only in the XC90 is the ride height adjustable, albeit very little. Cannot comment on XC60, no experience. In Volvos, the air suspension is usually more intended for rear axle self-levelling when towing or hauling heavy or unbalanced loads.
In regards of the new E-Class All-Terrain, if the 16.5cm is normal mode ride height and off-road mode adds few centimeters, then it's borderline acceptable. If it's 16.5cm on off-road mode - forget about it, absolutely useless gimmick, might as well take regular E-Class.
@@UserErr0r3578 The e-class all-terrain is 16.5cm in off-road mode unfortunately.
V60 doesn't have air suspension. And V90 only has air suspension in the back that cannot be adjusted in height.@@Alextr951
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This and V90CC...I run a wagon only household. Hope these segment doesn't die out completely in the mid-luxury market.
I really like this segment. Much prefer it to the SUV
00:07- Such beautiful mountains. Does anyone know where Thomas filmed at? It looks like one of the most beautiful places on earth. Thanks
I did specifically mention the location actually :-) Did you have sound and/or subs on?
I'm not Merc but oh boy this state is a state of art.
I loved my A6 Allroad Biturbo. Surprised Audi have stopped making these.
they haven't
The engine is great, but the transmission wears out so much power that I would easily guess 100 hp less in the Audi compared to my E400 D.
They are still making them
@@gullible119 🥱 They stopped selling them in the UK ages ago.
15:55 Can you explain this more? Do you mean on rebound? Cars don't run out of rebound when grounded (not hanging in mid-air)
They do - unless you've never rolled too fast off a speed bump that was more vertical on the backside than you expected, you'll get a nice topout clunk from the suspension as it runs out of downward travel to keep the tyres on the road. Topping out the suspension really only happens when both wheels on one axle have to drop into a dip at the same time as in most situations the antiroll bar stops one wheel from topping out if the other wheel on the same axle is being pushed up as in when the chassis is flexed across a diagonal.
In your opinion,better build quality E or C class?thank you in advance
100% e-class the new C-class has the worst build quality of any mercedes i ever sat in lol.
Great review as always, but I detest the wheel arches don't match the body color. The black looks cheap.
I agree. Audi Allroad has the option to paint match those black bits with select colors.
So fugly and dont belong on a Mercedes wagon
There is not a single reviewer that speaks for the new touch, or display buttons and there is also a strong case against them regarding safety. Yet they still go forward, desregarding the safety of the passengers and their feedback also. Just for the savings
Sweet
I know it's a Mercedes, but the exterior sure does remind me a lot of the original Audi Allroad. Not that I'm complaining, mind.
Wow, that lady next to you, Thomas, is really beautiful! Well done, man!
Sadly we only get this model when I would actually prefer the "standard" wagon model of the E class.
The old e all terrain didn't handle and ride as good as the A6 allroad. This one may be on the same level of comfort but probably still less agile than the audi, considering the new e class became +200 lbs heavier with the new generation (same story with the new 5er unfortunately)
Is is all terrain enough to survive NYC pot holes. Those tires look a little thin.
E-class All-Terrain vs. the GLE 350/450? Just a matter of taste or other?
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will the US get the 7 seater version?
I'm wondering that too
6:57 Thomas, hasn't that been an uncomfortable and cramped position for your legs there ?
It looks like your knees are touching the dashboard as well as the middle console at the same time.
Can't imagine that feeling good after driving for a few hours.
Big M-B estates have always been superb. We had an old W123 300TD which was wonderful! So boxy and square you could fit anything into it. This one looks good, apart from the vast displays and unfathomable controls. Screen based HVAC just isn't acceptable to me.
W123 300TD a dream of a car 😍
How tall is your co driver
Poah! Dream car!
You are the German version 🇩🇪 of Matt Watson 🇬🇧
Thomas do you know if the updated E class will apply for the coupe /convertible? Oh the beauty with the camera was that the daughter of Mercedes ceo you are with ? 😂
There is no E Class Coupe or Convertible coming. See…CLE
@@joetacchino4470 I think the CLE means couple/convertible E class.......same naming convention goes for the CLA
Is this better than a 3 series / 5 series estate?
yes, much more luggage space and better thought out luggage area.
It doesn't look good when you press one part of the haptic buttons (for example, at 11:21) and the whole piece of plastic moves.
I prefer the interior of the 2023 model, for me it was timeless
Hübsches Mädchen mit Kamera. Herzlichen Glückwunsch Thomas :)
I don't get this so called all-terrain vehicle with low profile wheels, if those tire hit a sharp rock and pretty much you're stranded in middle of nowhere.
It's only for the looks. Nobody will go offroad with an E-class Benz.
Look for the 4x4 squared version of the E-Class - it's the best off roader Mercedes have made since the Unimog 😀. As for the low profile tyres - writing off the wheel as well as the tyre hitting a pothole wasn't really a thing until idiots thinking low profile tyres were desirable, reinforced by marketing shitweasels happy to sell sabotaged products knowing they'll make even more from wheel and tyre maintenance after the fact took over the market.
@@BokiXI It's not just for looks (ugly), it's Merc trying to make it appear like an $UV to boost sales. I think it is having the opposite effect. Cladding does not enhance a Mercedes wagon... looks horrible. Affluent folks won't like it.
This is the perfect model if you want the SUV room but prefer the handling of a sedan. Will it be available as an EV??
No you have the EQ lineup for all EV models, this one will only come as a plug in hybrid.
@@AOTanoos22 the EQ lineup does not include the all-terrain type vehicle, but I would like to see it included in the EQ lineup, since it’s perfect for my needs,not too large but still handles well.
@@EVsteve80 Ah i understand, unfortunately there is no all-terrain EV model coming in the foreseeable future. In fact there is no wagon EV planned as well in the coming years and you need a wagon to build an all-terrain model on. With Mercedes recently announcing they aim to get rid of wagons by the end of the decade i highly doubt we'll ever see a EV Mercedes Wagon, let alone an all-terrain model. Maybe Audi will make an A6 e-tron allroad as the A6 e-tron will be available as a sedan and wagon. Although be mindful of the steep angled hatch, making the trunk less usable and more like a shooting brake. Its unfortunate to see car manufacturers sacrificing practicality for the sake of looks with wagons and seemingly wanting to get rid of them all together and forcing us to buy SUVs, personally a huge fan of wagons and driving one atm.
E class is the best ❤❤
Very nice on the outside...but the inside??!! Is it a nightclub or a Mercedes? Looks very cheap with all thoose screens and ambient lighting.
This is one of the best money grabbers in this world. "A new car".
Wow…
It is a shame that the good old days of manual diesel cars are over. I will tostick to my super reliable 1986 E 300 D for as long as I can drive!
My Audi A6 Allroad I just ordered is beautiful. I prefer the Mercedes wheels. Give you that much. You can keep the angry birds dash. Where did the wood go? The old e450 had a beautiful interior. Sad to see this.
I prefer hard black rubber-plastic instead of the chrome.
Such a pity Mercedes-Benz can't make, level up to W116 like 450 SEL 6.9, the epic W123 and Bruno's beautiful W126 and so on (so much more ...!) or something like those awesome real cars anymore. Of course, I mean, from olden days translated to nowadays design and superior quality as the golden oldies are very much past tense.
non adjustable armrest in the middle? wtf
Yeah I seriously hope they have fixed the interior build quality.. It has been completely unacceptable in a car of that price range for many years. Was on the verge already in the w212 and went south. The interior even in a w210, that was never considered a high point of MB, feels more solid than in a w212. And the successors since then we shouldnt even talk about...
Fantastic review, Thomas. 👏 I think it's positively verbose, to say 'animal skin' rather than 'leather'. It gets people thinking 👍
It doesn’t. Leather is a sustainable environmental friendly material unlike the “artico” which is derived from plastics 😮and is lab created.
thanks for the support !
Thank you very much for your interest in this topic. I also bought cars with animal skin leather seats before I did my research and got to know the industry. The most important thing is: With today's modern materials, you have nothing to lose, just to gain. You achieve the same kind of luxury and comfort or even better while having the same or better durability with less impact on humans, animals and the environment.
You can use fabric/cloth, microfibre or leatherette. The classic approach is using oil/plastic as source material. Overall, a vehicle contains about 300 kg plastic. A car seat needs about 5 kg plastic. So the overall plastic share for the seats is very low and it is at this moment the most efficient way to produce a car seat. A couple of litres of fuel equals a car seat basically. So if you want to save oil/plastic, rather look at consumption for energy, fuel and heating and to other car parts than the seat. Note that animal skin leather also always contains a plastic coating for durability. However, long-term we should of course find raw oil alternatives. So going further, seats can be made from recyclables (e.g. from PET-bottles or old fishing nets) or even increased share of plant-based materials (like pine oil, canola oil or start-up materials like Pinatex from pineapple leaves or Desertex from cactus fibre or the mixed-plant-based Mirum, so be seen at ruclips.net/video/S1aNZeoatmE/видео.html). On a calculation base, by ditching animal skin leather from car interiors, the amount of emissions (CO2e) is reduced by 85 (!) % (www.press.bmwgroup.com/africa-dom-easteurope/article/detail/T0403389EN/on-the-market-from-2023:-bmw-and-mini-models-with-vegan-interiors?language=en) - and that is a very conservative calculation. So it is at this moment the most important thing you can do to make car interiors more sustainable.
A good example for high-end luxury with ventilated animal free seats is the BMW X7 with Sensafin: ruclips.net/video/1pRNkW9nrrw/видео.html
And the Kia EV9 with plant-based oil share: ruclips.net/video/6vXePQi_MAk/видео.html
New leatherette materials can be superior in every aspect, even for cleaning: ruclips.net/video/u94YXJ72UTA/видео.html
More and more natural materials are rising: ruclips.net/video/nRSsXEnwHDo/видео.html
Also check out what the animal skin leather industry tried to with our channel: ruclips.net/video/nP_CvLlaFlI/видео.html
For seeing how the animals are being treated and transported in the global leather industry, watch this footage: ruclips.net/video/tkjCAmq1_8E/видео.html
Note that the footage is genuine and was recorded by a highly decorated investigative journalist in Germany I know myself personally.
In a high animal skin grade, the animals are specifically raised for this matter. However even if meat is the "first" misuse case, the hide remains a profitable body part. That means: If manufacturers put animal leather in a car and you demand it as a customer, you give your money to an industry that earns money by oppressing humans, animals and harms the environment, you make them more profitable. Alternatively, you could support industries with your wallet which try to improve the sustainability of materials. Also, if you turn the argument around to "meat is the waste of the leather industry" you realize that it doesn't make sense (and is ethically doubtful) to discuss the primary use of individual body parts of mammals. Mind experiment: You are getting slain down on the street; would it matter to you if it was for your smartphone or for your purse?
We cannot change what we have bought in the past, but with more information and compassion we can change how we decide in the future.
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It's apparent from watching this channel that a great deal of effort goes into understanding every facet of the automotive industry. Even more impressively, it fosters a comfortable coalescence with global issues, aiding positive change. This doesn't go unnoticed.
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I'm pleasantly surprised with the build quality considering how wretched and unacceptable all of MB's recent cars are. Glad to see that they have soft touch where things like the new C, EQE and EQS don't. I'm surprised because the EQE and EQS are supposed to be the same or higher tier cars. I think the only good quality interiors are the new GT, SL and this E. I am not really in love with the design language as I was the last gen (I drive a w213/C238 e400 coupe). It's a shame the CLE has the horrible C class interior - I will have to upgrade to an 8 series or stay last gen. I think this could be a good option in the future if they get rid of the piano black seat-control-surrounds and #capactiveB.S. in the facelift in 5 years. I'm not really sure I want to wait that long though.
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First question I ask about any new car I'm interested in - Does it have a spare tyre or at the very least space to store one? Anyone who uses cars for what they're good at, namely going far outside urban areas where there are too few people spread out too widely for public transport to ever be an option, appreciates not being stranded for hours waiting for a support van to get to them (If they even serve those areas in the first place, and assuming mobile phone coverage is available, though this is much less of a problem these days), just because a tyre goes flat.
The inflation kits almost every new car comes with aren't great for sealing punctured tyres and the sealing goo they use usually writes off the tyre too, turning a puncture, easily repaired at the driver's leisure while using the spare in the meantime, into a new tyre purchase. The sealing kits don't really work at all on sidewall punctures, which are very common thanks to the car industry's ridiculous push for ever lower profile tyres on bigger alloys at the expense of comfort, fuel economy, tyre price and tyre and wheel durability. I'd like to see this car on the 18" wheels, but looking at the size of the front disks maybe even smaller alloys would fit, which would make this an even better option.
The other big question is how this car manages to be just short of 5 m long and yet rear passenger legroom is nothing special, nor is the boot volume (At least compared to the shorter Skoda Superb Kombi, which remains the gold standard in how to do a wagon for people who actually use them). I can only assume it's because engine bay is much longer to allow for the big engine options and this takes up lots of the car's length.
Yes the hood is long so 6cylinder is possible
The exterior car length vs Interior space, is due to the Rear-wheel-drive architecture of the E-class (with the All-wheel-drive hardware added on), with a longitudinally mounted Inline-6 cylinder engine. The engine bay is thus really long.
The Škoda should be a Front-wheel-drive architecture with a transversally mounted engine and thus like with all cars with Front-wheel-drive architecture, the interior room will be much larger than a comparably sized RWD based car. There is a long-wheelbase model of the E-class sold in markets like China, where they add another 6 inches of additional space in the rear.
@@ak4939 Very interesting - thanks for the reply. The Skoda Superb Mark I was originally a Chinese market model too, where they took a Passat chassis and added rear seat legroom, because the Chinese market for large cars seems to be obsessed with rear seat space. It's still funny to see Mercedes doing the same.
I don't see how 4WD will make any difference as like almost all VW group cars (And just about anything else that's front wheel drive by default), there is a 4WD option using a Haldex clutch system to engage the rear axle drive, with permanent drive to the front wheels. This needs all the same mechanical parts, namely a rear differential and drive shaft to feed power to it, as the Mercedes but doesn't impact the rear space at all as far as I know.
@@peglor the 4WD thing causes a lot of confusion. For instance, the Mercedes GLC 4Matic and the Mercedes GLB 4Matic, might sound the same, with "4 Matic" being their 4WD system. The reality is different. The GLC is a vehicle that begins life as a RWD, and then they add in the additional hardware to make it a "4Matic". The GLB on the other hand, begins life as a FWD, and then they add in the additional hardware to the rear, to make it a "4Matic". That additional hardware added to the other wheels to make it a 4WD, is not robust enough to allow the vehicle to drive for extended durations using that hardware, and is just intended for short duration usage.
The key difference is in terms of driving dynamics, where the RWD based 4-Matic will always have a rear-biased power split, with the ability to transfer more to the front, when needed. The FWD based 4Matic fitted onto the GLB on the other hand (like with all such cars like the Passat etc that are fundamentally FWD cars), will have a bit of hardware that goes to the rear to convert it to an All-wheel-drive (AWD). The FWD vehicle converted into an AWD, will primarily drive like a regular FWD car, with most power going to the front-wheels, most of the time, with ability to transfer more to the rear, when circumstances ask for it.
The 4WD vehicles that started life as a FWD, will invariably have more interior space, with less dynamic handling characteristics and vice-versa for vehicles that began life as a RWD. In the above example of the GLC/GLB, the GLB is a cheaper and more downmarket product, when compared to the GLC, but has more interior room than the GLC.
@@ak4939Fantastic information here - thanks for replying. Does this mean that all the Mercedes 4Matic systems use a clutch the engage drive the the secondary wheels and don't have a center differential? This isn't a bad thing, apart from for track performance as interestingly 4WD with no center differential give more stable handling on loose surfaces, which in the real world is a lot more likely to save a car from crashing, whether it's front or RWD without 4Matic.
The big problem I've heard about with the initially front wheel drive Haldex systems was the first version of the design used a completely mechanical system that used the speed difference between the front and read axles to engage the clutch to the rear axle. Great for pulling away in slippery conditions like on snow and ice, but at speed it meant that when the car started to understeer (As a front wheel drive), the system would spot the front to rear axle speed difference and engage the rear axle, turning the handling from predictable understeer into sudden oversteer, leading to quite a few crashes. This was one of the issues that made the first Audi TT dangerous to drive hard.
Modern Haldex systems use electrical power and decisions made based on data from the car's sensors to engage the clutch to the rear axle, so the car pulls away as a 4WD by default and the system can anticipate understeer and feed in rear axle power to stabilise the car before it's lost control, which makes for all the safety benefits of a full time 4WD with savings in cost, fuel consumption and weight.
What is the best thing about the All-Terrain E-Class? Shouldn't it go off-road? Then it lacks a spare tyre, and why does it have such a large info screen. You can watch TV at home. In the car, you must look ahead and not be disturbed by large screens that show nothing.
and they took away the rear 3rd fold seats.
@@TizzleT They should be optional. I removed it from my 2014...Useless
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Cute Mercedes.... but is no match to a A4 or A6 Allroad.