Mercedes-Benz on Tuesday took the covers off a redesigned E-Class. The brand new sedan represents the sixth technology of the nameplate, and is due in showrooms late this yr as a 2024 mannequin.

With the redesign, Mercedes has regarded to mix the nameplate’s conventional luxurious and luxury qualities with a excessive stage of digital functionality. That is highlighted by a brand new digital structure that controls a wide selection of features and can help over-the-air updates down the street. Mercedes stated that by focusing extra on software program slightly than {hardware} put in within the cabin, there’s the potential so as to add performance extra ceaselessly sooner or later.

The brand new E-Class continues to be an enormous and comfortable sedan. Its proportions are just like that of the outgoing mannequin however an additional 0.9 inch for the wheelbase (116.0 inches in whole) means cabin area has elevated barely. The trunk additionally holds 19.0 cubic toes.

The outside styling follows an evolutionary path, and is just like the look discovered on the most recent generations of the C-Class and S-Class. The grille for the primary time options an illuminated encompass, although this characteristic is not customary. The headlights get a dual-element design that gives a nod to the headlight design on earlier E-Class generations.

2024 Mercedes-Benz E-Class

Inside, as much as three screens take up area on the sprint, relying on the specification. One display screen is for the digital instrument cluster (12.8 inches), one other is for the infotainment hub (14.4 inches), and a 3rd and remaining display screen faces the entrance passenger and options controls for some automobile features, together with leisure choices (12.3 inches). Content material proven on the screens is generated by the automobile’s working system, in addition to the infotainment system. Nevertheless, third-party apps may also be put in. Mercedes gave the examples of TikTok, Offended Birds, Zync video streaming, and the net browser Vivaldi. Apps corresponding to Zoom may also be used, because of a dash-mounted digital camera dealing with the driving force and entrance passenger.

For apparent security causes, many of those features will solely function when the automobile is stationary, and the display screen dealing with the entrance passenger has a camera-based “filtering idea” that stops it from being displayed within the driver’s line of sight.

2024 Mercedes-Benz E-Class

2024 Mercedes-Benz E-Class

2024 Mercedes-Benz E-Class

For audiophiles, the E-Class can have an obtainable Burmester sound system supporting Dolby Atmos expertise. Occupants is not going to solely be capable of really feel the sound by the use of resonating transducers, but additionally take pleasure in visible cues by way of an lively ambient lighting bundle. A music with a quick sequence of beats would trigger speedy gentle modifications, whereas flowing rhythms would trigger softly merging gentle modifications. Mercedes may even supply its rest system often known as Energizing Consolation. The system works to change the temper of occupants through soothing sounds, particular gentle sequences, and therapeutic massage and heating features.

Synthetic intelligence methods are additionally being developed to be able to studying what options are used repeatedly, so these features might be automated to a level. For instance, if the proprietor often performs a sport on Thursday evenings after which makes use of the therapeutic massage operate on the way in which residence, the automobile would be capable of study this routine. Whereas this characteristic will not be obtainable at launch, Mercedes stated house owners will be capable of program some routines. One instance might be a routine for the local weather settings, like a warming routine through which a particular chilly temperature threshold can be set and the seat and steering heaters switched on each time the brink is met.

2024 Mercedes-Benz E-Class

Relating to driving, an obtainable Expertise bundle will add air suspension with adjustable dampers, in addition to rear-wheel steering. The addition of the rear-wheel-steering system reduces the turning circle of the E-Class by as much as 35.4 inches.

Commonplace digital driver-assist options will embody a driver-attention monitor, computerized emergency braking, lively lane management, velocity restrict info, and computerized parking.

2024 Mercedes-Benz E-Class

Full specs for the U.S. shall be introduced nearer to the market launch, although Mercedes has confirmed it would initially supply the E-Class in E 350 and E 450 grades, with a 9-speed computerized, all-wheel drive, and a mild-hybrid system customary on each. The E 350 will characteristic a 2.0-liter turbo-4 rated at 255 hp and the E 450 can have a 3.0-liter turbo-6 rated at 375 hp. The mild-hybrid system supplies a short lived 20-hp enhance throughout high-load conditions and may get better power beneath braking.

Extra grades are deliberate, together with sporty choices from AMG, like a brand new E 63. Mercedes may even supply extra physique kinds, together with a wagon and wagon-based soft-roader. Do not search for a repeat of the present E-Class coupe and convertible physique kinds. These two fashions, along with the previous coupe and convertible variations of the C-Class, are anticipated to get replaced by a single mannequin vary dubbed the CLE-Class.