The new Mercedes-Benz E-Class - the drive

Thanks to consistent electrification and intelligent downsizing, the new E-Class sets standards in efficiency. Half of all models will be fourth-generation plug-in hybrids. The product range even achieves this high ratio at market launch, where three out of six E-Class versions combine the advantages of a vehicle with an internal combustion engine with those of an electric car. The combustion engines are four- and six-cylinder units from the current Mercedes-Benz FAME (Family of Modular Engines) modular engine family. The engine program thus makes a significant contribution to increasing the flexibility of the international production network while at the same time ensuring electrification in line with demand. In addition to turbocharging, both the diesel and gasoline engines feature intelligent support with an integrated starter-generator (ISG). In other words, they are mild hybrids. Thanks to a new battery, the electric motor's output has been increased from 15 to 17 kW and boost torque to 205 Nm. The ISG includes the 48-volt on-board network, which ensures functions such as sailing, boost or recuperation and thus enables significant fuel savings. In addition, the engines start very quickly and comfortably, so that the start-stop function is almost imperceptible for the driver, as is the transition from sailing with the engine stationary to powerful propulsion with engine power. When idling, the intelligent interaction of the ISG with the combustion engine ensures outstanding smoothness.