Features
The E saloon is crammed with bells and whistles if you ride the trim train, reminding us of the luxury on offer from Mercedes. Standard equipment includes 64-colour ambient lighting, which makes an enormous difference to the vibe inside, weirdly. There’s four-way lumbar support for the front seats, charging cables for wallboxes and public charging stations in the boot, front and rear parking sensors, cruise control, sports leather steering wheel and dynamic drive mode with choice of comfort, eco, sport and sport plus.
We also had, from the options list, a Premium Plus package (£4,399) which includes 360-degree parking camera, touchpad and control wheel for the 12.3in colour display, wireless charging, Burmester surround sound system (highly recommended for a rich, deep sound), and panoramic glass roof. Then we had the Comfort package (£3,295) with Nappa leather, "Air Balance” and “Air body control" which means a (very nice, actually) fragrance pot in the car’s glove box, dispersing upmarket scents around your car, and ionised air, which means fewer bacteria and spores entering the car, if you believe the marketing.
Of more use is the Driving Assistance Plus package (£1,695) with brake, distance, lane-change and steering assistance. Finally, we also had the Night package (£595) which is a styling package with lots of black lowlights and glass black 18in alloys.