I was driving the E-Class all day today and so far I have mixed feelings about it. First let me get the negatives out of the way.
The E-Class I am driving is the E200 which is the lowest spec’d E-Class at the moment. The engine is a small 4-cylinder pumping out 183hp which means the car isn’t fast at all. In fact I found it frustratingly slow when driving off from a stand still. When you first slam the gas nothing happens until the RPM passes the 2000RPM mark and only then the car moves so it feels very laggy, you have this 1 or 2 second pause before the car reacts. The 0-100 acceleration is around 11 seconds! The second thing is, the car doesn’t have any special options, no navigation system, no rear view camera, no seat warmers, the steering wheel and chair don’t retract when you come in and even the passenger side chair isn’t electrically adjustable.
Now that we got that negatives out of the way here are the positives. The car is extremely comfortable and its very relaxing to drive. The mood inside the car with the plush leather seats creates a very cozy atmosphere. The sound proofing is also great, even at high speeds there is barely any wind or engine noise, although the later might be attributed to the small 4-cylinder engine. The legroom in the back is really roomy and the car does have a large sunroof which is always appreciated. The AC and stereo controls are very simple to operate which is a godsend for people who don’t want to fidget around with a complicated control system.
Really though I am really curious to know why Mercedes has the lowest spec’d E-Class as a test drive vehicle. If I wanted to buy the car I would have been put off with the lack of power and features in this test drive vehicle. Its a Mercedes which is expected to last a long time so if I was going to buy it I would personally invest more money and get a higher spec’d model like the E280 or even the E350. But for those who are budget conscious or for people who don’t want to pollute the planet with a gas guzzling 6-cylinder car, the Mercedes E200 costs around KD12,000.
You can get more information on this car and a full price list on the local dealers website. [Link]
12 replies on “Mercedes E-Class: Day 2”
What I really hate about it is how the gear box is all zigzagy, and the randomly placed watch near the speedometer.
I haven’t driven one, but that’s what I hated when I was in my friend’s car.
funny u should mention the zigzaggy thing bio bc i like that on auto cars instead of having a stupid button to push on the shifter to get it to move.
it looks cool too like a lil railway map heh.
LOL
Do you feel special when you get it to move from the top to the bottom?
“Yay, I helped Sticky reach his food!”
has it got an iPod integration at least?
Nah no iPod integration …
what i am looking for in a car is a gps screen a rear view cam and an ipod integration .. tell me the infinity g 35 has it please !
mishref when i test drove the G35 it didn’t have navigation but they might have it now.
https://248am.com/mark/kuwait/infiniti-g35-day-3/
hmmmm I don’t like this car at allllllll
lol yeah bio, i like it when it’s easy to move sticky all over instead of pushing a button up his arse just to go in a straight line.
Hate Mercedes.
Love BMW.
Hate Ali Alghanim Dealer.
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Crap 🙁
why don’t you test drive the E63 AMG ? tell me when you do so !!
(if anyone is interested.. it costs 38 thousand KD)
stop this crap i got the e200 97 its great its not fast when you step on the gas but! its fantastic in a stright line 100 toO 200 it great try it (the old one is great what about the new one its more intresting )(: