The traditional station wagon is an endangered species in America; its pure habitat is usually taken over by taller SUVs. A handful of firms have sufficient of a trustworthy following amongst wagon patrons to proceed providing longroof fashions. However they need to do it by dressing them up as quasi-SUVs.

The Mercedes E-Class is the newest instance.

In April, the corporate unveiled an all-new E-Class sedan for the 2024 mannequin 12 months. It makes use of this week’s Munich Motor Present to comply with it with a wagon model. However you can nearly mistake it for an SUV.

All-Terrain Solely (However an AMG Might Be Coming)

Mercedes will provide its 2024 E-Class wagon to American patrons solely in All-Terrain guise (although we count on a high-performance AMG mannequin to seem later). Mercedes hasn’t revealed pricing. The 2023 model begins at $71,250, plus a $1,150 freight cost.

It would are available in only one trim stage. Often known as E 450, it makes use of a turbocharged 3.0-liter inline 6-cylinder engine mated to a mild-hybrid system for a complete output of 375 horsepower. All-wheel drive is customary.

Adjustable Air Suspension

Suspension upgrades set it other than the sedan model of the E-Class. Mercedes says its Airmatic air suspension “combines air suspension bellows with adaptive ADS+ dampers for max responsiveness.” Sensors measure the standard of the highway floor and alter the damping robotically “to make sure that, for instance, driving over a bump with one wheel isn’t transferred to your entire axle and inside.”

Floor clearance is adjustable. However in its regular Consolation driving mode, “the automobile is robotically lowered by 0.6 inch at speeds above 75 mph to scale back wind resistance and enhance gas effectivity.”

An off-road driving mode creates a brand new “clear hood” view that shows “a digital view of beneath the entrance of the automobile” on the central touchscreen “to allow the driving force to higher acknowledge obstacles within the automobile’s path.”

In-Automotive Zoom Conferences

The inside comes wholesale from the sedan model, which means a digital gauge cluster separate from the central touchscreen and new infotainment capabilities, together with Zoom calls within the automobile. An non-obligatory Superscreen extends the display screen floor throughout many of the dashboard, giving the entrance passenger leisure shielded from the driving force’s view.

From the surface, it largely eschews the black plastic cladding widespread to off-road variations of wagons. So it received’t seem like it’s sporting cargo pants to meet-the-teacher night time. It’s nearly an inch longer and 1.1 inches wider than the outgoing model, bumping cargo capability as much as practically 22 cubic toes with all seats in place and 65 when the rear seats are folded.