E-Class Mercedes-Benz E-Class All Terrain (X 213)

Rainer271 · Sep 28, 2016

Mick Briesgau · Sep 28, 2016

^ W213 All Terrain: eats you alive...

Rainer271 · Sep 28, 2016

Mick Briesgau said:
^ W213 All Terrain: eats you alive...

I've got a similar thought when I have seen this pic.

Rolf · Sep 28, 2016

He is a mechanic trying to raise the Air Suspension to Off Road mode.

Wolfgang · Sep 28, 2016

martinbo said:
Maximum ground clearance could be a bit better (158 mm is stated) considering the fitment of air suspension.

True, that's a bit on the low side, but one could raise it a bit further with larger tires, although MB may not recommend that.

MB says it's riding 29 mm higher than the standard E-Class wagon, 15 mm due to the higher standard suspension setting and due to 14 mm higher tires. The E 220 d 4MATIC All-Terrain in the press photos runs on Pirelli PZERO 245/40 R20 fronts and 275/35 R20 rears:

Thus using staggered 245/45 R20 fronts / 275/40 R20s rear might raise it another 15 mm or so.

martinbo · Sep 29, 2016

Thank you @Wolfgang for your meaningful insight as always. Is it absolutely certain that the ground clearance is 158mm - maybe it's a typo - given that air suspension is fitted?

Giannis · Sep 29, 2016

Mick Briesgau said:
^ W213 All Terrain: eats you alive...

Either this, or:

W213 All Terrain: Not enough ground clearance to drive over a grown man.

Human · Sep 29, 2016

Benzes of late oozes style, this one the other hand is just plain ugly fugly. No no.

Wolfgang · Sep 29, 2016

martinbo said:
Thank you @Wolfgang for your meaningful insight as always. Is it absolutely certain that the ground clearance is 158mm - maybe it's a typo - given that air suspension is fitted?

You are welcome, Martin, as always. Perhaps we should compare to the standard wagon? It comes with a ground clearance of 112 mm when fully loaded according to the specs on www.mercedes-benz.de, which is 29 mm less than the All Terrain, with a clearance in COMFORT mode of 141 mm. This can be increased a bit by 15 mm when using All Terrain mode with a clearance of 156 mm or decreased a bit by 20 mm in SPORT mode resulting in 121 mm.

http:///2016/09/paris-2016-erste-blick-und-detailbilder-zum-e-klasse-all-terrain/

martinbo · Sep 30, 2016

^ You're awesome bud. Truly. :bowdown:

Rainer271 · Sep 30, 2016

hannaz · Oct 1, 2016

Mercedes E-Class All-Terrain might just be all the car you'll ever need

The rugged midsize wagon niche is heating up with the arrival of Mercedes' E-Class All-Terrain.
Set to go up against the likes of Volvo V90 Cross Country and Audi RS6 Avant, the E-Class All-Terrain is for people in the market for an all-wheel-drive car with a higher ground clearance, but one that’s not a crossover or an SUV. The All-Terrain started off as an E-Class Estate and then Mercedes jacked up the suspension, slapped on some plastic body cladding and attached skid plates to make it look more butch.

To give it some proper off-road credentials, Mercedes will sell the E-Class All-Terrainwith standard 4Matic, as well as with the All-Terrain driving program adapted from the GLE specifically for the rugged wagon. It has a setting for off-road driving, and corroborated with the 29-mm higher ride height compared to the regular Estate, it should make it a competent vehicle when tackling bumpy roads.

Drivers will get to pick from three selectable levels of the air suspension, increasing the ground clearance by up to 35 mm (1.37 inches) to as much as 156 mm (6.1 inches) for when the going really gets though. To aid you on difficult roads, Mercedes has created a special indicator showing off important info such as steering angle, position of the air suspension, angle of inclination and angle of slope, along with the position of the accelerator/brake position and even a compass.

The show car currently being exhibited in Paris is the E 220d 4Matic All-Terrain equipped with a turbodiesel 2.0-liter engine. It delivers its 194 horsepower (143 kilowatts) and 295 pound-feet (400 Newton-meters) of torque to both axles through a nine-speed automatic transmission and helps the wagon run to 62 mph (100 kph) in eight seconds and a top speed of 144 mph (232 kph). The E 220d will be the only version available upon launch, with a beefier six-cylinder diesel to be added in a short while, also with 4Matic and the nine-speed auto.

The E-Class All-Terrain’s market launch is set for spring 2017, and pricing will be announced at a later date. Given the extra off-road goodies you get as standard equipment, the model will cost more than the equivalent E-Class Estate.

http://www.motor1.com/news/100394/mercedes-e-class-all-terrain-paris/

Wolfgang · Dec 6, 2016

Short interview with Michael Kelz, Head of E-Class Development: "With a great deal of know-how from our SUVs"

Michael Kelz is the Head of E-Class Development and as such has also been responsible for the All-Terrain. We spoke with the qualified engineer about the off-road capabilities of the new model, among other features.

Mr Kelz, with the All-Terrain, Mercedes-Benz is now presenting a model variant which has never existed before in the long tradition of the E-Class. Why?

Kelz: Many customers appreciate the freedom of being able to take their vehicle off the beaten track once in a while. The All-Terrain is able to do this while at the same time offering an extremely high level of efficiency when driving on the motorway. A particularly appealing feature is certainly also the more forceful, more striking design.

Off the beaten track – this just means wet fields and tracks, doesn't it? What is the level off-road capability of the new model?

Of course the All-Terrain does not boast the same off-road capabilities as our SUV models, this isn't possible from a purely geometric point of view due to aspects such as the angles of approach and departure and overhangs. Nevertheless, on test drives the model demonstrated to us just how capable it is in off-road terrain. Spontaneous detours into off-road terrain, along farm tracks, and over snow or sand are possible at any time in the All-Terrain – combined with the outstanding ride comfort, dynamism and agility of the E-Class."

In addition to 4MATIC all-wheel drive, the All-Terrain has AIR BODY CONTROL multi-chamber air suspension fitted as standard. What other elements contribute to its off-road capabilities?

AIR BODY CONTROL adjusts the ground clearance to suit the particular terrain and therefore increases the All-Terrain model's off-road capabilities decisively. But the All-Terrain is not simply a higher-riding E-Class. We incorporated a wealth of SUV know-how into its development. This can be seen in the model-specific All-Terrain transmission mode, for example, for which we altered the thresholds for ESP®, active yaw control and acceleration skid control (ASR) to suit off-road conditions.

With 4MATIC, there was a design change for the new E-Class. The transfer case is now no longer integrated in the automatic transmission, but flange-mounted. What advantages does this solution offer?

Primarily greater efficiency – due to the modified design, we were able to improve efficiency, reduce friction and save around 3 kg in weight. All of the existing advantages of 4MATIC, such as the fast response in difficult road conditions and the compact design, have also been retained.

In addition, with the introduction of multi-stage ESP® in the E-Class, it has also been possible to achieve better control and performance for the all-wheel-drive system in the transmission modes.