E-Class (W214) [Official] New Mercedes-Benz E-Class (W214)

[Dopebouy]

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It is for me, easily the best looking E_Class wagon since the S124.

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I’m wondering how crazy the 63 wagon is gonna look if this looks this exquisite already.

 

[leylandi]

This is currently the best design in its class.

 

[McLaren64TR]

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[Esp5]

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Marginal? I don't understand, the interior was spotless.

 

[McLaren64TR]

Marginal? I don't understand, the interior was spotless.

The result surprised me, to be honest.

 

[Rolf]

That is a very weird result to be honest. The car tested in 2024 had a Good score in almost all the results.

2026 test car performed worst in the offset front crash and rear passenger result.

 

[Serpens]

It's actually not that weird. This happens on a regular basis when IIHS updates their tests. When automakers receive notice there's updated tests coming, usually there's four paths automakers take:

1) Deal with the low score and delay updates until facelift time (likely what's happening here given E-class facelift timing)
2) Quietly address shortcoming and implement fix within the next model year or two (common)
3) Engineer car to ace test from the beginning (ideal, should be the way an automaker operates, sometimes constrained by when car was developed)
4) Ignore result

Mercedes has taken choices 1-3 in the past depending on the situation. When the small overlap test was first introduced they publicly went as far as to say they don't agree with how IIHS conducts these overlap tests specifically.

 

[leylandi]

That is a very weird result to be honest. The car tested in 2024 had a Good score in almost all the results.

2026 test car performed worst in the offset front crash and rear passenger result.

IIHS alters scoring criteria for updated moderate overlap front crash test

The updated moderate overlap front crash test now uses a new formula to determine injury risk that better accounts for variations in the position of the rear shoulder belt on the dummy’s chest.

www.iihs.org

 

[Mr. Mercedes]

It's actually not that weird. This happens on a regular basis when IIHS updates their tests. When automakers receive notice there's updated tests coming, usually there's four paths automakers take:

1) Deal with the low score and delay updates until facelift time (likely what's happening here given E-class facelift timing)
2) Quietly address shortcoming and implement fix within the next model year or two (common)
3) Engineer car to ace test from the beginning (ideal, should be the way an automaker operates, sometimes constrained by when car was developed)
4) Ignore result

Mercedes has taken choices 1-3 in the past depending on the situation. When the small overlap test was first introduced they publicly went as far as to say they don't agree with how IIHS conducts these overlap tests specifically.

Very informative. Thank you.,

IMO It just goes to prove how arbitrary these tests may be when it comes to safety development. I know where I'd be putting my money when it comes to vehicle safety as Mercedes, and the other Germans, have taken this seriously for decades and a lot of real world data is fed into their vehicle development.

Maybe I'm wrong.

 

[Swissbob]

Volvo is usually also very good.