2025 Mercedes Benz E450 All Terrain Review | The Über Outback

Is Subaru’s Outback a little too “cheap and cheerful”? Well, there’s a Mercedes wagon if you’re looking to spend a solid three times the MSRP of that Subie on your next off road wagon. Also, it's the only way to get Mercedes' legendary E-Class wagon in the USA, which makes some sense when you consider how well the Subie sells...

0:00 - Introduction
0:56 - Design
1:57 - How big is it?
4:45 - The 3.0L Turbo is standard
6:06 - Seat comfort
8:31 - Child seat test
9:55 - Cargo capacity
12:06 - Interior
17:26 - Road test, 0-60, braking
23:04 - Pricing & comparisons
28:00 - Conclusion

[rightlanehog]

Alex, The eye-watering prices and breathtaking depreciation of these European luxury wagons make the Crown Signia look like an absolute steal. Mind you, some might say the Mercedes
40/20/40 rear seat 12:00 is worth $45, 000 in 'IKEA furniture' on its own. 😉

[blazinmark]

I cross shopped a 2024 X5 50e (M-Sport Professional) with this All terrain. I didn’t appreciate the floaty ride of the Benz. My X5 PHEV offers air suspension with 22” wheels, combined with the lovely B58 Inline 6 motor it’s a masterpiece. I really wanted a wagon, but I couldn’t deny that the X5 is a better vehicle overall. (Especially since the price difference was $4k.) Also, I’ve had the X5 for a year now, I can say that getting on average 75 mpge is a no brainer for me.

[Sieyv]

If the Mercedes still had the rear facing 3rd row (as my dad's 78 Impala did), it would be hands down the best wagon ever!

[gaivoron]

Those are some of the most beautiful modern seats I seen ever!

[bmcc]

I have had this 2025 E450 for about 2 months and 1400 miles. I upgraded from a 2014 volvo xc70. I like the mercedes. Great review of the car here in this video. All in all I like the car. The doors are really my only complaint in terms of easy of opening. I believe the handles and doors are the same on the S class but on the S class the ease of opening upon entry is way better. A mechanic I know told me that they did not put the same mechanism that exists on the S class that assist with the door opening. It is fine but worth noting. The drive is fantastic. The car is very comfortable. The technology is "fine", coming off my 2014 (without a backup camera) in many ways I wish cars would veer more retro as opposed to how many inches of screens can we put in front of you the driver and see if you can still pay attention to the purpose of the machine, DRIVING!

[bruintoo]

I just got the Volvo V60 Polestar Engineered for $13.5K less MSRP. It is awesome. I can do all of my city driving in pure EV and long trips on hybrid. It's quite sporty with the Ohlins dampers, too.

[stefankliment]

Afaik the passenger can watch content while the vehicle is in motion. There’s no prism but a camera checks if the driver is glancing at the passenger’s screen and dims it. In your case the car detects that the passenger seat is empty, hence it deactivates. Might differ from country to country though.

[ShadowRaptor]

Living in SoCal, I see my fair share of EQSs and EQEs. What's interesting is I've literally never seen one on the road with the Hyperscreen option. I personally don't like it either and, anecdotally, seems like most MB customers also aren't fans.

[jaytaylor]

Why why WHY are passenger screens a thing? It's so unnecessary and redundant. Why is luxury in today's day and age seen as how many screens you have in a vehicle rather than comfort and quality?

[ItsAlive]

Finally what America wanted! An Outback for the rich with Tesla door handles!
Please tell us more about that old white keep in the background!!!! 3:55

[deetrascott]

GREAT JOB excellent review and comparisons SPLURGE ALL THE WAY 450 AND

[humboldthammer]

Thanks. I have a '96 Mercury Sable Wagon . . . and the transmission just failed. Guess now I can justify getting a new wagon.
I lean toward the Volvo -- even the V60 XC -- mostly because it's hard for me to spend as much for a car as I used to for a house.
Remember when coffee was a nickel? Me, neither, but I remember phone booths and "Buddy, can you spare a dime?"

[ldotmurray]

I really like the seats. They remind me of the ones from the 70s and 80s.

[fleuger]

I test drove the E450 AT and the Audi A6 AR, while loving the MB, decided to go a little lower on price and profile so bought an Audi AR Prestige. As time went on I disliked it more and more and after 4 months I sold it, thankfully only lost $5K due to an awesome offer from Carvana. I'm going to wait until next model year and get the MB AT.

The Audi handling was way too soft, even in Dynamic mode which is the firmest. When stepping on it, the whole wagon rocked back and forth which really irritated me. Same with braking, whole vehicle ended up leaning forward. Never felt a car do that before. The engine was nice and powerful but I really hated the ride. Having come from a 2020 MB E450 wagon, one before the AT, I missed that nice firmer ride. I'll need to do some more longer test drives in the MB to ensure it doesn't handle like the Audi AR. I love wagons and will continue to drive one until they are all gone, hopefully never. Great review BTW Alex. Keep them coming.

[stefankliment]

Here in Austria, you can also get 3 Outbacks for the price of the E450 All-Terrain. 😂 At much higher base prices though. Still it’s a beautiful ride, especially the E450 d.

[JackSmith-qidr]

Beautiful. The rear seat legroom is fine unless the front passenger is the jerk of jerks.

[kencoleman]

Current XC90 Inscription owner, it's perfect for me and our 2 Giant Schnauzers! When it’s time, I'll take a hard look at a V90CC or another XC90. Can't wait to see Mulberry.

[bikingmoments]

I still think a6 all road looks more elegant; find e wagon models always feel strange at rear end

[winexprt]

Wonderful review as usual Alex. Your review of the 2018 Mazda 6 helped my in my decision to purchase that car.

[maz]

We are absolutely getting the AMG in the States. no writing campaign needed.