2024 Mercedes-Benz E-Class | First drive review

The E-Class has long been Mercedes-Benz's most important model in India, ever since the brand set foot on our shores with the W124. Since the launch of the long-wheelbase (LWB) V213 in 2017, it has consistently been the best-selling luxury car in the country. Mercedes expects the new V214 to continue that streak. However, this time, getting it right is even more crucial, as it faces direct competition on equal footing. BMW has also discontinued the standard wheelbase, offering the new 5 Series exclusively in LWB format. India is now the only market where both these cars arrive as right-hand-drive LWB versions. We drove the E200 petrol variant to discover what the 11th generation E-Class brings to the table.

#evoIndia

[evoIndia]

Do you think e class will still be the benchmark for rear seat comfort against 5 series

[AyushPathak-rh]

I don't know why I slept in the same way once in an omni surrounded by four men😅

[amitsinha]

A near 1cr car not getting ventilated seats which a car like tata punch offers is quite extreme level of cost cutting. Removing the rear screens and rear control tablet was okay but this is seriously quite unacceptable.

[Sahilisonline]

I am upset that the host brushed off the lack of ventilated seats as a no-need feature. At 1 crore I want a guy fanning me at all times xD not to mention the missing air suspension. Benz doesn't respect the Indian consumer even a bit.

[makesense]

They gave a soft pillow instead of seat ventilation and massage on a brand new E Class 😂. Not to mention useless more screen real estate 😂

[MulukBasumatary-tuft]

No seat ventilation even at E class!! Even C class has it now

[veerbhonsle]

I would go for the e class due to the attractiveness and sobur design whereas the 5 loses on a lot of useful bits then the previous gen

[rameshkatla]

Sirish, your level of enthusiasm and passion is very good towords the cars. Very good informatic vedio toword Mercedes E Class.

[amirtaraj]

BMW 5 series LWB also uses the same 225/55 R18 which is on the New E class, it’s just the alloy wheel design of Benz masks its size well.

[hanIduru-ds]

What a luxury car. This car is definitely for coitus . E for Escort indeed. What a beautiful elegant design.

[smallshorts]

Can anyone tell which Location is this at 16:00 ?

[RaviKSingh]

The reviewer is going gaga about the car and not highlighting the negative points. Looks more like a marketing video than a true review. What I as a customer would have wanted 1) Ventilated seats. This is absurd not having it. 2) Where is Adaptive CC? Unbelievable! 3) HUD is needed. 4) Air suspension, please. What they should remove 1) Selfie camera doesn't help. Could have kept voice or fingerprint for ID.

[vinodthakur]

Give your best advise Merc E Class or BMW 5 series? Planning to purchase

[sarathmadathil]

Typical Shirish an unbiased review saying the pros and cons as a pure petrol head and not trying to sugar coat mask the misses also. great review and have been your fan from Overdrive magazine days....three cheers from Kerala...

[PTchannel]

Sirish, 5 also uses 18 inch wheels and I think its more of a freudian slip.. Also, please make some videos on tuning of cars including the NA ones

[arfaznazer]

Frequency selective dampers same as xuv700??

[shubhromu]

So MB have designed a car that makes most sense when it's chauffer driven, yet most of the amenities are reserved for the Hmmmm

[Reddylion]

I remember this car e class at 45 L. No thanks. EV only for me. Nice vid

[newt]

okay hold ON, WHERE was the opening sequence

[shubhamingale]

This is E200, so this is Entry level E class, correct?