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Car and Driver
12-07-2025
- Automotive
- Car and Driver
2026 Mercedes-Benz E-Class All-Terrain Wagon Review, Pricing, and Specs
Overview The E-class wagon has the adjustable air suspension, all-wheel-drive prowess, multi-view camera system, skid plates, and body cladding of a proper off-roader, but it's not fooling anyone with its All-Terrain branding. This is a soft-riding, cushy, and luxurious road-trip machine that few owners will risk damaging on even the tamest of trails. We still like it, though. The hybrid-assisted six-cylinder engine responds promptly to throttle requests, and we feel properly posh while sitting in the driver's seat. Premium amenities and features abound inside the E-class wagon's cabin, and there's plenty of space to haul both passengers and cargo at the same time. Expert Tip: If you're looking for something racier, Mercedes-AMG sells an E53 wagon model that comes with a 577-hp plug-in hybrid powertrain. What's New for 2026? Benz's wagon should enter 2026 unchanged. Pricing and Which One to Buy The price of the 2026 Mercedes-Benz E-class Wagon is expected to start around $78,000 and go up to $81,000 depending on the trim and options. E450 $78,000 (est) E450 Pinnacle $81,000 (est) 0 $25k $50k $75k $100k $125k Most shoppers can do without the Pinnacle trim's active ambient lighting, head-up display, illuminated grille, and insulated glass. We recommend sticking with the base model and selecting some worthwhile options, such as the Driver Assistance pack and the ventilated front seats. If you live in a northern clime, consider adding the Winter package. It includes heating for the steering wheel and windshield washers. Engine, Transmission, and Performance Engine: 375-hp turbocharged 3.0-liter inline-six 375-hp turbocharged 3.0-liter inline-six Transmission : 9-speed automatic 9-speed automatic Drivetrain: all-wheel drive Unlike the E-class sedan, which offers three different powertrains, the All-Terrain comes exclusively in E450 guise, with a turbocharged 3.0-liter inline-six underhood. A 48-volt hybrid system assists the engine at low rpm to hide any turbo lag. During our initial drive, we found that the setup works well, shuffling torque instantly and effortlessly to all four wheels via a nine-speed automatic transmission. The standard air suspension is tuned for comfort and does a nice job cushioning passengers from the worst road impacts. In tight corners, the car feels a little cumbersome but never unstable, and while the brake pedal is a little wooden, the brakes themselves are strong. 0–60-MPH Times Claimed 60-mph time: 4.6 seconds (manufacturer's estimate) In Comparison: We haven't had the opportunity to test the E-class All-Terrain yet, but Mercedes-Benz claims it will accelerate to 60 mph in 4.6 seconds. That's likely a conservative estimate, as the previous-generation model reached 60 mph in 4.4 seconds despite making less power. Towing and Payload Capacity The 2026 E-class wagon can tow about 4600 pounds. Fuel Economy and Real-World MPG EPA City Rating : 22 mpg 22 mpg EPA Highway Rating: 31 mpg The EPA hasn't released fuel-economy information for the 2026 Mercedes-Benz E-class All-Terrain yet, but nothing should change: The 2025 model earns ratings of 22 mpg city and 31 mpg highway. When we get a chance, we'll take the E-class All-Terrain on our 75-mph highway fuel-economy loop and update this page with results. For more information about the E-class All-Terrain's fuel economy, visit the EPA's website. Interior, Comfort, and Cargo First Row: Even in base spec with faux-leather upholstery and black-ash dashboard trim, the E450 looks elegant inside. The front seats are cushy and roomy, and they come standard with heating and Benz's 'energizing seat kinetics,' wherein the seat cushion and backrest make subtle adjustments to keep fatigue at bay. Quilted leather inserts, massage functions, and ventilation are all available options. Second Row: Adults tall and short should be comfortable in either of the second row's outboard seats, which buyers can upgrade with heating elements for $500. Cargo Capacity: Underneath the power liftgate and aft of the second row, the E-class wagon offers up 33.1 cubic feet of space for your gear. Fold down the back seats and you'll extend the cargo area by 31.5 cubes (for a total of 64.6). Costco, here we come. Infotainment and Connectivity Infotainment: 14.4-inch touchscreen 14.4-inch touchscreen Connectivity: Bluetooth, wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto compatibility Bluetooth, wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto compatibility Audio System: 17-speaker Burmester stereo Every E-class All-Terrain boasts a 12.3-inch display in front of the driver and a 14.4-inch touchscreen built into the dashboard. The center screen uses the latest MBUX software and responds to voice commands. It also supports wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto connections. For an even more impressive-looking arrangement, you can opt for the MBUX Superscreen, which turns the entire dash into a glossy touchpad with the addition of a 12.3-inch front-passenger display next to the 14.4-inch unit. Safety and Driver-Assistance Features Mercedes provides several useful driver-assistance features, but makes shoppers shell out for adaptive cruise control. Standard Safety Features: automated emergency braking, blind-spot monitoring, a 360-degree camera system automated emergency braking, blind-spot monitoring, a 360-degree camera system Optional Safety Features: adaptive cruise control, lane-centering assist, evasive-steering assist For information about the E-class All-Terrain's crash-test results, visit the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) websites. Warranty and Maintenance Coverage Mercedes-Benz's new-car warranties last for four years or 50,000 miles. Rivals match or exceed this coverage, and several offer complimentary service visits, which Mercedes doesn't. Prepaid maintenance plans are available, however, through Mercedes dealers nationwide. Limited Warranty: four years or 50,000 miles four years or 50,000 miles Powertrain Warranty: four years or 50,000 miles four years or 50,000 miles Complimentary Maintenance: None C/D Test Results and Specs We test every vehicle we can. Data in the chart below may be for a different model year if the model remained unchanged from when we last tested it. Specifications Specifications 2024 Mercedes-Benz E450 4Matic All-Terrain Vehicle Type: front-engine, all-wheel-drive, 5-passenger, 4-door wagon PRICE (C/D EST) Base: $75,000 ENGINE Turbocharged and intercooled DOHC 24-valve inline-6, aluminum block and head, direct fuel injection Displacement: 183 in3, 2999 cm3 Power: 375 hp @ 6100 rpm Torque: 369 lb-ft @ 1600 rpm TRANSMISSION 9-speed automatic DIMENSIONS Wheelbase: 116.6 in Length: 195.0 in Width: 75.0 in Height: 58.9 in Cargo Volume, Behind F/R: 65/22 ft3 Curb Weight (C/D est): 4700 lb PERFORMANCE (C/D EST) 60 mph: 4.3 sec 100 mph: 11.4 sec 1/4-Mile: 13.0 sec Top Speed: 130 mph EPA FUEL ECONOMY (C/D EST) Combined/City/Highway: 25/23/28 mpg More Features and Specs
Car and Driver
11-07-2025
- Automotive
- Car and Driver
View Exterior Photos of the 2025 Mercedes-AMG E53
Read the full review | See interior photos The 2025 Mercedes-AMG E53 is the hottest E-class currently available, since the E63 has yet to return. This latest E53 gets a higher-output version of the turbocharged inline-six from the E450 and previous E53 and adds an electric motor and sizable battery pack to make a peak of 604 horsepower, one more than the previous E63's twin-turbo V-8.
Car and Driver
11-07-2025
- Automotive
- Car and Driver
Tested: 2025 Mercedes-AMG E53 Is a Plug-In Hybrid That Rips
More and more performance variants are turning to electrification as the way forward. Based on Mercedes-AMG's latest E53, it's easy to understand why. Although the mid-size AMG sedan is substantially heavier—891 pounds more than a Mercedes-Benz E450 and 850 heftier than the previous E53 sedan—you sure wouldn't guess it by the test results, which have improved in just about every conceivable way. The 2025 E53 takes the turbocharged inline-six from the prior model but adds a new twin-scroll turbo that ups the boost from 16.0 to 21.8 psi, bringing the engine's output to 443 horsepower and 413 pound-feet of torque, gains of 14 horses and 29 pound-feet. That uprated six gets additional assistance from a 161-hp, 354-lb-ft electric motor integrated into the nine-speed automatic transmission. Total output rises to 604 ponies—one more than the previous E63, which has yet to return—and 553 pound-feet. view exterior photos Marc Urbano | Car and Driver HIGHS: E63-adjacent performance, improved braking and cornering, useful EV range. The E53 is an absolute ripper in a straight line, lunging to 60 mph in 3.3 seconds and hustling through the quarter-mile before the clock strikes 12 (11.6 seconds at 120 mph). That's only about a half-second behind the last top-dog, V-8-powered E63, as well as the lighter and more powerful C63, and nearly a second quicker than the previous E53. Plus, we prefer the E's smooth six to the C63's high-strung four-cylinder anyway. The E53 doesn't stop pulling until 174 mph, 43 mph higher than the last E53 we tested. Braking and cornering grip improve as well, stopping from 70 mph in 154 feet and from 100 mph in 307 feet, and its Michelin Pilot Sport 4S tires hang on for 0.94 g of skidpad stick. Keen-eyed students of the specifications panel will notice that the E53's 50-to-70 passing time has lengthened by over a second. That's because the engine is off in Comfort mode when nailing the throttle at 50 mph, and there's a delay before it wakes up. Selecting a more aggressive vehicle mode that forces the engine on will improve this stat. view exterior photos Marc Urbano | Car and Driver The underlying E-class is already dynamically solid, one of the reasons we voted it on to our 2025 10Best Cars list, and the E53 builds on that excellent foundation. It's balanced and predictable pushing toward the handling limit, thanks to both proper chassis balance and communicative steering. Our biggest complaint is brake-pedal response, which blends regenerative braking before calling on the optional upsized rotors (carbon-ceramic in front) that are part of the $3150 AMG Dynamic Plus package, which also includes an electronically controlled limited-slip differential and active engine mounts. Although the braking performance is excellent, we were never quite sure what left-pedal response we were going to get with light inputs, as the brakes' behavior seemingly changes depending on drive mode and other real-time happenings. LOWS: Flinty ride with a lot of tire noise, nonlinear brake pedal, way heavier than before. Ride quality and interior noise are areas where the E53 takes an unfortunate step back from the luxuriously smooth and quiet E350 and E450. Impacts are sharp, and there's quite a bit of tire slap, particularly with the high tire pressures specified on the door-jamb placard (44 psi front, 51 psi rear). Lowering them by 15 psi to the low-load setting made the ride far more tolerable. The tire noise over our not perfectly smooth test surface is probably why our sound-level reading wasn't better than 72 decibels, way louder than the 67 we recorded in the E450. If the roads aren't pristine where you live, consider the standard 20-inch wheels rather than the optional 21s. view interior Photos Marc Urbano | Car and Driver Then there's efficiency, something this plug-in hybrid should do better. We averaged a reasonable 24 MPGe overall and got 29 mpg in our 75-mph highway test loop, which beats its EPA highway figure by three mpg (although the previous E53 did even better at 32 mpg). That's after the 21-kWh battery pack is depleted, which takes 44 miles at 75 mph. As with other Mercedes plug-ins, the E53 handily beats its EPA electric range figure in our highway test. The E53 also has sufficient electric-only thrust in stop-and-go traffic, which prevents us from having to constantly dip into combustion power to keep the pace. We found the E53 to use only second through sixth gears during electric operation, and the shifting is much smoother than in some PHEVs that, like the E53, have a motor upstream of the transmission. Although we appreciate the E53's impressive electric range, we don't quite understand the included DC charging capability, which is rare on PHEVs. We measured 23 minutes to charge the battery from empty to a 90 percent state of charge, which would gain only about 40 miles of EV range. Unless you're already planning to stop for a separate reason, we don't think this is a wise use of anyone's time. view interior Photos Marc Urbano | Car and Driver The E53 starts at $89,150, some $17,150 more than the next-step-down E450 model, which gets a less powerful version of this turbocharged inline-six. Then again, Mercedes is not afraid of a lengthy options list, and the last E450 we tested rang in higher than this E53's starting point. There's still lots of room to climb on the E53, as our car had $20,650 in options, including multiple performance add-ons—the aforementioned 21-inch wheels and tires, brake upgrade, and limited-slip diff. Even the AMG-branded fuel cap costs $110 extra. As with the regular E-class, we'd skip the upgraded infotainment and its selfie-camera frivolity. VERDICT: Inline-six plus electric motor equals massive performance gains. Electric assist enables an impressive duality: The E53 is an upscale luxury sedan that can run mid-11-second quarter-miles, cover plenty of commuting miles electrically, and, even after the battery runs out, cruise along at nearly 30 mpg on the highway. view exterior photos Marc Urbano | Car and Driver Specifications Specifications 2025 Mercedes-AMG E53 Vehicle Type: front-engine, front-motor, all-wheel-drive, 5-passenger, 4-door sedan PRICE Base/As Tested: $89,150/$109,800 Options: Pinnacle trim (head-up display, four-zone climate control, projection adaptive headlights), $4150; AMG Dynamic Plus package (AMG steering wheel, active engine mounts, electronic limited-slip rear differential, front carbon-ceramic brake rotors, 174-mph top speed limiter), $3150; black Nappa leather, $2990; Multicontour Seating package (ventilated and massaging front seats, heated front armrest), $2950; 21-inch forged-aluminum wheels and tires, $2600; Driver Assistance package (lane-keeping assist, steering assist, adaptive cruise), $1950; MBUX Superscreen package (larger center screen, front passenger screen, selfie camera), $1500; sun protection package (rear and rear side sunshades), $800; black microfiber headliner, $450; AMG fuel cap, $110 POWERTRAIN turbocharged and intercooled DOHC 24-valve 3.0-liter inline-6, 443 hp, 413 lb-ft + AC motor, 161 hp, 354 lb-ft (combined output: 604 hp, 553 lb-ft; 21-kWh lithium-ion battery pack; 9.6-kW onboard charger Transmission: 9-speed automatic CHASSIS Suspension, F/R: multilink/multilink Brakes, F/R: 15.4-in vented, cross-drilled, carbon-ceramic disc/14.2-in vented, cross-drilled disc Tires: Michelin Pilot Sport 4S F: 265/35ZR-21 (101Y) MO1A R: HL295/30ZR-21 (105Y) MO1A DIMENSIONS Wheelbase: 116.6 in Length: 194.9 in Width: 76.7 in Height: 57.9 in Passenger Volume, F/R: 58/47 ft3 Trunk Volume: 13 ft3 Curb Weight: 5357 lb C/D TEST RESULTS 60 mph: 3.3 sec 100 mph: 7.8 sec 1/4-Mile: 11.6 sec @ 120 mph 130 mph: 13.7 sec 150 mph: 19.1 sec Results above omit 1-ft rollout of 0.3 sec. Rolling Start, 5–60 mph: 4.1 sec Top Gear, 30–50 mph: 3.0 sec Top Gear, 50–70 mph: 4.3 sec Top Speed (gov ltd): 174 mph Braking, 70–0 mph: 154 ft Braking, 100–0 mph: 307 ft Roadholding, 300-ft Skidpad: 0.94 g C/D FUEL ECONOMY Observed: 24 MPGe 75-mph Highway Driving, EV/Hybrid Mode: 64 MPGe/29 mpg 75-mph Highway Range, EV/Hybrid mode: 44/500 mi EPA FUEL ECONOMY Combined/City/Highway: 23/21/26 mpg Combined Gasoline + Electricity: 59 MPGe EV Range: 42 mi C/D TESTING EXPLAINED Tested by Dave VanderWerp Director, Vehicle Testing Dave VanderWerp has spent more than 20 years in the automotive industry, in varied roles from engineering to product consulting, and now leading Car and Driver's vehicle-testing efforts. Dave got his very lucky start at C/D by happening to submit an unsolicited resume at just the right time to land a part-time road warrior job when he was a student at the University of Michigan, where he immediately became enthralled with the world of automotive journalism.
Car and Driver
11-07-2025
- Automotive
- Car and Driver
View Interior Photos of the 2025 Mercedes-AMG E53
Electric mode will get you farther in the E53 than most other PHEVs. We achieved 44 miles in our 75-mph highway test, better than the E53's 42-mile EPA range rating.
IOL News
11-07-2025
- Automotive
- IOL News
R3. 2 million buys you this exclusive new Mercedes-AMG E53 Edition 1
The Edition 1 comes with a raft of extras aimed at the enthusiast. Mercedes-AMG has unleashed its E53 Hybrid 4Matic+ Edition 1 model in South Africa, featuring an exclusive colour palette and a 'meticulously curated' list of high-value options. Only 12 units will be available locally, priced at R3,228,200, a significant premium over the 'standard' E53, which costs a shade over R2.5 million, but exclusivity and meticulous curation don't come cheap these days. To that end, the E53 Edition 1 flaunts an AMG Exterior Carbon Package, AMG Night Package, and larger forged alloy wheels, at 21 inches versus the regular version's 20" rims. The cabin treats occupants to AMG Performance seats and the MBUX Superscreen with hybrid-specific displays, which stretches across the dashboard and includes a screen for the front passenger. This model is also set apart by yellow seatbelts, an AMG Performance steering wheel in Nappa leather and Dinamica microfibre, and exclusive AMG badging provides an additional garnish.
