Dan huwa l-aktar facelift estensiv ta 'Mercedes tas-saloon tal-klassi E. Kif tifforma fit-triq? Sitt deċennji u 13-il miljun klijent aktar tard u l-klassi E għadhom fiċ-ċentru tal-marka Mercedes li takkumpanja lill-imgħallem Daimler Dieter Zetsche. Tibqa' waħda mill-akbar kumpaniji li jbigħu l-karozzi, bil-bejgħ li tilfet lil SUVs u crossovers fl-Ewropa u fl-Amerika aktar milli kkumpensat mid-domanda fi swieq emerġenti. Il-mudell vitali tagħha, u huwa għalhekk li din il-klassi E tal-ġenerazzjoni W212 irċeviet l-aktar facelift estensiv fl-istorja tagħha, u għaliex turi wkoll xi teknoloġiji li dalwaqt se jidhru fuq il-klassi S il-ġdida. Dan il-pakkett b'saħħtu ta '11-il pakkett ta' karatteristiċi, issa ttikkettat kollettivament Drive Intelliġenti, maġġuri dwar l-espansjoni tal-kapaċitajiet tas-sistemi attivi ta 'sikurezza tad-ditta. Kamera sterjo ġdida tista' tara ostakli 50 metru 'l bogħod, inklużi persuni mexjin, filwaqt li sistemi oħra jinkludu ż-żamma tal-karreġġata li tista' tidentifika u tevita li tasal it-traffiku f'karreġġjata biswit, u tassisti fl-ibbrejkjar li tista' tiskopri traffiku li jkun ġej minn toroq tal-ġenb. Il-bqija tal-kontenut tal-facelift jinkludi l-istil tal-marea li jagħmel mingħajr in-nefħiet strambi fil-ġwienaħ ta 'wara tal-mudell preċedenti, disinji ġodda tal-grilja, aktar tagħmir (iżda żieda mdaqqsa fil-prezz biex tmur miegħu) u firxa simplifikata li toffri għażla ta' se jew AMG Sport trims u l-istili front-end għas-sitt magni offruti wkoll l-E63 AMG. This is Mercedes' most extensive facelift of the E-class saloon. How does it shape up on the road?Six decades and 13 million customers later and the E-class still sits at the centre of the Mercedes brand accorging to Daimler boss Dieter Zetsche. It remains one of the companys biggest selling cars, with the sales it has lost to SUVs and crossovers in Europe and America more than compensated for by demand in emerging markets. Its a vital model, which is why this W212-generation E-class has received the most extensive facelift in its history, and why its also showcasing some technologies that will shortly appear on the new S-class. This 11-strong bundle of features, now collectively labeled Intelligent Drive, majors on expanding the capabilities of the firm's active safety systems. A new stereo camera can see obstacles 50 metres away, including pedestrians, while other systems include lane-keeping that can detect and avoid oncoming traffic in an adjacent lane, and braking assist that can detect oncoming traffic from side roads. The rest of the facelift content includes tidier styling that does without the strange swellings in the rear wings of the previous model, new grille designs, more equipment (but a sizeable price increase to go with it) and a simplified range offering a choice of SE or AMG Sport trims and front-end stylings for the six engines on offer in addition the E63 AMG.