The new Mercedes-Benz E-Class Saloon is now available to order in the UK, priced from £35,935 OTR, ahead of first deliveries in May. Two trim levels are available, SE and AMG Line, and two engines, the E 220 d and E 350 d.
The UK range starts with the E 220 d SE, priced from £35,935, with the E 220 d AMG Line from £38,430. The E 350 d SE starts at £44,930, and the E 350 d AMG Line at £47,425.
The E 220 d uses an all-new four-cylinder 2.0-litre bi-turbo engine producing 195 hp and 400 Nm, with the nine-speed 9G-Tronic automatic gearbox that is standard on all new UK E-Class Saloon models. As well as helping to create seamlessly smooth shifts, the 9G-Tronic gearbox also contributes to the E 220 d’s low 102 g/km CO2 rating and high 72.4 mpg economy. By comparison the previous-generation E 220 CDI Saloon, launched in 2009, produced 170 hp from its 2.1-litre engine, and returned a then-impressive 53.3 mpg and 139 g/km of CO2. Acceleration from 0-62 mph in the new E 200 d takes just 7.3 seconds – 0.4 seconds faster than the outgoing E 250 CDI.
First deliveries of the six-cylinder E 350 d are due in the summer. This produces 258 hp and 620 Nm; making for 0-62 mph in 5.9 sec, while emitting 133 g/km and returning 55.4 mpg. These are improvements over the previous-generation E 350 CDI Saloon of 27 hp; 80 Nm; 0.9 sec; 48 g/km and 14.5 mpg.
The petrol-electric hybrid E 350 e (279 hp; 600 Nm; 6.2 sec; 49 g/km; 134.5 mpg) joins the UK line-up later in 2016.
| Engine | Model Line | CO2 | Basic RRP (£) | Total RRP (£) | Road Fund Licence (£) | Rec. OTR price (£) | P11d price (£) | BIK tax rate 2016/17 | |||||
| E 220 d 1950, cc, 4-cylinder 194hp (143kW) | SE | 102 | £29,387.50 | £35,265.00 | £0 | £35,935.00 | £35,880.00 | 20% | |||||
| AMG Line | 112 | £31,466.67 | £37,760.00 | £0 | £38,430.00 | £38,375.00 | 22% | ||||||
| E 350 d 2,987 cc, 6-cylinder 258hp (190kW) | SE | 136 | £36,775.00 | £44,130.00 | £130 | £44,930.00 | £44,745.00 | 27% | |||||
| AMG Line | 144 | £38,841.67 | £46,610.00 | £145 | £47,425.00 | £47,225.00 | 28% | ||||||
