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About E-Class

If there is one car that sums up Mercedes-Benz, it is probably the E-Class. Its ancestors, the Ponton and the tailfinned sedans of the 1950s and 1960s, then the near-mythical W123 and W124, built the company's reputation for cars that would run for half a million miles while carrying doctors, executives and taxi passengers in quiet comfort. The E-Class name arrived in 1993, but the formula is older: a midsize sedan, wagon, coupe or convertible that is serious, solid and quietly expensive.

Enthusiasts still argue that the W124 of the 1980s was the best Mercedes ever made, and the 500E built with help from Porsche remains a cult object. Later generations brought the controversial four-eyed face of the W210, which also brought rust problems the brand would rather forget, then the more robust W211, W212 and W213. The current car, introduced in 2023, leans heavily on screens and software, with an optional passenger display and a cabin full of glowing trim. Wagon and All-Terrain versions keep the family estate tradition alive.

The E-Class competes with the BMW 5 Series and i5, Audi A6, Genesis G80, Lexus ES and Volvo S90, and in its market segment it remains a benchmark for ride comfort and refinement. Plug-in hybrid versions are widely sold, AMG offers the E53 and E63, and Mercedes has said an electric E-Class developed from a clean sheet is on the way, a sign of the brand's shift away from separate EQ-branded electric cars. News on this page covers reviews and long-term tests, the electric E-Class program, wagon and All-Terrain news, pricing and market launches, recalls and service issues, and the retrospective pieces in which writers return, again and again, to the case for the old W124.