Mercedes E-Class Estate in-depth review

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Mercedes E-Class Estate in-depth review - Carbuyer

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The Mercedes E-Class estate has a reputation for being one of the best estate cars around, and this latest generation is no different. It boasts a huge boot, a comfortable interior and some impressive technology. At it's heart, it's a softly-sprung cruiser rather than a thrill-a-minute machine, but that's at the centre of it's appeal. Buyers love it for its easy of use, and it is by any measure an excellent car.
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@vaishakhg 7 жыл бұрын

Now this is how a presenter dresses! Casual enough not to be uptight and formal enough for a job! Great job with the review...

@johnelphick4191 7 жыл бұрын

Couldn't agree more

@niptodstan 7 жыл бұрын

I said this on another video recently and got abuse for it. But you are right. They're not selling potatoes are they?

@Arinis.ltd. 7 жыл бұрын

dude I used to hate you...but you are improving and you are doing great effort.. good job

@CryptoChangingTheWorld 7 жыл бұрын

Mohamed El-Arini You could of just said, you're doing a great job! Be positive! However, it's nice to see the love for this guy as he's very thorough and realises the car is the star and he tells it how it is. :-)

@HoofHearted2DAY 7 жыл бұрын

Yeh I thought it was really harsh when people made personal attacks on him at the start... haven't we all started a new job before learned our way into it?

@incyphe 7 жыл бұрын

I disagree. He's been great from the beginning!

@alirezazadeh 7 жыл бұрын

This is the first review ive liked tbh

@Arinis.ltd. 7 жыл бұрын

Guys I didn't say that James is bad...I said that I used to hate him..may be because peoole where so harsh about him that I didn't focus in the reviews.or may be his way is a bit different than mat.But actually his reviews are so informative. The effort he is exerting is obvious and has to be praised. ***** keep up the good work man 👍👌

@jamesmills5069 7 жыл бұрын

I've always had a passion for the W211 E class estate that was in production from 2003 to 2009 with its remarkable styling, and I don't think any upgraded model is going to change that.

@Pienimusta 7 жыл бұрын

Always have tought about throwing a mattress to trunk and get a "cheap" camper xD

@irishjg1 7 жыл бұрын

Another top notch review batch. Well done sir.

@ElChus 7 жыл бұрын

Great review. Keep up the good work James!

@Memories-_ 7 жыл бұрын

I like carbuyer reviews because they show the outside of the car a lot. Matt on carwow keeps the camera on him for nearly the whole video and its so annoying. I think peoples nice comments are getting to matts head and its changing him for the worse

@bid84 7 жыл бұрын

Dezz9820 spot on mate, hate reading comments on Matts videos, people trying to out do each other on complementing him instead of the cars! The reviewer comes a distant second when it comes to me looking at these reviews

@Memories-_ 7 жыл бұрын

James Batchelor No problem, your reviews are very good!!

@JonasRosenven 7 жыл бұрын

If only the presenters on top gear had that approach to their program it would have been a lot more enjoyable for me to watch.

@sweetfreedomGB 7 жыл бұрын

Another good review from the best online car reviewer. And Mercedes well done for integrating the infotainment screen into the dash this time, much more elegant than the 'plonked on top' idea!

@northamericanauto43 7 жыл бұрын

So glad that this is still brought to the states. Always loved wagons.

@9186SZ 7 жыл бұрын

Very well presented review of a very nice car, well done James

@MrTrull1 7 жыл бұрын

Great review. Carbuyer subscriber numbers now nudging 400,000. 👏

@justrandomthings319 7 жыл бұрын

You're doing great, James. Keep it up!!!!

@fleuger99 5 жыл бұрын

I like this a lot. I looked at the Volvo V90 but with the new design it has lost 10 cu ft of cargo space over the older V70. Huge mistake as people buying an estate want the space. Great review as well.

@carlcar4512 7 жыл бұрын

great review and compliments for the omega seamaster ceramic! great choice! ;)

@mrehman306mr 7 жыл бұрын

Nice review! Keep up the good work!

@peterambrose2148 7 жыл бұрын

Eventough it looks like a ipad glued to the dash, i have to admit that the resolution is excellent and at night its just WOW.

@bosse641 7 жыл бұрын

Great review. ....thanks.

@anthonycharlton4273 7 жыл бұрын

Im questioning when they will do a review of the Ford Ka+ been thinking of buying one but I don't know if I should or not

@mistertee5000 7 жыл бұрын

Nice review. You've become a much better presenter.

@mohammadlone 7 жыл бұрын

excellent review for an excellent car, Batch! 👌

@TYAC_TPE_SF-Bay 7 жыл бұрын

With the premium price but premium qualities, this will probably be another future classic.

@MaZEEZaM 5 жыл бұрын

I love that it still has an analogue clock in the dash.

@louisl1616 4 жыл бұрын

I think I'm buying one and I hate it 😂😂😂😂

@bazzmidas 7 жыл бұрын

Is there a spare wheel?

@systemler44 4 жыл бұрын

Stunning all rounder.. Interior of Mercedes is in a class way above any other manufacturer

@fghjfghgj 2 жыл бұрын

finally someone who do the right test for an estate boot

@onoff314 7 жыл бұрын

The E class seems to be in a league of it's own

@ohwhatthenoob 4 жыл бұрын

Only use "it's" when you can replace it with "it is".

@onoff314 4 жыл бұрын

@@ohwhatthenoob auto correct ya Wanker

@brumsgrub8633 7 жыл бұрын

Still ain't no alfa 159 sport wagon. greatest car ever made

@owentreadgold1137 7 жыл бұрын

Does this come as a hybrid?

@AryzenI 7 жыл бұрын

I wonder what the use of that little basket is for...? My dad's C-estate has it as well.

@danielthangari8526 7 жыл бұрын

I'am waiting for the E class all road review!

@senseihEnRY16 7 жыл бұрын

i don't know why but i'm absolutely love the design of this car while it stationary but not so much while its on the move.

@Gochsener 7 жыл бұрын

3:12 I hope these gaps at the rear door do not come as standard

@bimosalexandres 7 жыл бұрын

idk why, but this is my first time love an estate car.. maybe this generation e-class is too georgous even on its estate form it's still very nice-looking

@MaZEEZaM 5 жыл бұрын

Great under floor storage in the boot and the included basket but no gas strut to hold it open like in a bmw.

@tehdrift-3837 7 жыл бұрын

Extra seats?

@hellosunshine1090 4 жыл бұрын

Great review. Totally satisfied with our w210 / 2000 e320 Wagon @ 215,000 miles. Still gets 22 / 26 mph, uses no oil, hauls our 7 person family & tows a 2400# trailer well. Can't ask for much more than that, right ?

@robmcqueen6979 Жыл бұрын

How is it getting on now? Interesting in buying an 18 plate with around 70,000-100,000 on the clock but apprehensive

@robmcqueen6979 Жыл бұрын

How is it getting on now? Interesting in buying an 18 plate with around 70,000-100,000 on the clock but apprehensive

@AdamAus85 7 жыл бұрын

Love everything about the look of it but will never warm to the dual cluster/infotainment panel.

@northamericanauto43 7 жыл бұрын

Doesn't it have a 3rd row facing rear seat???

@kevinmccormack6610 7 жыл бұрын

no manual ?

@MrNorden1 7 жыл бұрын

It's something about this new E Class wagon, looking at it straigt from the rear - it's flat and a bit weird. I guess it takes some getting used to.

@chiquita3628 7 жыл бұрын

@Carbuyer Is this iridium or diamond silver?

@davidmachiels 7 жыл бұрын

As someone driving a Diamond Silver C-class, I am 99% the car in the video is Iridium silver. Then again, if you're doubting your colour choice, I can highly recommend Diamond Silver, allthough both colour choices look great.

@LysanderLH 3 жыл бұрын

Which E Class has the air suspension?

@Alan_Mac 7 жыл бұрын

Excellent review and it's clearly a great car but it's too big. There are smaller aircraft carriers out there.

@danc1441 7 жыл бұрын

Buy a C-Class then

@Alan_Mac 7 жыл бұрын

I had a W124 estate and a Volvo V70 when my kids were growing. I now have a Jaguar XE which is the best drivers' 'saloon' ever. Why buy a C class?

@BronchoGillespie 7 жыл бұрын

How tall are you again?

@GroentjeK7 7 жыл бұрын

please do the audi rs6

@harambefanaccount6892 7 жыл бұрын

The wagon looks incredible. I hope they make a c43 (or whatever they'll call it) with the new turbo inline 6.

@UTVH21 7 жыл бұрын

Harambe Fanaccount 2018...

@chainblast2590 7 жыл бұрын

I love it with that S class grill up front!

@ccw5886 3 жыл бұрын

It is now 2021 and I own the 2018 E class model. having owned both the 5 series and this Mercedes Estate I can safely say that the Estate merc handles so much better than the 5 series touring. Both great cars but a reversal of handling fortunes me thinks

@MrUnknown2105 2 жыл бұрын

That's interesting I was looking at 2018 5 Series vs E class estate. What MPG do you get on a motorway run ?

@Pienimusta 7 жыл бұрын

King of taxis !

@Marco-dr5ho 7 жыл бұрын

also... king of hearses

@alirezazadeh 7 жыл бұрын

Pienimusta i would pay just to go in that

@boyserful 7 жыл бұрын

Pienimusta well there is a reason, they want the best for their costumers so no audi or bmw lol

@youngjkim8244 5 жыл бұрын

정말, 갖고싶은차.

@cristicristiii 7 жыл бұрын

Idk y they take tht 2hp from the power

@AdamAus85 7 жыл бұрын

I think it looks better than the sedan, for some reason.

@cristinaciobanu4102 7 жыл бұрын

beauty

@AdvancedEliteGaming 7 жыл бұрын

I love Merc and BMW. I currently have a e46 3 series and it's great but they are too small for logging thing around. BMW 6 series, Mercedes CLS, or an estate? Estates don't seem to look as smooth

@aryapradhanad186 7 жыл бұрын

If you are comparing 6 series gc and cls, the new panamera is probably the best

@AdvancedEliteGaming 7 жыл бұрын

Arya Pradhana D thank you. Yes I know the panamera is fantastic it's probably my favourite car. Though I will be getting one ATleast 5 yrs old and panamera only came out 09 I think and are still around 100k Australian dollar

@aryapradhanad186 7 жыл бұрын

AdvancedEliteGaming I think a7 is better because it has hatch opening which is more practical

@CodeSEVEN-7 7 жыл бұрын

I don't like this car but is good!

@Q.Lawrence 7 жыл бұрын

As an owner of a 2004 version of this, it's funny to see the similarities. I'll be keeping my V8, thank you very much. ☺️

@alirezazadeh 7 жыл бұрын

nice but the only problem is fuel efficiency is pretty bad even in my c200 2002version

@Q.Lawrence 7 жыл бұрын

Ali RS The fuel efficiency isn't great in these new ones either. The turbo 4 cylinder only gets 23mpg combined. That's not great for a 4 banger with a turbo and a bunch of gears to use.

@markd8799 7 жыл бұрын

Q. Lawrence how's the rust?

@Q.Lawrence 7 жыл бұрын

Mark D'Alelio Minimal. I did some work on it and had it worked on. The car looks great now.

@Supcharged 7 жыл бұрын

the 211 looks better in my opinion...

@kemalcomert9608 4 жыл бұрын

2016?

@tayfuntuna 7 жыл бұрын

Dat boot...

@fbhacent 7 жыл бұрын

nice review about a very nice car, not so sure about the gray color though. makes the vehicle look less expensive and its just not beautiful at all

@Mossboy16 7 жыл бұрын

Foer Hoen I personally love the colour, particularly on this AMG line spec

@fbhacent 7 жыл бұрын

Mossboy16 meh it looks too casual in my opnion. I would orefer it in black with tanned windows, that looks sick! But hey everybody has his own taste :)

@jamesfarrell5131 7 жыл бұрын

The back end is exactly like the old Volvo v40

@jamesmills5069 7 жыл бұрын

It still does not have the boot space of the old W210 E class estate which was in production from 1996 to 2005

@A_S25 5 жыл бұрын

W210 ends at 2002

@awaisyousaf 7 жыл бұрын

This car has acres of space in the boot 😮😮

@valentinalexandru8890 5 жыл бұрын

from what I heard so far I can say BMW is very popular in UK

@NE889955 7 жыл бұрын

it's a hearse...

@cameronwilliams5013 7 жыл бұрын

Race demonstration aside stage slightly evil connection.

@HoofHearted2DAY 7 жыл бұрын

What happened to the backward third row 'dicky seat'!?

@patiencemohammed211 7 жыл бұрын

G Rodriguez I think that's the R Class.

@keyboarddancers7751 7 жыл бұрын

Nine speed automatic??!

@liam6807 7 жыл бұрын

You can't get it as a hybrid yet...

@robocopvn 7 жыл бұрын

1:42 I think that is so big. So why he said "that is so BICK" ??

@MrTrull1 7 жыл бұрын

cop con He didn't. You misheard.

@MaZEEZaM 5 жыл бұрын

I actually prefer the look of the Merc compared to the Volvo, especially with regards to the rear end, I’m not a fan of the sloping tail of the Volvo.

@dlwarren5340 7 жыл бұрын

Struggling to come to terms with the fact that Mercedes built a larger estate car than Volvo

@abdulrauf1084 6 жыл бұрын

Lot of space

@andreydavydov6417 7 жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure it was him, not Ginny.He has plenty of reasons to hate Mat

@admiralpicard2010 7 жыл бұрын

Its Holiday,not vaction! This is not America.

@L.O.R.D.Y 7 жыл бұрын

????? Undecided

@pmcpavacpedropinto 7 жыл бұрын

❤️

@chelseafc8126 7 жыл бұрын

There is like a mix of posh accent in there lol

@niptodstan 7 жыл бұрын

At the end of this video it looks like an A6 from the side.

@Arman-nl6mg 7 жыл бұрын

It actually does!

@Arman-nl6mg 7 жыл бұрын

+Firemarioflower Is Audi owned by your dad? Why do you care?

@Arman-nl6mg 7 жыл бұрын

Firstly, your initial comment made me cringe and secondly,I literally face-palmed at your reply. I meant 'does you dad own the whole Audi brand?' just like you referred to Audi as a brand, not as a car. Smh...

@josephs8029 5 жыл бұрын

Who misses carwow already

@user-hs2hd7wp9g 7 жыл бұрын

Maybe practical, but the exterior isn't as pretty as the A6 or 5-Series.

@iamnotfalling 7 жыл бұрын

Is he wearing a rolex?

@cleanupinaisle3 7 жыл бұрын

It's an Omega Seamaster Professional Ceramic.

@abazdarhon 7 жыл бұрын

The previous version look better at the back, this one had light like Audi. The boot space is less spacious than older version. It is not so functional like older version do to sloping roof which give you less possibility to move larger objects. So continue doing this coupe styling you mercedes going wrong direction. Why to do it while you had cls shooting brake?

@cameronwilliams5013 7 жыл бұрын

Mortgage terrible bind carbon snap value cooperation

@rinnyxd9148 7 жыл бұрын

well I bought s class coupe for my gf small but better

@devalsays 7 жыл бұрын

So basically this can suitable for Man with Mercedes Van. person who can move thing in style.. lolz

@nodesike 7 жыл бұрын

please stop about that transmission tunnel and 5th place. These are most of the time company cars with only the driver in it. Personally only drove once with 5 people.

@mro9466 7 жыл бұрын

BMW G30 5 Series uber alles

@gusbandicoot 7 жыл бұрын

I rather have the V90

@name-gt2qz 7 жыл бұрын

Please can you do a review on the Daihatsu move please there very well designed cars x

@name-gt2qz 7 жыл бұрын

well maybe he could do another car off theirs because there are lots of dealers in the uk daihatsu.co.uk/index2.php

@MrTrull1 7 жыл бұрын

IAteYourCookie Daihatsu no longer sell cars in the UK.

@1812MK 5 жыл бұрын

after all that at 5ft 10 you seem to be sat on top of the steering like a person whos 5ft 5.

@joewakeford 7 жыл бұрын

"Vacation"?

@jamessez5826 7 жыл бұрын

Wait. It's looks just like the c class. There's barely any change.

@patrickmonkman8151 7 жыл бұрын

That's what I thought

@timobac1 7 жыл бұрын

James SEZ true, but when standing next to it you see its massively more.. massive!

@DatingForRealYoutubeChannel 7 жыл бұрын

Yeah, looks just like. :-)

@onoff314 7 жыл бұрын

All mercedes just like all bmw's look very similar? been that way for decades

@MRFUCKOFF202 7 жыл бұрын

It's a Mercedes copy & paste special

@PorsukaWheelie 7 жыл бұрын

That voice WTF!!

@bitchslapper12 7 жыл бұрын

Doesn't look like a Mercedes in my opinion

@banpowel9784 5 жыл бұрын

Quality is not as good as should be, I found the quality of the Citroen ds5 much better (great review by the way)

@ceiranz8138 7 жыл бұрын

range rover auto biography

@TYAC_TPE_SF-Bay 7 жыл бұрын

Sorry (not really, to the gov) about the attitude: screw those governmental MPG tests. At first, I thought journalists' "real MPG" numbers are individual cases or just plain bs, but after years, there's a problem, on the governments. Also, there have been plenty incidents of manufacturers cheating on the test. So, on what basis do you think the testing guidelines fits "regular driving habits." We live in a democratic society where variety is a key. How do you determine how citizens drive? Please do not forget in democracy, we the people give rights to the government, as well. Don't determine it for us. I suggest either abandon the programs and departments or else it is wasting people's tax money. Or learn a thing or two from, say, Fuelly to collect MPG data based on how people "actually" drive.

@AB-80X 6 жыл бұрын

That car is fitted with 20" wheels. Just sayin'...

@dipro001 7 жыл бұрын

"The plastic touches really nice"?!

@justrandomthings319 7 жыл бұрын

When did he say this?

@dipro001 7 жыл бұрын

3:45

@justrandomthings319 7 жыл бұрын

Lmao. I think it was a slip of tongue because looking at where he touched, it seems to be leather.

@dipro001 7 жыл бұрын

chancy319 That is not what I am on about here. He says there that plastics on this car "feels good/premium." How the hell does fucking "plastic" feel "good"? I do not care what kind it is, its still fucking plastic on a overpriced car. How is he shameless enough to support that on a overpriced car like this were one of the main selling points is the interior and "build quality"? This is not what I use to seeing from this channel. Where are the old hosts? Did they fire them cause they were good like Top Gear?

@justrandomthings319 7 жыл бұрын

dipro001 Chill, man. I'm only saying it could have been a slip of tongue. Like I said, if you look at where he touched, it looks like leather and not plastic. Maybe he meant to say leather not plastic.