J.M.G.

Last week, I had a chance to drive the brand new W213 E220d. The car is equipped with the new DIESEL-engine, OM654, which is a BLAST to drive! Of course it sounds like a Diesel, but it totally (!!!!) lacks vibration and drone! It is just incredible. Together with the 9g-Tronic you will even not be aware, when the car is coasting (and therefore the engine idles) and when it is applying power. It is just silky smooth!

So I went to the autobahn and went WOT!
0-152mph!

(Note: Speedometer shows km/h!
100km/h = 62mph
160km/h = 100mph
200km/h = 124mph
240km/h = 150mph)

Enjoy!


As you might notice: At around 210 a really bad wind noise starts... I hope Mercedes will deal with that!?!

konigstiger

Bulletin 064122 may apply: https://mbworld.org/forums/e-class-w...ml#post6807557

thefisch

very cool, thanks for posting. car seemed stable all the way to top speed - as you'd expect.

J.M.G.

The real difference to the W212 E-Class (which I own as an 2012 E550 4matic) is:

The car is -at least- as stable as the W212 at high speeds, however, on the other hand it turns a lot better! When entering a corner, the front axle seems to be tight to the ground. A lot less understeer. The rear turns in in a way that surprised me. At the first time I thought it would brake loose! But it does not. The W213 is extremely agile while still being high speed stable! My guess is: The electronics (ESP) help the car turning in a lot! But it works really great!

thefisch

Thanks for sharing that observation. It will be interesting to see how it performs for road tests. Can't wait to test drive one myself.

J.M.G.

I did a full review - unfortunately in German . Just one more note: It is pretty easy to get >50mpg even around town in this car, IF you are willing to
a) use Eco-Mode and
b) take advantage of coasting

The car is significantly more efficient than the E250 BlueTec W212 while being faster also!