Finding chargers and optimizing charge level stealing much of the limelight, it’s easy to forget that gas-powered vehicles, too, are turning into gigantic self-propelled smartphones. But for drivers of the redesigned 2024 Mercedes-Benz E-Class sedan to overlook that fact, they’ll have to literally overlook a dashboard comprised entirely of screens. The refreshed E-Class starts at $63,450 for 2024 (all prices include $1,150 destination charge).
While the exterior of the facelifted 2024 E-Class benefits from a light touch-up on the nose and tail, most of the changes are inside, where a new electronic architecture most obviously manifests in Mercedes’ new digital dashboard. The standard setup features a digital gauge cluster and a 14.4-inch central infotainment screen; opt for the MBUX Superscreen and the center screen’s glass extends to the passenger-side A-pillar, with the front passenger getting their own 12.3-inch display capable of streaming video, with trick filtering technology blocking the feed from the driver’s view.
So far, Mercedes has detailed just two available powertrains for the 2024 E-class, although at least one exhilarating AMG variant is inevitable. The entry-level E-class is again the E350, motivated by a 255-horsepower, turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine making 295 pounds-feet of torque. Step up to the E450 and you get a 375-hp, turbo 3.0-liter inline-six good for 369 pounds feet of torque. Both are mild hybrids, with the electric motor smoothing out power delivery and aiding operation of the stop-start system. A nine-speed automatic is the only transmission available, and 4Matic all-wheel drive is standard with both engines.
All 2024 E-Classes include forward collision warning with pedestrian and bicyclist detection, automatic emergency braking, lane departure steering assist, blind spot monitors, a 360-degree camera system, driver attention monitor, automatic high beams and road-sign recognition as standard equipment. Available driver-assist features include adaptive cruise control and lane-centering steering for semi-autonomous highway driving (the driver’s hands must remain on the wheel), automated lane changes, cross-traffic alert that can automatically engage the brakes in case of oncoming or crossing traffic, emergency steering assist, and blind spot monitors that resist a lane change if the driver attempts to change lanes while another vehicle is in the adjacent lane.
