February 27, 2019 鈥?Mercedes-Benz is recalling nearly 289,000 vehicles due to explosive Takata airbag inflators, but the vehicles are recalled only if located in specific "Zones" of the country. The above vehicles are included in the recall if they were sold or ever registered in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan) or the U.S. Zone B states include Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. Finally, the vehicles below are recalled if they are in Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin or Wyoming. Owners should expect recall notices by March 8, 2019, explaining how dealerships will replace the front passenger airbag modules once parts are available. Second letters will be mailed once dealers are ready to replace the modules.
With the 2014 model, Mercedes is aiming for even better fuel efficiency with a downsized (compared to last year鈥檚 turbodiesel V6) 2.1-liter four-cylinder turbodiesel鈥攕hared with the GLK250 BlueTec鈥攖hat puts out 195-hp and 369 lb.-ft. With an automatic start-stop system and standard seven-speed automatic transmission, the E250 earns an EPA rating of 28 mpg city and 42 mpg highway. That compares with 22 and 33 for the previous V6 E350 BlueTec. Like all modern Mercedes diesels, the E250 requires periodic refills of diesel exhaust fluid (urea), designed to be replenished at every oil change. 8,155 extra on our test car. That heady figure includes the Premium package with navigation, Mercedes-Benz apps, Harman Kardon surround-sound stereo, voice control, a backup camera, and Mercedes鈥檚 mbrace2 accident alert system. We also added keyless entry, electronic trunk closer, split-folding rear seats, and a cool but fussy built-in folding trunk box to contain grocery bags. 62,980-pretty steep for a four-cylinder diesel. 63,000 luxury car. Check back soon for our full review.
And since this is a Mercedes-Benz, the E-Class will offer far more ways than before to raise the MSRP to S-Class levels, and, of course, provide extra layers of safety. Mercedes-Benz couldn't wait for the S-Class to arrive before sharing its latest safety technology, including Distronic Plus with Steering Assist. In the automotive industry's relentless march toward automated driving, Mercedes is introducing adaptive cruise control that can keep the vehicle centered in its lane and semi-autonomously follow in-line traffic. The automaker is also using the 2014 E-Class to introduce a brake assist system (BAS PLUS with Cross Traffic Assist) that can detect traffic and pedestrians and boost braking power the driver applies to minimize the chance of a collision. An automated parking system said to work in parallel and perpendicular spaces is also available, as is a camera system that provides views of all four sides of the vehicle. Then there's the feature we might actually want to pay for on a new 2014 Mercedes-Benz E-Class: the Stereo Multi-Purpose Camera.
Mounted on the front windshield near the rearview mirror, the camera has two lenses that see at 45-degree angles that generate a full view of the area up to 55 yards in front of the vehicle. Making the above safety systems possible is the E-Class' camera system, which uses intelligent algorithms. The sedan and wagon will offer as standard Collision Prevention Assist with Adaptive Brake Assist, a radar-based collision warning system that can reduce the risk of a rear-end collision. Open-minded consumers interested in a new E-Class sedan will have quite a choice with the 2014 model. The new E250 Bluetec is a 190-hp 2.1-liter turbodiesel with 369 lb-ft of torque, and unlike its U.S. We'll see the new engine shortly in the GLK250 Bluetec crossover. Mercedes didn't reveal expected EPA numbers, but we can tell you the six-cylinder 2013 E350 Bluetec diesel is rated 22/32 mpg city/highway, or not significantly different from the 2013 E350 V-6 at 20/30 mpg in most states. About that 3.5-liter V-6: It returns in the 2014 model year with 302 hp and 273 lb-ft of torque in rear- and all-wheel-drive forms in the sedan and wagon.
The all-wheel-drive E550 sedan makes do with 402 hp and 443 lb-ft of torque from its turbocharged 5.5-liter V-8, while the E400 hybrid pairs the 3.5-liter V-6 with an electric motor good for 27 hp and 184 lb-ft of torque. 1200 more than the regular E350 -- we're curious to see if that picture changes with the now-four-cylinder model coming to the U.S. All engines are mated to a seven-speed automatic transmission, which now has a short-term manual mode that switches back to the regular programming after the driver stops selecting gears. In the U.S., the E63 AMG will be offered exclusively with all-wheel drive. Most will still get the Mercedes-Benz E350 V-6, which is now offered in Luxury and Sport trims. Traditionalists should stick with the Luxury trim and its more restrained three-bar grille. Those not bothered by driving a Mercedes sedan lacking a three-pointed star on the hood might consider the Sport, which wears a bolder two-bar grille. The Luxury model gets a comfort-oriented suspension setup, while, as you'd expect, the Sport model's suspension is about 0.6 inch lower. New to the E-Class -- and Mercedes says, to the midsize luxury segment -- will be available full LED headlights. The revised E-Class headlights retain the four-eyed look, but in a more refined two-headlight design.
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