I like things plain and simple , hence the Macan.

[Skyway]

Why would I want to sit behind the wheel of something that looks like a christmas tree ? New MB "E" Class.
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Possibly to pander to the huge China and USA markets tastes.

Like it or not this is what 90% of car buyers now want which is why all new model Porsches are gonna get it. Don’t expect to see any ‘real dials’ in a 911 5 years from now

The UK and Europe are no different.

[Scooby_Doo]

Its great on any Merc.

The brighter the better.

Anything to disguise the cheap and nasty materials that there are inside a Merc.

PIMPMOBILE wannabe, or may already be.

My Porsche interior is definitely no better than my Merc. Is your comment based upon ownership or just because you don’t believe anything can be as good as a Porsche?

My 2013 & 2016 E class coupes were not quite up to Porsche quality but my 2018 top of the range C class saloon was covered in plastic and had faux leather seats. I appreciate that extended leather in the Macan is an extra, but it gets rid of most of the plastic interior which has no place in a £60k - £80k car.

[Col Lamb]

Its great on any Merc.

The brighter the better.

Anything to disguise the cheap and nasty materials that there are inside a Merc.

PIMPMOBILE wannabe, or may already be.

My Porsche interior is definitely no better than my Merc. Is your comment based upon ownership or just because you don’t believe anything can be as good as a Porsche?

Visiting dealers, and having a Merc loaner a few times.

All rubbish inside, in one model I pulled what I thought was a cubby hole lid only for half the dash to come away.

Would never buy any Merc.

Porsche are not perfect, but currently best overall for my needs.

Problem will be when I need something smaller.

[Jon A]

Its great on any Merc.

The brighter the better.

Anything to disguise the cheap and nasty materials that there are inside a Merc.

PIMPMOBILE wannabe, or may already be.

My Porsche interior is definitely no better than my Merc. Is your comment based upon ownership or just because you don’t believe anything can be as good as a Porsche?

My 2013 & 2016 E class coupes were not quite up to Porsche quality but my 2018 top of the range C class saloon was covered in plastic and had faux leather seats. I appreciate that extended leather in the Macan is an extra, but it gets rid of most of the plastic interior which has no place in a £60k - £80k car.

I had a 2016 E coupe in “gentian” blue and cognac interior - it was superb actually and I really liked that car

[IPKnightly2]

Its great on any Merc.

The brighter the better.

Anything to disguise the cheap and nasty materials that there are inside a Merc.

PIMPMOBILE wannabe, or may already be.

+1
It’s not often I agree with Col!

[Skyway]

Its great on any Merc.

The brighter the better.

Anything to disguise the cheap and nasty materials that there are inside a Merc.

PIMPMOBILE wannabe, or may already be.

+1
It’s not often I agree with Col!

And how many Mercs have you owned? None of the ones I've had have had squeaky centre consoles (often reported here) or bonnets that haven't aligned (often reported here) , or leaking sunroofs or leaking windscreen washers.

[SAC1]

Agree Skyway. Had five Mercs and all were reliable and well assembled. My last, an E-class Coupe, was a pleasure to own and run.

[Scooby_Doo]

My Porsche interior is definitely no better than my Merc. Is your comment based upon ownership or just because you don’t believe anything can be as good as a Porsche?

My 2013 & 2016 E class coupes were not quite up to Porsche quality but my 2018 top of the range C class saloon was covered in plastic and had faux leather seats. I appreciate that extended leather in the Macan is an extra, but it gets rid of most of the plastic interior which has no place in a £60k - £80k car.

I had a 2016 E coupe in “gentian” blue and cognac interior - it was superb actually and I really liked that car

Mine was white/Black , runout "edition " 2016. I waited three months for delivery and had it for 6 days before a Luton van rear ended me causing £6000.00 of damage. There was a crossmember behind the bumper , where the "V" is, which was nearly snapped in half , the car took the hit really well and the adaptive headrests did their job excellently, no whiplash whatsoever.

[On-Track]

It’s not to my taste either. But the strangest thing to me is Merc’s approach to engines. All the years when diesel was massive in the UK they didn’t offer one. Now that diesel is completely out of fashion it’s all they offer, and petrol is only for the base variant. It’s like they are always a decade behind the market here - but I’m sure they must make high powered petrol engines for other markets (and I’m sure they used to make diesels for other markets when the UK wanted them).

I don't know how far back you have to go to reach a time when Mercedes didn't offer a diesel in the UK. Certainly into the last century. My first Merc was an E320CDI (2004) which I bought new because it out performed the E320 petrol version. Superb car that I kept for over five years and 70k miles. Then my brother kept it for another five years and 30k miles. The interior always looked good. It had the Airmatic air suspension option (rare on an E Class) which only started to give trouble when the car was around 10 years old. Best tankful fuel consumption was 43.5mpg and worst was 32.6. The car was one of the last without emissions control equipment.

[Woodhouse]

It’s not to my taste either. But the strangest thing to me is Merc’s approach to engines. All the years when diesel was massive in the UK they didn’t offer one. Now that diesel is completely out of fashion it’s all they offer, and petrol is only for the base variant. It’s like they are always a decade behind the market here - but I’m sure they must make high powered petrol engines for other markets (and I’m sure they used to make diesels for other markets when the UK wanted them).

Aren’t most of their diesels Renault engines?