Deja-vu. That’s the first thing I felt behind the wheel of the 2017 Mercedes-Benz E300 4MATIC sedan, and not just because it had only been a matter of weeks since I drove its E400 Coupe sibling. No, what’s striking about the E300 is just how much of the S-Class experience it offers.
That’s no bad thing, of course. In the automotive arms race that is the luxury car segment, companies like Mercedes, BMW, and Audi treat their line-ups as a cascade. The cutting-edge makes its debut on the most expensive model, then those same features trickle down through the cars until it’s attainable at prices you could consider almost reasonable.
That may not be new, but the pace at which that inheritance happens is unprecedented. Perhaps it’s the increasing pressure – not least technological – from fast-moving rivals like Tesla; maybe it’s the same commoditization that has democratized smartphones, blended with the increasingly rapid refresh cycles modern cars face. Pick your reason, pay your money, drive away your mini-limousine.
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