[rev8]

Originally Posted by kadanaJ

There is great value in a car which has enough horsepower to make overtaking effortless on a dual carriageway

I agree with all your points but I don't think you need a straight six with these power figures to perform this maneuver.
However, never going to say to no to more power!!

[M9000]

Originally Posted by exhaustbreather

The Price of an E-Class has almost doubled in the last 10 years. comparing an E-350 W212 facelift with an E450 V214.

True sir. I agree with you on that. But what hasn't doubled over the last 10 years. Same case with the Hyundai Verna or Toyota Innova. I guess our dream cars are always out of our reach. At least for me

[nikhil.nayak]

Oh boy! Here we go again ... the super screen and camera on the E Class.

Most on here have been negative about the screens. I kept an open mind on it and went ahead with ordering my E 220d with the hopes that I would be able to make use of it. I do travel a bit and had the plan of using the screens for productivity applications. The problem is that the IN CAR - OFFICE app is not available in India. So no sync of my contacts and meetings from Outlook / Teams etc available.

The camera does not work after you cross a certain speed. So much for thinking of using that for meetings. However, the audio does so at least you have that. But the question again is why implement such a meaningless feature in the front if not allowed by Indian traffic laws.

The correct place for the screen(s) and camera(s) is in the backseat where you expect most owners of these cars to be sitting. Having them in the front is of no use at all. I am still keeping an open mind but if there is anyone from Mercedes Benz India seeing this, please let me know what the whole point of implementing these features in what is a back seat focused vehicle.

Not everything has been bad though. Here is where this car really shines ... fuel efficiency! I haven't filled diesel in this car until yesterday. I got the car with a full tank of diesel and so far it has done about 670 km with still about 150 km of range left over. This thing just sips on fuel for the most part especially in our horrible city driving. I am going to be driving to Mumbai this afternoon and I am going to find out what it does on the highway. Both in terms of ride comfort, performance and fuel consumption.

[nikhil.nayak]

Just finished driving from Hyderabad to Mumbai yesterday and I was astonished at how well the car just soaked up the road. The suspension is a thing of beauty. You just do not feel the highway at all. When we stopped at Solapur for dinner, my wife and I were really amazed at the comfort of the ride. I was most concerned about a stretch of highway that is about 100 km from Omerga to Solapur. For some reason this stretch was never built properly when the highway was built over 15 years ago. Thankfully work has started on them now but there are stretches where the road has some diversions due to the construction work in progress. You do have to watch out for the occasional high speed breaker but the car handled amazingly well even on some roads that we know are not in great condition at all.

We hit some truck traffic enroute to Pune which is expected but you do have to be aware of the length of the car. Driving in Sport Mode makes the car a little more nimble and it makes short work of most overtaking but it still doesn't feel very dynamic when you try to push the vehicle. Straight lines are where this car likes to be. It also really doesn't have a lot of storage space - two large suitcases and a couple of smaller strollers were all that we could fit. Really miss having the storage space of an SUV.

The fuel efficiency of the E220d is just amazing. This is an absolute highlight of this vehicle which almost nobody talks about. Having topped up before our trip the car app showed a range of about 700km. That is city driving. On highway the numbers are completely amazing. We reached Mumbai with just under half a tank of gas left and 583 km range. Still scratching my head over these numbers.

[raviemailid]

20KMPL from an E-class?

God knows what stuff the engineers were on while tuning the OM654 spec engine for E220d, but whatever it was, it sure is doing wonders to the car!

Keep posting details Nikhil, I absolutely enjoy reading your ownership experience. You may want to put it into a separate thread for the benefit of readers who are following your journey.

I drive B8.5 A4 and during my usual Hyd-Blr drives, it generally gives me 15kmpl. 20kmpl is absolute magic! And yes +1 on suspension, loved then I test drove it 3 months ago. Also +1 on boot space, felt unlike an E class maybe.

[Flamethrower]

I never thought I'd ever see fuel economy and Mercedes coming along together. I'm indeed surprised by the figures.
Happy driving!

[Dibyendu Bose]

i regularly get 20 kmpl+ in my Jaguar XF. On highways. Of course it’s Diesel. You can’t expect such figures in Petrol.
Good to see Merc diesel also giving such figures……

[techbro]

Well my BMW 330i G20 with a stage 1 tune gave me 26 Kmpl travelling from Mysore to Bangalore with average speed of 80 for 120 Kma and AC on medium with XP 95 petrol

[nikhil.nayak]

I've been driving the E220d in Mumbai for the past week or so with mixed results. The best was on the new Coastal Road which starts from the Bandra Sea Link and ends at Marine Lines in South Mumbai. Total driving time at around 7:00 pm from Bandra to the Trident hotel was about 35 mins which is just amazing. This is not about the car but more about the new Coastal Road. But if you want a car that helps enjoy that ride then the E220d is one I can recommend. Just feels so planted and steady on the expressway. From what I could see there are a plethora of E Class and S Class already in Mumbai so it was nice to drive alongside. In fact in Bandra I was driving alongside a S450 and the body of the E220d is for all practical purposes identical.

But the painful part was the huge speed breakers on Carter Road and Perry Road and some of the inside roads in Bandra. There's a limit to how much one can try to "crab" the car across some of those speed breakers. It is soul crushing to hear the underbody scrape these speed breakers. Surprisingly the car had no such issues on the highway but these speed breakers brought a reality check to my short lived optimism. MB India please figure out a way to raise these cars on request. A phone call to Mercedes Benz customer support turned out to be a dead end as they mentioned that they do not have a solution available. Google Search brought up SPACCER® (spaccer.com) which has a solution for our Indian roads ready. Why can't this be offered to those who need it?

[nikhil.nayak]

*Update*

I wrote to Mercedes Benz India after my last discouraging scrape over another speed breaker and, to their credit, they came back within a couple of hours. They have asked me to have the car inspected at my local dealer's service center in Hyderabad. I plan to do this on the weekend on my return.

I have to say that Mercedes Benz India Customer Service has been very responsive and very much on the ball. I hope that they can give me a solution for the low clearance of the vehicle. On the other issues that I have raised, I doubt there is anything they can do at the moment but we will have to see how it goes. I sincerely hope that it doesn't end up being mere lip service.

[Axe77]

^^ @Nikhil
Great to know you’re enjoying the E class. A pal who’s got a 6 year old X5 was actually contemplating the E 450 as his change (assuming he can also get a Hycross in the garage for more practical usage). The new E complete with spare wheel practicality is really quite a sweet offering, the usual MB premium notwithstanding.

Originally Posted by nikhil.nayak

But the painful part was the huge speed breakers on Carter Road and Perry Road and some of the inside roads in Bandra. There's a limit to how much one can try to "crab" the car across some of those speed breakers. It is soul crushing to hear the underbody scrape these speed breakers.

Welcome to Mumbai and its soul destroying unscientific speed breakers, which can be put and whims and fancies of local residents. We’ve had a complete circus in our own local area trying to get some of these removed or adapted only to get some success very recently after years of suffering them.

Google Search brought up SPACCER® (spaccer.com) which has a solution for our Indian roads ready. Why can't this be offered to those who need it?

I’d be wary of what an aftermarket solution like this might imply for warranty. As for MB offering this, I think given their USP, specially for flagship products like the E class, is plush ride quality, not sure the resultant stiffness such a solution would bring is something they’d be keen on associating their E class with. Of course, I get your point, wish they could offer it as an OEM add on for those who want it. On an E 450 for instance, which is mad quick but dynamically ordinary around the twisties, such a product might actually be quite welcome for the enthusiast owner, if it makes its handling a bit tighter too (not sure of this, just guessing how this might impact handling).

[RAKMAN_BABA]

Such economy figures on these vehicles are usually a testament to the driver's ability than the car's. So kudos to you for that.

For a car that would depreciate 15-20L/annum though any fuel expenses are completely dwarfed by other costs of ownership. I guess, that's probably why noone would/should really factor fuel economy into their into purchase decision in a vehicle like this.

Originally Posted by nikhil.nayak

The fuel efficiency of the E220d is just amazing. This is an absolute highlight of this vehicle which almost nobody talks about. Having topped up before our trip the car app showed a range of about 700km. That is city driving. On highway the numbers are completely amazing. We reached Mumbai with just under half a tank of gas left and 583 km range. Still scratching my head over these numbers.

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[aseem23]

I drive a 2020 E-Class Diesel for the last 5 years, I have been getting an average fuel economy of approx 18Km/l. On Highways, we maintain an average speed of approx 100-120km/hr. Not surprising to see good fuel economy numbers from E-Class

[nikhil.nayak]

Originally Posted by Axe77

^^ @Nikhil
Great to know you’re enjoying the E class. A pal who’s got a 6 year old X5 was actually contemplating the E 450 as his change (assuming he can also get a Hycross in the garage for more practical usage. The new E complete with spare wheel practicality is really quite a sweet offering, the usual MB premium notwithstanding.

I still have some regrets over passing on the E450 in favour of the 220d. All initial reports are very positive on the E450. I console myself with the mileage numbers and the somewhat far and in between occasions available to really open up the engine. But much more than that I really wish Mercedes Benz India offered the E class with air suspension and rear wheel steering instead.

Originally Posted by Axe77

I’d be wary of what an aftermarket solution like this might imply for warranty. As for MB offering this, I think given their USP, specially for flagship products like the E class, is plush ride quality, not sure the resultant stiffness such a solution would bring is something they’d be keen on associating their E class with. Of course, I get your point, wish they could offer it as an OEM add on for those who want it. On an E 450 for instance, which is mad quick but dynamically ordinary around the twisties, such a product might actually be quite welcome for the enthusiast owner, if it makes its handling a bit tighter too (not sure of this, just guessing how this might impact handling).

Bottom line is that the car needs to be raised an inch or so. The car has no problems wherever the roads are built to spec. including the highways. But anytime there is a steep bump you can't help but wince as you try to crawl over. I'm waiting to see what they can do for me after my visit to the Service Center this weekend.

[Alokmj]

Hi Nikhil, have been going through your E220d user experience and am excited with the inputs so far. I, too have chosen the same model in Nautic Blue which is getting delivered in next two days. Upgrading from a Lexus ES300h, I was a bit apprehensive towards the fuel efficiency of this car, but inputs in this thread have more than reassured me & surely going to continue with frequent long trips.

The lower GC was a major concern for me in my early weeks with Lexus es300h, specially considering roads here in Gurgaon and the giant / idiotic speed breakers. I could mitigate it to a great extent by replacing all tyres from 235/45 r18 (default) to 235/50 r18 giving me an additional 12mm clearance. The only issue with this was that the actual speed your car moves at would be a bit higher than the one visible at the speedometer…
Cheers…