– Mercedes-Benz's elegant midsize
luxury car has outdone its competitors to secure MotorTrend's
Golden Calipers for the second time in five years –
LOS
ANGELES, Nov. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- MotorTrend
Group, a Warner Bros. Discovery company, announced today the
Mercedes-Benz E-Class as its 2025 Car of the Year award winner. The
new E-Class, available as both a sedan and wagon-crossover, claimed
the top spot amongst competitors for its elegant, refreshed design,
excellent performance, and technology.
Both the E350 and E450 models feature significant advancements
in exterior and interior design. Refined over decades and now in
its 10th-generation, the E-Class merges elements from both the
S-Class and C-Class while establishing its own identity. The new
E-Class is more thoughtfully designed around its occupants than
ever before, demonstrated, for instance, through the sophisticated
infotainment system, the center console's hidden wireless phone
slot, foldaway front cupholders, and its spacious, practical cabin
layout.
Following the trend of software evolution in modern cars, the
E-Class features the latest version of the MBUX user
interface, a system aided by artificial intelligence software
developed in-house that now uses a single powerful processor to
allow for innovative, user-friendly features. The newly updated
system offers increasingly seamless over-the-air updates to the
infotainment system and the addition of third-party apps such as
Zoom (via an optional dash-mounted cabin-facing camera), TikTok,
YouTube, and the Vivaldi web browser, all of which are already
available on the E-Class.
"The meticulous and thoughtful changes that went into the 2024
E-Class are easily notable and incredibly impactful, which left the
MotorTrend team thoroughly impressed," said Ed Loh, MotorTrend Group's Head of
Editorial. "The E-Class met the mark across all six of our
judging criteria and was undeniably the inner when compared to
other vehicles in the segment."
MotorTrend's expert team of editors and guest judges also noted
the enhanced engineering that benefits the E-Class, focusing on
ride comfort, stability, and efficiency, with elevated driver
assistance features. The E-Class offers a sublime driving
experience with great acceleration and handling characteristics.
Its performance metrics and safety ratings further bolster its
status as one of the best midsize luxury cars of the 21st
century.
Each MotorTrend Car of the Year competitor is judged against
MotorTrend's six key criteria: safety, value, advancement in
design, engineering excellence, efficiency, and performance of
intended function.
For a more in-depth analysis of why the Mercedes-Benz E-Class
was named 2025 Car of the Year, please visit MotorTrend's Car of
the Year award story here.
Becoming the MotorTrend Car, Truck, SUV, or Performance Vehicle
of the Year is a crowning achievement in the automotive world, a
testament to the unparalleled prestige and long-standing tradition
of these awards. MotorTrend stands alone in its commitment to
exhaustively evaluate and track-test vehicles for these coveted
honors, a practice it has upheld with dedication since its
inception in 1949 for the Car of the Year award. The Truck of the
Year award was added in 1978, SUV of the Year in 1999, and
Performance Vehicle of the Year in 2022, in recognition of an
ever-evolving market. MotorTrend's iconic Golden Calipers trophy
symbolizes excellence and serves as a powerful marketing tool, a
testament to the awards' impact on the automotive industry and
consumers alike.
About MotorTrend Group
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