The Mercedes E 200 CDI T comes to purchase a whole car more expensive than a similar big and strong Volkswagen Passat variant TDI blue. But also so much better is the expensive, or he can join the wagon from the base Variant?
Won all benchmark tests, the uprising of the small brother Jetta expert guidance to customers abgebugelt and confidently set itself to the registration point of the middle class: an self-confidence not lacking Passat the VW variant currently.
No wonder that he secretly a class later switched with aufgepepptem Interior and an armada of assistance systems since its renovation.
But has the Volkswagen Passat variant TDI blue actually the stuff, Mercedes driver in the brooding to get? If you look in the price list in any case: self as Highline, and with Adaptive dampers is the Volkswagen Passat variant TDI Blue 10,000 euros cheaper than a comparable Mercedes E 200 CDI T. Because, you can cope with two as well as a few litres of less luggage compartment the less airy feeling of space in series.
A sophisticated E-class, umstandlicherer Passat
For the holiday to fourth place and load sufficient loose. And to times correctly packed, is still the back seat of the VW flachlegen Passat variant TDI blue, which is now available via button of the boot from. A flat cargo area is only when the seat is superscript, and previously the head restraints out will have to gefummelt.
The can of Mercedes E 200 CDI T better. Thanks to the spring mechanism, a handle is sufficient and already, it makes for a huge, levels-free cargo floor with stately opening Fund set place. Bavaria Bohren let it detect the front seats, the a piece of hum, to become the back seat, not in the way.
The T-model shows that it inspired the career of station wagons of the van to the leisure activist since the 1970s, in the current generation: Sun T lifts the Mercedes E his luggage rollover when loading 200 CDI, comes with a removable dropdown menu available and has the shaggy carpet into laid up in the tailgate for living-room environment.
Obvious class differences in the Interior
At all of the Mercedes E plays 200 CDI T high in a different League. Soft plastics flatter finger tips as well as open-porous decor wood, while cast iron door hinges arouse feelings of Safehold.
At the Volkswagen Passat variant TDI blue is, however, even at the bottom of the dashboard hard plastic used, the clock is protected by plexiglass and cheat themselves black speaker grille in the otherwise Brown held Interior. Given the price difference but no surprise.
Opening that also in the comfort of a class apart up, more surprises. While passengers in Mercedes E T of engine and chassis noise decoupled the lochrigsten province of pistes float 200 CDI, the condition of the asphalt layer in the VW can variant quite well assess Passat TDI blue. And, although he clip among only praise for its Adaptive dampers.
330 Nm are to just above idle
Well to the sublime feeling of Mercedes E 200 CDI T fits his indirect, but low in shock and soulful hydraulic steering, as well as the soft and never frantically switching five levels converter automatic. What also unrest over high speeds in the market, finally, 330 nm are on already slightly above idle. The times in which 200 diesel drivers put a brick on the accelerator and behind the lorries einreihten, are long thing of the past.
From the lethargic antechamber era, only the cosy combustion noise has remained at the 2 litre, otherwise the E-class engine weakest with 136 HP fits perfectly to the serene glides.
The almost equally high, but over three hundredweight lighter Volkswagen Passat variant TDI blue can it at least not go. With his smooth and direct electric steering, he WAGs to tangibly and measurably faster through tight bends and pylons-series.
Hardly untersteuernd up in the border region, feels the VW Passat variant TDI blue this more compact to, as he is. His Centre-six-speed dual clutch transmission, that also performs the translation changes with torque watercolor suppleness reinforces the dynamic impression. In addition the VW drives Passat TDI blue variant on half a litre more economical.
His start stop system runs the VW Passat TDI blue variant in the city only, if it is used, and uses his momentum on the highway on a sailing function that disengages in the Schiebebetrieb. By elaborate urea injection with additional SCR catalytic converter it complies already today Euro 6. E class - driver speed-reducing seven-speed automatic with start stop system must wait at the small four-wheel, however, summer on that.
Also because of its lower thirst remains the VW Passat variant TDI blue clear the cheaper car. To the lower cost, smaller additional charges for extras come: so Mercedes requires for a metallic coating almost twice as much as VW, a Navi costs from 1,499 instead of 830 euros.
With generous facilities, the cost gap is so again further apart, so the pragmatic VW Passat variant TDI which in many areas of elegant Mercedes E 200 CDI almost T in the final blue still obtains. The rollicking trip sudden was stopped to the top, Passat driver should therefore not really bring to sleep.
