On sale from later this year, the sixth-generation model offers a cargo volume of 670 litres up to 1820 litres along with headroom and elbowroom in the rear said to be the best in this class. The rear seat backrest folds down in a 40:20:40 split at the press of a button. From as soon as late 2016, the estate will again be available with a third, folding bench seat for children.

“The new Estate is as dynamic as the Mercedes-Benz brand and as spacious as our customers expect. Intelligent features such as the cargo position for the rear seat backrest with its 40:20:40 split as standard allow even better use to be made of the generous load-carrying capacity,” says Ola Källenius, member of the Board of Management at Daimler AG and responsible for Mercedes-Benz Cars Marketing and Sales. “And what is more, the Estate obviously has all the innovations of the new E Class – the most intelligent executive saloon in the world.”

The estate also offers the new Concierge Service, which is exclusively available in all models of the E-Class under Mercedes me connect and is offered in over 19 countries across Europe. Services include weather and stock market information through route recommendations to suggestions for leisure activities and reservations of hotel rooms, concert tickets or an hour's training at the nearest tennis court.

The standard equipment includes the air suspension at the rear axle while all-round air suspension is available as an option.

From launch, the new estate will be available in the E 200 model version with a 184hp four-cylinder petrol engine along with the 194hp E 220 d featuring an entirely newly developed four-cylinder diesel engine, and the 211hp E 250. In the fourth quarter of 2016, the 150hp E 200 d will follow accompanied by the six-cylinder E 350 d and the 333hp E 400 4MATIC. At market launch, all models are equipped as standard with the new 9G‑TRONIC nine-speed automatic transmission.

Emissions start from 109g/km for the E 200 d with official NEDC combined consumption of 4.2l/100km.