An all-you-can-experience tour across Germany in the 10th installment of Mercedes-Benz's midsize sedan

摘要

As the crow flies, less than 270 miles lie between France and the Czech Republic by way of Germany, but we're taking the long way, zigzagging through Deutschland on a three-day, 500-mile steeplechase in the all-new 2017 Mercedes-Benz E-Class. By journey's end, we want to know: What are the real-life benefits of all those costly safety and comfort-enhancing innovations? And can this Mercedes carve out a big enough lead to beat the present Audi A6 and BMW 5 Series, not to mention the next-generation models due in the next couple years?