Review: Safe, solid and comfortable, the E-Class has been Mercedes-Benz’s standard bearer for 75 years

The new E-Class is a Merc for the modern age, but you might not be pushing its buttons just yet

The Mercedes-Benz E 300e AMG Line Plus saloon has a 25.4kWh battery pack which can be charged in around three hours

Geraldine Herbert

Another week, another chance to grapple with an in-car infotainment system. It’s the burden of scrolling through layers of menus when all you want to do is change the volume on the radio, lower the in-car temperature or even, as was the case in a vehicle tested recently, adjust the wing mirrors.

While it’s easy to understand the cost savings for carmakers of turning car dashboards into something akin to the smartphone, are there any benefits for drivers?