奔驰E级全地形车型合成图近日曝光。该车基于E级旅行车，采用更为粗犷的外观，包括塑料防擦条，车底护板，进一步抬升的悬挂以利于通过复杂路面，因此车身离地间隙进一步增加。这款车是奔驰用来应对奥迪A6 allroad的，但我们要等到明年它才能上市。奔驰已经宣布将在今年10月的巴黎车展发布这款车。奥迪A6 allroad价格高于A6 Avant，预计奔驰也将遵循相同做法，E级全地形价格高于E级旅行车。作为一款全地形车型，4MATIC全轮驱动是必不可少的。此外，该车还将配备可变高度空气悬挂。虽然该车在通过性方面无法媲美SUV或跨界车，但它的通过性能仍将超过很多人的预期。

Mercedes E-Class All Terrain speculatively rendered

Hot on the heels of Mercedes’ published (and updated) 2017 roadmap, the E-Class All Terrain was the subject of a digital exercise by Motor1 reader Tobias Büttner. The soft-roader as it is being described by the German marque has already been caught on camera and it’s not really all that hard to imagine how it will look like. Based on the E-Class Estate, the model is set to receive a slightly rugged look thanks to plastic cladding, underbody protection, and a jacked-up suspension to make it more competent on bumpy roads as a result of the increased ground clearance.

Needless to say, the model is being engineered to rival Audi’s A6 allroad and we won’t have to wait until next year to see it. That’s because Mercedes has already announced the rugged wagon will make an appearance this fall at the Paris Motor Show set to open its doors at the beginning of October. As it’s the case with the model from Ingolstadt which is more expensive than the A6 Avant, the new derivative will command a premium over the equivalent E-Class Estate.

It will obviously come as standard with a 4MATIC all-wheel-drive layout and is going to take advantage of a variable-height air suspension, according to E-Class’ chief engineer Michael Kelz. He also said that while it won’t be as competent as a crossover or an SUV on difficult roads, the All Terrain version “will be able to go farther than most owners will expect.”