Following a new star

Hitching a ride in Mercedes-Benz’s next E-Class on a road trip to Las Vegas is revealing indeed

The new Mercedes-Benz E-Class is as autonomous to drive as current regulations allow

‘For refinement our goal was the S-Class,” says Michael Kelz, chief engineer E-Class/CLS/GLC at Mercedes-Benz. We’re in the new E-Class, which Mercedes aficionados will refer to as the W213, prior to its unveiling at the Detroit Auto Show next month.

Making sure it’s not photographed driving out of Los Angeles en route to Las Vegas is the usual pre-production swirling stickered camouflage, but try as it might it cannot hide the new E-Class’s ...