New Mercedes E-Class does the business

The new Mercedes-Benz E-Class goes straight to the top of the ‘business saloon’ class

The new Mercedes-Benz E-Class: its standard diesel model is one of the most impressive

Looking back over sales figures for Mercedes-Benz cars in Ireland in the past five years or so, it becomes immediately obvious just how important the E-Class is to the firm. The four-door ‘business saloon’ accounted for as much as 65 per cent of all Mercedes sales in the country in some model years and almost always outsells every other car in the range.

There would have been nothing surprising about that say a ...