Design – 2017 BMW 5 Series Vs 2017 Mercedes E Class

 

BMW has taken the wraps off the seventh generation of its venerable 5-series sedan, which we’ve already driven in prototype form. Code-named G30, the newest 5-series sports new sheetmetal that appears cribbed from the 3-series, while its array of new tech features borrows heavily from the 7-series.

Mercedes-Benz is so fanatical about branding individual in-car features, it’s easy to miss the bigger picture. Take the new E-class, which christens its technologies with a jumble of cryptic phrases such as Distance Pilot Distronic, Air Body Control, and Pre-Safe Impulse. But taken together and distilled to a single theme, the E’s safety, connectivity, and semi-autonomous technologies make for a concise story. The E-class is a smart car, indeed, much more so than the Smart, the twee city cart that’s also built by Daimler.