Yahoo Autos Cargo Space and Storage
Cargo Space and Storage Rating:
The upside of the E-class wagon’s longroof body-besides its handsome good looks-is ample cargo space. However, interior cubby storage is average for the segment, and the bin under the cargo floor is too shallow to be practical.
What’s New for 2018?
Nothing. The E400 wagon remains as practical and accommodating for 2018 as it was last year.
2017 Mercedes-Benz E-class Wagon
The upside of the E-class wagon’s long-roofed body-besides its handsome good looks-is ample cargo space. However, interior cubby storage is only average for the segment, and the bin under the cargo floor is too shallow to be practical.
The E-class wagon bested its rivals in this matchup in our carry-on challenge and almost matched its SUV stablemate, the GLE-class, which accommodated just one more carry-on in each of our measurements. When using the folding rear-facing third-row jump seat, the cargo capacity is essentially zero, however, so people looking for seven seats in addition to cargo space will need to shop among three-row crossovers, SUVs, or minivans.
Test Results: Carry-On Luggage
Cargo Configurations
Cargo Volume Comparisons
Maximizing cargo space? The Subaru Outback offers nine more cubic feet of volume with its rear seats folded, which is useful space even if the Subaru failed to match the E-class in the carry-on test.
Lift-Over Height
Test Results: Lift-Over Height
Interior Cubby Storage
The E-class wagon offers class-average storage space for small items throughout the cabin. In addition to those cubbies, there’s also a bin under the cargo floor, but it was too shallow to fit any ping-pong balls, so we aren’t able to report on its volume.
To determine the interior space available to stash travel essentials, we’ve devised a range of measuring protocols. We use six beverage containers ranging in size and shape to gauge cupholder accommodation. We stack, stuff, and arrange 9-by-14-by-22-inch cardboard boxes to quantify the number of airline-carry-on-size suitcases that will fit in a trunk or folded seat’s cargo space. To measure irregularly shaped gloveboxes, door pockets, and console bins, we fill each container with 1.5-inch-diameter ping-pong balls. It’s tempting to convert the number of spheres to a volume (cubic inches), but we resist that calculation because-as with the box of tissues, 12-ounce can of soda, or gallon of milk you might stash in these compartments-there are voids between the balls. Random packing (our procedure) nullifies approximately one-third of the available space. The negative space between the balls could theoretically be reduced to 25 percent of an irregular shape with precise stacking, but while we might be pedantic, we’re not crazy.
Test Results: Maximum Cubby Storage
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