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Mercedes-Benz E-Class All-Terrain - 4.5 / 5

First cousin of the G-Wagen

Not an SUV, but essentially as capable

Doing the business off-road

All the usual refinements

Everything as standard

Life on-board is pretty sweet

To recap

An estate car on-stilts, but one that can show the odd sports car a clean set of wheels and still tow a two-tonne horse box up a muddy hill. Spacious, refined, feels premium and equipped to an unusually high specification for a Mercedes-Benz, the E-Class All-Terrain is expensive, but given the talent on offer that feels entirely justified especially when compared to a large, premium SUV. Stylish and extremely capable, the All-Terrain has winning qualities.