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TheBootintheE-classishuge...itticksalltheboxesyouwouldexpectitto...LIKEmanyothermanufacturersMercedeshasvastlyexpandeditsmodelrangeovertheyears.Youcannowfindtwo-seatersportscarsdiesel-poweredandhigh-performancesaloonsandvastandverycapableoff-roadersthatallbeartheGermancompanysthree-pointedstar.ButtheonemajormarketareathatthecompanyisalmostcompletelyabsentfromistheMPVorpeoplecarriersegment.OneverygoodreasonforthisistheMercedesE-classestate.Thebigselling-pointofferedbymanypeoplecarriersissizetheyboastmoreinteriorboot-spacelegroomandcubbyholesthantheirhatchbackcousins.PopopenthebootontheE-classestateanditiseasytoseewhyMercedesfeelsthatperhapsitisnotentirelynecessarytoexpanditsrangewhenitalreadyboastsacarwithsuchanimmensecarryingcapacity.ThebootintheE-classishuge.Notonlythatitishugecomparedtoitsrivalsaswell.Toputitintofiguresifyouweretodroptheseatsyouget1950litresofspaceintherear.ToputthisintocontexttheMercstwomainrivalstheAudiA6andtheBMW5-seriesmanagecapacitiesof1660and1650litresrespectively.Butifyouarelookingtobuyatop-endestatecarthensheersizeisnottheonlyboxyoullbelookingtotickintermsofpracticality.Mercedesmakessureitticksalltheboxesyouwouldexpectittoandthenaddsafewmorethatyoumightnothavethoughtof.Afavouritetouchintherearisalittlevalance-stylestripofcanvasthatfoldsoutfromunderneaththebootfloor.Itflipsdownovertheshinystripofmetalthatsitsatthebootentranceandpreventsitfromgettingscratchedbyanydogpawsthatmaybejumpingoverit.Aswellaslittletouchessuchasthisthebootalsooffersaseriesofadd-insthatthepremiumestatebuyerisgettingmoreandmoreusedto.Oneistheslickmethodoffoldingtherearseatspullingaleverinthebootwilldroptheseatsflatmeaningyoudonthavetowalkfrombacktosideandbackagainwhentryingtofitalongloadintheboot.Thepracticalitydoesntjustcoverthetransportationofdogsandinanimateobjectsthough.Mercedesreckonsthat40percentofallE-classestateswillsellwiththeoptionaltworear-facingseatsintheboot.Thesearedesignedforchildrenupto140cmtallandfoldawayintothebackoftherearseatandintotheboot.Theyarereallyonlyoccasionalseatsandalsocompromisetheamountofunder-floorstoragebuttheyareagreatadditionforthoseoccasionswhenthekidsfriendsturnupfortheday.The1500optioncostisaheftychunkbutitshouldaddtotheusedvalueofthecarandwillpayforitselfifyouhavealargeextendedfamily.PleaseMentionAcrossKentWhenYouCallOurAdvertisers0781352526224MercedesE-classEstate