This time around, however, the wagon is all-wheel drive only. Both offer an impressive amount of adjustment regardless of whether you get manual or power operation. Back Seats Ranked 2014 Mercedes-Benz E-Class E 350 Luxury better. Watch this space for more updates as we roll deeper into our 40,000-mile test. I think the car may be a bit overpriced but I liked the look of it and the amazing acceleration. Customer service is really bad.
We were to blame for a broken right-rear sunshade; someone ripped off the pull tab, causing the shade to drop into the door. Still, I prefer a quiet car with some audio theatrics to one that sounds like an economy car with gravel under the hood. If a leak has already occurred, the engine intake manifold will also be replaced. Months in Fleet: 11 months Current Mileage: 33,403 miles Average Fuel Economy: 35 mpg Fuel Tank Size: 15. Definitely you can see and feel the higher quality of German cars versus everything else.
There, the techs traced the problem to a defective transfer case. It also has a reputation for providing sporty handling and a fun overall driving experience. Overall fuel economy continues to tick upward by tenths of a mile per gallon, although our overall average is still 35 mpg. At 14,500 miles, our car threw a warning for premature brake wear and called for the installation of new rear pads. From many angles, you'd never be able to spot that this is a 'traditional' wagon.
In government crash testing, the sedan received for overall crash protection, plus four stars for frontal protection and five for side protection. Despite this, the car was exactly zero fun. Fucking hate it and the seats kill my back. Overall, iDrive is pretty easy to use, thanks to straightforward menus, crisp graphics and quick processing times. We could feasibly venture from our Michigan office to locations as far flung as New York City, Des Moines, Chattanooga, or maybe even Hearst, Ontario, Canada, without stopping once for fuel.
Overall, the 328d proved a wonderful companion for the past year. Book-ending this group were the 328d xDrive wagon with all-season tires at 126 feet, and the ActiveHybrid 3 at 106 feet on summer tires. Very glad I have all the premium packages, sets my wagon apart from others I see on the road Still thoroughly satisfied. It seems like they are all burning oil or something. Instead, they opt for heavier, less efficient sport-utility vehicles that accomplish the same purpose.
It's basically a sports car in the twisty roads, and you have so much power from the turbo 4. Still, we have no complaints about the engines. The 328d wagon was easy to like when it showed up last year. I'd rather pay a bit more up front and have the piece of mind. On our 120-mile evaluation loop, we achieved an admirable 34 mpg in a 328d wagon. It took 4 visits and loss of use for a total of 5 weeks. In the front-facing position, there were no problems at all.
The premium for the rest of the options is a different matter. This cost us nothing, as did the warranty fix performed at the same time for a broken rear-passenger sunshade; it had fallen into the door after the tab for lifting it was snapped off by someone among our ranks. I found the muted clatter of the 2. It's your best bet for reliability. Those tires are just now starting to show their age, and we'd replace them if we planned on keeping the vehicle longer. Some days are dedicated to certain themes, see below.
It costs more but the additions just make it more worthwhile if youre going for a luxury sedan. The Cold Weather package comes with heated front and rear seats plus a heated steering wheel. There are logos on the rear roof pillars, adaptive xenon high-intensity-discharge headlights, galvanized slats in the twin-kidney grille and matte chrome tailpipes. The 328d was far less thirsty than our 2012 328i sedan long-termer, which averaged 25. Consumer Reports for better or worse has awarded the 3 Series a top pick in the sport sedan category.
Not even sure if problem will arise again in the next couple of weeks. It was unique in all the right ways: sharply styled, functional, and optioned to the hilt including launch control! The Dynamic Handling package bundles the sportier suspension tuning from the M Sport line with variable-ratio steering. Driving it was a nice experience. Skip to details on the: , New for 2014 The 3 Series Sport Wagon rejoins the lineup after skipping a model year, and a new Gran Turismo version that combines coupe and hatchback styling is also new. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety gave the sedan the highest possible in the moderate-overlap frontal-offset, side-impact and roof strength tests. They are a bit more bulky, mostly laterally, than the regular G3 because they have the extra head protection. The acceleration from the turbo 4 is amazing, and even more so considering the average 30+ mpg I get in mixed driving.