2026 Mercedes-Benz E 300 L facelift sedan launched, starting price cut by 16,000 yuan

On November 2, 2026, the 2026 Mercedes-Benz E 300 L facelift sedan was officially launched. The new model's suggested retail price ranges from 423,800 yuan to 509,800 yuan, with the starting price reduced by 16,000 yuan compared to the previous version. Among them, the E 300 L Huiyin Edition is priced at 423,800 yuan, the E 300 L Liujin Edition at 466,800 yuan, and the E 300 L Xingbo Edition at 509,800 yuan. The vehicle is equipped with a new AI smart cockpit led by Mercedes-Benz's China R&D team. The in-car virtual assistant integrates the Doubao AI large model and adds voiceprint recognition. The system supports quarterly major OTA upgrades and will be gradually rolled out to more fuel and pure electric models in the future. The cockpit features a digital twin 3D car model that displays vehicle status such as doors and windows, and supports operating windows, sunshades and other functions through the car model; the interface supports adjusting navigation bar and shortcut bar cards; multimedia, calls and other applications can be presented through multi-task small windows. The virtual assistant's full-scenario "see and say" wake-up speed is 0.25 seconds, supporting voice operation of on-screen buttons and text, as well as opening and closing third-party multimedia applications, with multi-zone interaction recognition and positioning accuracy of 98%. The voiceprint recognition function can store up to 6 users' voiceprints per account, and the virtual assistant can build memory boards for different users and provide recommendations combined with weather, time and other information. The new cockpit adds a scenario assistant, allowing users to choose from 11 types of trigger conditions and 15 types of execution actions. The frame rate of the Amap in-car navigation has been increased to 60 frames per second; Huawei HiCar has been added, supporting automatic reconnection when re-entering the vehicle after initial phone pairing, and HiCar applications can be operated through the Xiaoyi voice assistant. In terms of power, the vehicle is equipped with a 2.0T engine and a 48V mild hybrid system.