Mercedes Benz E-klasse 220d Premium Plus — Nice

A diesel executive saloon rarely draws attention to itself — and that is precisely the point. The Mercedes-Benz E-Klasse 220d Premium Plus exists for the client who values composure over spectacle: a long wheelbase, quiet cabin, and the kind of torque delivery that makes the climb from Nice Airport along the Moyenne Corniche toward Èze feel almost effortless. The 2026 model carries the latest iteration of Mercedes' MBUX interior, with ambient lighting, ventilated seats, and rear-passenger refinements that suit an airport-to-Monaco transfer as comfortably as a self-driven day along the coast. Its diesel powertrain is purposeful rather than theatrical — highway kilometres toward Cannes or Antibes on the A8 consume remarkably little fuel, and the sedan's footprint parks cleanly in Nice's underground garages and Old Town zones where wider SUVs struggle. One variant is available, from €250 per day. For business travellers arriving at Terminal 1 or 2 who need a car that communicates quiet authority without a supercar's visibility, or couples planning a measured drive inland to Vence and Saint-Paul-de-Vence on the D2, this is the considered choice. It does not announce itself. It simply arrives, performs, and returns without complication.