The new 2021 Mercedes-Benz E-Class is the latest in the long line of prestigious business sedans bearing the three-pointed star. 

Businessmen (and women) will tell you that an E-Class is more than just a luxury sedan, but also an essential business companion. Its good mix of understated yet upmarket styling communicates an image of trustworthiness and financial stability, values that business people need to communicate before they even start giving out their business cards.

Despite having just two variants – RM 326,943 E200 Avantgarde and RM 375,432 E300 AMG Line – the E-Class offers a good overall package.

LED headlights with Adaptive Highbeam Assist and Agility Control Suspension with Dynamic Select are standard, while the more expensive E300 AMG Line adds Burmester sound system, wireless charging for smartphones, adaptive cruise control, panoramic sliding roof, amongst others.

There's also the sexier 2-door E-Class coupe, which starts at RM 495,071 for the sole E300 variant.

The entry ticket for admission in the E-Class family is not cheap, and rightly so.

With a traditional 5-year hire purchase, you would be looking at a monthly repayment of around RM 5,500.

With Mercedes-Benz Services Malaysia’s (MBSM) Step Up Agility Financing however, monthly repayments can be shaved down to just RM 2,388.

Yes of course that figure is only for the first year, and subsequent monthly repayments are at RM 2,888 for the second year, and RM 5,810 for the remaining three years – still less than what you would've paid when compared traditional auto financing.

After five years, you simply return the car, and sign up for a new contract for a new Mercedes-Benz. Why? Because a new, still-under-warranty Mercedes-Benz is always cheaper to maintain than an aged, out of warranty one.

“But I won’t own the car,” you say. That's true, but do you want to own and maintain an out of warranty luxury car that badly, when you can sign up for a new one?

Also, the actual cost of your car is a lot more than just your total repayments to the bank, and we are not talking about maintenance, but depreciation.

That’s essentially what Step Up Agility Financing is about – you don’t pay for the car, only the depreciation.

Why buy the whole cow (purchase cost of the car plus depreciation) when you all want is just steak (enjoying the Mercedes-Benz lifestyle)? That’s the main selling point of Step Up Agility Financing.

Also read: Why pay for the whole cow when steak is cheaper? It’s the same with your Mercedes

The “From RM 2,388” promotion for the E-Class is valid only until 30-September 2021. 

To take advantage of the Step Up Agility Financing for your next E-Class, click this link. 

Buyers who sign up will also receive a limited edition Mercedes-Benz Touch & Go card with RM 2,500 preloaded. 

This post is sponsored by Mercedes-Benz Services Malaysia.