Yeah, we had some diesel E Class when we were in the UK a few weeks back. It was a rental, so it had some shitty, basic seats (fake leather, or something...) and just kind of felt cheap overall.
But my dad is looking for a smaller car from his LS with AWD, and I was thinking an E550 in that color was a solid choice. He's going to go look at cars later today, but I think his heart is set on a Lexus GS. He just loves Lexus too much.