Despite my just calling the 2021 facelift ugly , the new car is coming to America in both hybrid and wagon form again, and that means the wagon’s doomsday clock ticks further away from midnight. I can’t be mad at that.

While the U.S. has already enjoyed the regular E-Class wagon, we will now get something nearly identical, except with a plastic cladding growth around its lower edge and a slight lift kit.

For the first time ever, the E-Class will be available as a sedan and a new All-Terrain version in America. Both cars come with the restyled fascia and other small changes. The headlights are now smaller and lay more in-line with the grille than the outgoing model’s steeply angled flashers, and the curved shape of the grille has been inverted to now be wider on the bottom.

reports this cladded All-Terrain model will replace the current E-Class wagon in the U.S., not join it. It sucks. I get it, but it sucks.

The other significant update is the powertrain. The E 450 models will be electrified, joining a 3.0-liter turbocharged inline 6-cylinder with an 48-volt system integrated starter generator hybrid setup, making 362 horsepower and 369 lb-ft of torque with a nine-speed automatic transmission.

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The Mercedes-AMG E 53 has been updated and electrified as well. It gets an “AMG-enhanced” version of the same powertrain spelled out above, this time making 429 hp and 384 lb-ft of torque.

All new E-Class models also get a slew of new advanced safety and assisted-driving features, including Active Distance Assist with route-based speed adjustment, Active Stop-and-Go Assist, Active Steering Assist, Active Brake Assist, and a new Active Blind Spot Assist.

And finally, in other exciting news, there’s also three new colors! They are Cirrus Silver, Graphite Grey and Mojave Silver. Leave it to the Germans to bring out three new shades of grey.