Very much a super coupe due to its behemothic dimensions, the CL500 never really featured in my car universe as a machine I’d like to have. Until I test drove the C215 variant (ie the previous generation) many years ago and found it super comfy and quite quick. The only thing that put me off […]
Produced between 2004 and 2010, the CLS (codenamed C219) was Mercedes’ first foray into the fastback segment of the market. Based on the E-Class (W211) range sold from 2002-2009, the CLS had less of everything for passengers (boot space, headroom and legroom) but was more expensive than the E-Class on which it was based … […]
I have been a fan of the Mercedes SL range forever but my favourite generation of these cars was the R129 variant that was on sale from 1989 to 2001. This review covers the SL280 version that I borrowed from Karl Goodwin motors – thanks again to Karl for lending me the car. These cars […]
We’re all familiar these days with AMG as a tuning arm of Mercedes – basically they are to Mercedes what Abarth are to FIAT. Headquartered in Affalterbach in Germany, AMG was originally an engineering firm in its own right that initially specialised in improving Mercs. They got so good at this that in 1999 Mercedes, […]
The Mercedes 500E. Looks like a bog standard Mercedes, unless you know what you’re looking at. This in reality is a Porsche wearing a Mercedes badge. Porsche engineering The 80s/90s transition period saw Germany in a recession, which of course meant that high performance car manufacturers like Porsche were not selling as many cars as […]
I’m a huge fan of estate cars (station wagons if you’re reading in the USA). I love the idea of a machine that handles like a car but has all the space to carry everything I need to go from point A to point B, with a few side trips in between to add more […]
I’ve borrowed a 2016 Mercedes A200d AMG from a local dealer, Kevin Giles Motors, for review. I like this version of the A class from Merc – its a much better shape and interior than the original one they launched. Having test driven two cars already in this hatchback segment, the Peugeot 208 and the […]