Mercedes Benz Road Tests
The first big improvement of the new A Class is the feeling of heavy, Germanic solidity. There's nothing flimsy about it. The plastics are thick....
Wed, 19 Jan 2005
Thursday, 3rd August 2006
After a normal car, getting into the B-Class is slightly odd. You have to step up quite high. Then you find yourself...
Thu, 03 Aug 2006
I'm not going to pretend that Mercedes new presidential limousine is faster than a speeding bullet. (I suggest the armour plated version if this is a worry.).....
Wed, 12 Sep 2001
If anything, the new C Class estate cars feel more sporting than the Sports Coupe. At least, the ones I tried did.
This could be because of...
Fri, 02 Feb 2001
Forget the previous Mercedes Benz CLK. This new Sports Coupe is an entirely different sort of animal. For a start, note the emphasis on 'sports'....
Fri, 02 Feb 2001
I missed the original launch of the W204 C Class and had to get a colleague to write the test for me.
Ironically, my first drive of a W204...
Wed, 30 Apr 2008
Guest Test by David Thomas
It was a miracle we didn't run smack into the back of it at 70mph. Through the pouring rain, the lumbering school...
Mon, 18 Jun 2007
Last summer, Mercedes launched the new W203 CLK Coupe. This summer, it's the version for summer. And just look at it. Have you ever seen a more...
Wed, 04 Jun 2003
At the briefing MB's MD told us that this car was aimed at couples with a combined gross annual income of £70,000. I think they're going to need...
Thu, 04 Jul 2002
Rich Thais were crawling all over it at the Bangkok Motor Show, where, with luxury tax, it stood to set them back at least £75,000.
So we...
Mon, 02 May 2005
Well, here it is at long last. The estate car estate owners have been waiting for. The best station wagon in the World.
I chose those words...
Wed, 19 Feb 2003
Wednesday 26th July 2006
New engines, 2,000 improvements and gremlins finally expelled
The revitalised Mercedes E Class may look like the...
Tue, 25 Jul 2006
Mercedes Benz used to run a tag line, "engineered like no other car in the World". Then the cost accountants got to work. And, though the MB...
Tue, 25 Jun 2002
By Martin Gurdon.
In recent years Mercedes has diversified with mixed results. Its Smart city car and A-Class hatchbacks are technically...
Wed, 02 Sep 2009
Saturday 1st July 2006
Updated Wednesday 25th July 2006.
Size is everything.
Mercedes builds its ML and GL in the USA, the land of the...
Sat, 01 Jul 2006
Sunday 11th September 2005
Life is full of compromises.
Do you choose the Rioja because you like it, or the Chardonnay because she likes...
Sun, 11 Sep 2005
Friday 21st July 2006
Another day, another massive Mercedes.
At 5,157mm (17 feet) the RL is actually 69mm (2.7 inches) longer than the...
Fri, 21 Jul 2006
1st October 2006. Updated 15th February 2007. Martin Gurdon's video of S350CDI 8th April 2011.
Sat, 01 Oct 2005
Forget Ferraris, Rolls Royces, Bentleys, Lamborghinis, Porsches. The most desirable car you can buy is the new Mercedes 500SL. Wherever you happen...
Thu, 11 Apr 2002
Sunday 12th February 2006
Four years ago, I wrote "Forget Ferraris, Rolls Royces, Bentleys, Lamborghinis, Porsches. The most desirable car...
Sun, 12 Feb 2006
Sunday 11th June 2006
The SLK is probably the most exquisite piece of street jewellery you can buy. It's a 'must have' 'want one' kind of...
Sun, 11 Jun 2006
While Boris Johnson and Ken Livingstone battled it out in the London Mayoral elections, another war had erupted in the Home Counties. Porsche,...
Mon, 26 May 2008
The monstrous, brutally powerful AMG C63 engine is now available in the C-Class Coupe. But is it as exciting as the Saloon and Estate versions?
Mon, 13 Jun 2011
Mercedes-Benz has done such a good job with its facelifted C-Class that it’s in danger of overshadowing the bigger E-Class.
Mon, 21 Mar 2011
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