Mercedes-Benz ML500 Sport test drive and walkaround with Chris from Chicago Cars Direct. In 1997, the crossover term applied only to psychics and gender swappers. The Honda CR-V, the Subaru Forester, and the Toyota RAV4 were thoughtfully mapping a car-based path for the Lexus RX300, the BMW X5, and the Acura MDX to follow. The course was clear for mid-size SUVs to ditch trucky underpinnings in favor of lighter, more supple chassis components. Then Mercedes-Benz muddled the movement by introducing its ML320 with husky body-on-frame construction. Did Stuttgart know something that other SUV engineers had missed? Could the first premium mid-size sport-ute thrive with Gelndewagen bones inside a minivan body? Remarkably, the M-class lacked the fortitude to venture far off-road, and its street verve fell well below Mercedes car norms. Interior furnishings were functionally flawed, conspicuously cost-conscious, and fraught with quality glitches. More remarkable is that this didn’t seriously impede the M-class’s acceptance. In eight model years, 620000 of them have been built at the Vance, Alabama, plant, about half for US consumption. Tarnish has barely dimmed the silver star’s magnetic attraction. Creating the first mid-lux SUV is one thing; surviving today’s dogfight is quite another. Ten brands stand ready to turn 000 to 000 into the mid-size SUV of your dreams. Shelves are well stocked with street sprinters, rut runners, even a tree-hugging hybrid or two. Stepping off …
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2007 Mercedes-Benz E550 Road Test by Edmunds’ Inside Line
Tuesday, June 29th, 2010We took this 2007 Mercedes-Benz E550 to the test track on July 13. It was a Thursday, and it began like any other day. Just as we always do, we arrived around 8 am, set up the ol’ radar gun and began to make passes down California Speedway’s new drag strip. No big deal, just another day earning the bacon.
Emily with Mercedes-Benz of Buckhead shows us the new 2010 Mercedes-Benz E-550 sedan
Monday, June 14th, 2010This new Mercedes-Benz E-class sedan is not officially out in the US market yet. The team at Mercedes-Benz of Buckhead was able to procure just for our You Tube audience; this exclusive walk-around with Emily. Mercedes-Benz’s forward thinking is manifested clearly in the new 2010 E 550. With such cutting edge safety features such as, automatic lane correction, blind spot assist , high beam assist, and brake assist. The new E-class also strikes the perfect balance between performance, technological innovation and the world-class elegance and comfort you have come to expect from Mercedes-Benz. The long awaited debut of the new 2010 E-class is generating quite a bit of excitement, here at Mercedes-Benz of Buckhead.
2007 Mercedes-Benz GL450 Road Test by Edmunds’ Inside Line
Monday, May 17th, 2010Somebody from Mercedes-Benz must have seen Tom Cruise couch-jumping on Oprah. Everyone figured the G500 would die the instant this new 2007 Mercedes-Benz GL450 hit dealers. It sounded logical. The G500 began its life as a military vehicle four decades ago. No one in their right mind would choose it over the state-of-the-art GL450.
Mercedes-Benz G-Class: Product Film
Friday, May 14th, 2010Driving footage of all versions of the G-Class 4×4
MW 1991 Mercedes Benz 190E 2.3 Road Test
Saturday, May 1st, 2010MW 1991 Mercedes Benz 190E 2.3 Road Test
Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG MSN Cars test drive
Saturday, April 24th, 2010cars.uk.msn.com – Shelby Daytona Cobra MSN Cars test drive
Roadfly.com – 2010 Mercedes-Benz E550 Coupe Review and Road Test
Saturday, February 6th, 2010roadflytv www.roadfly.com and Jessi Lang jessilang.com take the all new 2010 Mercedes-Benz E Class Coupe E550 on a road test. Experience the thrills and acceleration of the new E350 and E550 Coupes from Mercedes.
MW 2003: Mercedes Benz E500 Road Test
Wednesday, December 30th, 2009MW 2003: Mercedes Benz E-Class Road Test
Mercedes-Benz GL450 4MATIC Part 1–Chicago Cars Direct
Sunday, July 18th, 2010First part of a detailed test drive and walkaround of a 2007 Mercedes-Benz GL450 4MATIC with Chris from Chicago Cars Direct.
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