Category: Large 4x4s 
Price Range: £30,280 to £75,823
Good level of standard equipment, plenty of interior space, quite good road manners.
Poor-quality interior, not very capable off-road.
Not so much an off-roader as a big, prestigious, 4wd estate.
The M-Class represents Mercedes' attempt at knocking the Range Rover off top spot in the prestigious luxury 4x4 class. It's not ideal for mud-plugging (though it's not bad) but makes up for it by being well behaved on the road. Surprisingly for a Mercedes, the quality of the build and interior are not strong points of the US-built M-Class. Even so, the model is a huge success.
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wrote on 27 05 2006