The M-Class is a great long-distance car. You can fold the seats flat for a maximum 2, litres of storage room, which is pretty impressive. Factor in the big range of off-road gadgets, such as the clever hill-descent system, and you have a great all-rounder. Next Steps New car deals. Share this on Twitter Share this on Facebook Email.
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This initially scared the missus as in one instance she deliberately went out of her lane to avoid a truck that was coming a little bit too close, but the ML decided to pull her her back in towards the truck believing she was leaving her lane unintentionally.
The benefits certainly outweigh the risks, if you ask me. Plus, the active cruise control which can follow the speed of the car in front mixed in with lane departure assist basically drives the car on the highway, a feature that was most useful when driving from Sydney to Brisbane. Though the one bit that does get me almost every time on the drive to our new house is the active collision warning, that tries to help me avoid an imminent accident. But the system is certainly not perfect.
This month we are settling into our new house and will be using it constantly for moving large items and daily commutes. Driver Technology. Value for Money. Bentleigh, VIC. Osborne Park, WA. Maroochydore, QLD. Artarmon, NSW. Mascot, NSW. Port Melbourne , VIC. Previous View 31 images. View 31 images. View in Showroom. Doors and Seats 5 doors, 5 seats. Diesel 7. Find similar cars. All Adventure Cars Cars. Take a U-turn, roller coaster. After eight years of riding the ups and downs, Mercedes is sick and tired, ready to exit this tumultuous ride.
The cure? An all-new, second-generation M-class that Mercedes promises is not only free of the quality problems that plagued its predecessor but also more refined, more powerful, and more fuel efficient. Mercedes has gone to great lengths to make good on those promises.
Furthermore, because Mercedes decided the new M-class should drive and feel more like a car than a truck-seeing as that's what Americans seem to appreciate in SUVs- drastic measures were in order. So engineers and designers started with a clean sheet of paper, figuring any remnant of the previous vehicle was best left out in left field. They swapped the first generation's body-on-frame assembly-the method by which most trucks are built-for unibody construction, the same way Mercedes produces E- and S-class sedans.
The result is a body that uses five times more high-strength steel and is significantly stiffer in torsional and bending rigidity. Armed with the robust body, Mercedes focused on improving ride and handling, stretching the M-class's wheelbase by 3. Plus, Mercedes' adjustable Airmatic DC air suspension, not fitted on our tester, is now optional. The old M-class's two-speed transfer case has been dropped-although a two-speed transfer case will be offered later as part of an off-road package that also includes locks for the center and rear differentials-and is replaced with full-time four-wheel drive that uses three conventional open differentials and a four-wheel electronic traction-control system that varies torque front to rear and side to side.
Although every M-class comes standard with a center-console-mounted "Off-Road" button-which alters ABS, traction control, shift points, and throttle sensitivity to ease maneuvering-Mercedes' new ute is more suited for crossing intersections than fiords, at least till the hard-core off-road package debuts.
Other new features include larger four-wheel disc brakes, as well as optional speed-sensitive power rack-and-pinion steering and inch wheels fitted with series tires. It now appears sleeker and sportier, thanks to integrated fender flares, a sharply raked windshield, and a longer by 5.
From some angles-namely, in profile-the new M-class looks like a mix between the original and a Chrysler Pacifica. But unlike the Pacifica, or the original for that matter, the new M-class will not be available with a third row of seats. Mercedes is leaving the extended-family hauling to its upcoming R- and G-classes.
The previous model's stodgy, businesslike cockpit has been replaced with one that is richer and brighter, replete with higher-grade plastics, tighter panel gaps, and chrome accents adorning the steering wheel, the vents, and the new two-pod instrument display. The stubby stalk appears out of place at first, but a week of use showed its ergonomic merits, especially with manumatic shifting buttons placed behind the steering wheel.
Overall, refinement is way up, the new ML displaying a level of solidity and sophistication that was lacking before. Space is up, too, with more room in all five seating positions, as well as more than seven cubic feet of additional cargo room.
Under the hood of the ML resides Mercedes' fresh 3. Successor to last year's 3. Teamed with Mercedes' seamless 7G-Tronic seven-speed automatic, the 3.
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