REVIEW

Mercedes has had a long history of creating old-school hot rods out of everyday saloons and estate cars. The most popular of these from the last decade by far has been the C63, the last model getting the monster 6.3 litre naturally aspirated V8. Well times change and the trend is downsizing so the new model gets a 4.0 litre twin turbo V8, which in this ‘S’ spec puts out a crazy 505bhp. That’s a healthy 80bhp more than the M3! But this also packs a practical estate body with a huge boot, so you can tackle the best twisting mountain roads one minute and take your bikes to the local trails the next. The ultimate all-rounder? It may just be… ** Cash alternative: 80% of the ex-VAT UK RRP **