Mercedes Enthusiast Magazine

31 July 2020

CLASSIC CHOICE SPECIAL: Part two of the extended feature on the development of the W100 and driving one today PRICE POINT: We find six potential Mercedes-Benz buys on the used market with a meagre £5,000 budget to spend ROAD TRIP: A year spent driving around Europe in a W203 C-Class proved an old and cheap Mercedes is still enjoyable CLASSIC CHOICE: The story of how and why SL Shop created the world’s first electric R107 SL and we take a test drive TUNER CARS: We visit the German tuner Carlsson to drive its modified AMG E63 S and tweaked S-Class models PROFILE: An interview with Hans-Dieter Multhaupt as we cover his career at Mercedes-Benz that spanned 30 years TECH MASTERS: The history of turbocharging and how Mercedes’ relationship to it over the years has developed SUSPENSION TECH: We take a closer look at how anti-roll bars work on a car and why they are important SPOTLIGHT: The charm of driving a W126 S-Class with a rare manual gearbox and only the basic options