2008 Mercedes-Benz M-Class Review

Until a 2008 M-Class was assigned to me for this review, I had kind of forgotten that Mercedes redesigned this luxury SUV two years ago. Sure, I knew about the update when it was first announced, but I hadn't noticed the SUV in commercials, on the road or in weekly newspaper ads. After a long, 10-day loan, however, I started seeing new ML350s and 550s all over the Chicago area.

That bit of psychological auto trickery may already be familiar to other drivers out there, but believe me when I tell you these full-time M-Class drivers might be on to something: The new M-Class is one alluring SUV.

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4MATIC (permanent four-wheel drive)
4MATIC ensures that all four wheels are permanently driven. Together with ESP®, it improves the traction of your vehicle whenever a drive wheel spins due to insufficient grip. WARNING If ...

EASY-ENTRY/EXIT feature (third rowof seats)
Important safety notes WARNING   To help avoid personal injury, the second-row seat backrests must be properly locked either in the upright position or, when using the expanded cargo vo ...

Storing settings
With the memory function, you can store up to three different settings, e.g. for three different people. The following settings are stored as a single memory preset: position of the seat, backr ...