The top ten Mercedes-Benz for sale on Auto Trader
 The C63 AMG has a seven speed automatic gearbox and features suspension which is twice as stiff as the standard car  22 February 2008 To celebrate the launch of the all new Mercedes-Benz C-Class estate, Vijay Pattni rounds up the best Mercs in the world. View more images of the top ten Mercedes-Benz cars
Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren
And the British F1 ace’s daily drive – his Formula One racer – had a big part to play in the development of the SLR. It has a body made from carbon-fibre composites and uses massive ceramic brakes. But you won’t care about its 50-year racing heritage or its sophisticated parts – bury your right foot and let 626bhp and 5.5-litres of supercharged madness take you from 0-62mph in just 3.8 seconds and on to a top speed of 207mph. In fact, the whine from the supercharger as you wind up the monster SLR is worth the £330,000 asking price alone…
Mercedes-Benz 300SL ‘Gullwing’
And what they rolled out in the 1950s was an absolute masterpiece. Considered by many as the prettiest Mercedes ever, the 300SL features unique upwards-opening ‘gullwing’ doors, an intricate tubular ‘spaceframe’ chassis and a 3-litre straight-six engine churning out 215bhp – a supercar for its decade.
Mercedes-Benz 190 Evo II
But in 1990, Mercedes pulled the wraps off the Evolution II – and out of the shadows stepped the car dubbed ‘Batmobile.’ The 190 Evo II sported a 2.5-litre engine developing 235bhp and in a car weighing the same as a current BMW 1 Series, it meant 0-60mph in 7.1 seconds and a top speed of 150mph – enough to rack up 50 touring car race wins in just three years. Did someone say BMW M3…? Search for a used Mercedes-Benz 190
Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG
But Mercedes trumped them all with this – the 450bhp C63 AMG. It has a seven speed automatic gearbox, features suspension which is twice as stiff as the standard car and has wider tracks at the front and rear of the car coupled to a massive bodykit – factor in the huge 442lb/ft of pulling power and suddenly the C-Class Merc get a whole lot scarier… Search for a used C63 AMG
Mercedes CLS
The award-winning CLS is a car built for the people – company bosses gave the green-light to the CLS following a massive customer demand for the concept. The CLS is the first four-door, four-seat car which offers saloon-like practicality coupled to stunning coupe looks. And spice it up with the AMG flavour – a 6.3-litre V8 engine – and you have a seriously quick, seriously sexy and utterly cool Mercedes-Benz. Search for a used Mercedes CLS
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Mercedes-Benz SL55 AMG
But Mercedes’ tuning division – AMG – had other plans for the coupe, and slotted in a monster 5.5-litre supercharged V8 engine which meant one thing: 500bhp. A 0-62mph time of 4.7 seconds and a limited top speed of 155mph meant the sedate continent-cruiser had turned into a hardened road-rocket. And coupled to those massive AMG alloy wheels and bodykit, the SL55 AMG had the show to match the go – even Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson used to own one… Search for a used SL55 AMG
Mercedes-Benz 600
Built in an era when Mercedes was a byword for build-quality and unmatched class, the Mercedes-Benz 600 was a car built to be driven in – it even had a powered window separating the driver from the passenger. Even Mercedes’ mighty 6.3-litre V8 engine of the time was only just enough to propel the heavyweight 600 limousine – making it an excellent executive ride. Search for a used Mercedes-Benz 600
Mercedes S-Class
The S-Class’ technical innovations have regularly become standard fit for the rest of the car industry and the model is seen as starting the trend – the current generation S-Class features radar sensors, seats with an extended massage function, and night view assist with infra-red technology. Put it simply, the S-Class is an astonishing car, winning numerous awards including “Best Car”, “Most Innovative Saloon”, “Highest Design Quality” and “World’s Finest Car”. Search for a used Mercedes S-Class
CLK GTR
Built to compete in the FIA GT championship in the late 1990s, the CLK GTR was powered by a mammoth 6-litre V12 engine developing 600bhp and helped the Mercedes team to win the 1997 FIA GT championship. And a variant of this monster V12 would find itself inside one of the 21st century’s most bonkers hypercars – the Pagani Zonda.
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Lewis Hamilton’s bosses churned out one of the most expensive, exclusive and powerful cars in the world with this – the monster Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren..jpg)
American importer Max Hoffman desperately wanted a ‘civilian’ version of the awesome 300SL sportscar and begged Mercedes’ top brass to build one – which they did.
Built to take on the might of the all-conquering 1980s BMW M3, the Mercedes-Benz 190 Evolution was a bona-fide track monster.
The sports saloon war is hotting up – the Audi RS4 packs a whopping 414bhp. The BMW M3 churns out 420bhp and the new Lexus IS-F pumps out 414bhp..jpg)
Porsche are building the Panamera; Aston Martin is building its Rapide – but this is the car which started the trend for four-seat saloon-coupes – the stunning Mercedes-Benz CLS.
Take the standard Mercedes-Benz SL – a handsome, executive cruiser suitable for the daily commute and a weekend jaunt across the continent.
John Lennon owned one, as did Elvis Presley and Jack Nicholson – and Jeremy Clarkson has just bought one.
Think of big, powerful and executive Merc and you get the S-Class – the most advanced saloon car in the world.
The curvy lines of the sleek Mercedes-Benz CLK coupe were given a shot of adrenaline when the company rolled out this V12-engined monster – the hardcore CLK GTR.
The first purpose-built automobile – father of Mercedes-Benz, Karl Benz, developed the first horseless carriage which used a fuel-powered engine – and so began the history of the famous three pointed star.Page 1
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