[mika]

Originally Posted by Alx

Hi Michele,

MB of MK contacted me and offered to do this. It was branded as AMG and Off-Road event, so yes I got to check out the new ML and its hill descent feature off road. Although I quite liked the car, I found it very similar to my wife's 2008 ML in terms of overall feel. The difference between 1st generation and 2nd was huge but 2nd and 3rd are somewhat very similar. If not for the dashboard, you couldn't probably tell the difference when driving both. Obviously there are new gadgets inside - electronic hand brake, traffic sign recognition (option) and a new ergo steering wheel (lovely!) but nothing to write home about, if you understand what I mean!

As 99% of the MLs are driven strictly on road, I doubt having a hill decent option would mean anything to the majority of new owners. I never used one in ours but it was nice to see what it is potentially capable of. Surprisingly, I quite like the performance of ML250. I think Mercedes got it right teaming the new ML with this engine. It was not far off ML350 in terms of 0-70mph driving so I guess it will be a lot more popular selling model.

Lastly, I hope dealers do a bit more of these events. I definitely will be looking forward to another one like this and will advise if I hear from them in future.

Hi Alx

that ML 250 sounds very decent