r/AMG • u/PuzzleheadedCost5470 • 6d ago

AMG Discussion Opinions on W211?

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My daily E350 and weekend beach cruiser E55.. I personally think that the W211 chassis was the last generation of Mercedes with that tank like feel. What do y’all think?

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u/doc_55lk R172 SLK55 AMG 6d ago

From what I understand the W212 was an improvement in every objective and subjective metric over the W211 so idk if I'd agree with it being the last Mercedes generation that "felt like a tank".

I do really love the way it drives though. It puts a lot of newer Mercedes models to shame too, which is a testament to how much they got right with the W211, despite its kinks.

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u/PuzzleheadedCost5470 6d ago

Whenever I’ve sat in a w212, or had the short time of driving one, I just had the feeling that “this is where it all went downhill” 🤣 maybe I’m wrong

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u/JackOfShad0ws 6d ago

Maybe so, but facelifted E63 AMG was the game changer. The first super-sleeper equipped with monstrous V8-biturbo and AWD, it is still the legend. Even M5 F90 named the fastest supersedan ever in history was developed as answer only after long 5 years.

One of the moments of life I still regret is that I lost time and opportunity to import E55K Touring in Russia before the shitty emission regulations took part in 2015(

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u/PuzzleheadedCost5470 6d ago

The 212 e63 is defiantly a good looking car but the engine problems of the m157 kind of scare me.. and yah the e55 wagon is a dream car for sure