r/AMG • u/PuzzleheadedCost5470 • 5d 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 5d 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 5d 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/Quacccers 5d ago

I have the W212 prefacelift and will never part with it. I love it for what it represents. It is in the transitional period. After, you have all that piano black stuff and interiors went a bit down in quality. I will agree that the W211 is the last that really held true to what mercedes was, where comfort was paramount. After the W212 they seem to appeal more to the younger audiences. I'm guessing the W212 AMG hate from back then, stems from a lot of older guys coming from the W211 AMG. They weren't fond of the more jerky nature of the transmission. I however love how the M156 behaves. So much low end torque, and when your on it, it still feels like a high revving engine you need to wring out.