Mercedes-Benz is justifiably proud of its new baby and of the wonders the engineers have wrought. While they seem to have hit the size, performance, luxury features and price points bang on, the M-Class is still not perfect. A vehicle this capable needs headlight washers. Muddy puddles left the headlights completely obscured. It should also have HID headlights as standard equipment even on the base model. Avoid the beige color dash at all costs. It creates a reflection in the windshield, which is off-putting at best and potentially dangerous.
Apart from those not-so-small cavils, I can't think of a single thing I didn't like about this new model. It's exceedingly capable in all road conditions and it's got tremendous presence.
