Originally Posted by sneezlsrus

I got my first 4 Matic(99E320 wagon) last fall and can honestly say it is the best awd system I have driven. I have owned Quattro and Subaru models and the Benz is just so much smoother.Seamless 2wd-4wd operation-you don't really notice it is working until you see the exclamation point in the dash. i put 4 snows on mine and found motoring at 100 in 6 " of snow to be a non event.Nearly impossible to lose this thing in the snow! Go for the 4Matic-Mine has been great @130k-