I think you will find that the article in Road and Track predated this by two or three years.
Look dick head I have never said that the W124 based 'Hammer' was not called 'The Hammer' I just pointed out where the name originated. It is not uncommon for European magazines to test 'foreign models' either we regularly have reports from Japanes, US, German, Italian journalists etc. I know American magazinee do as well , did you know that? Now I am actually quite fed up with responding to a stream or ignorant, brainless narrow minded losers so good bye on this topic from me.