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Drive a W211! The dynamic balance of the chassis is nothing short of amazing. The ride is as supple as the W140 or W220 and it's lighter on it's feet than the W124 (1986-1989 years).
I had only a half hour of seat time, but was blown away. The steering is SO perfect. Precise, light in parking, and rock solid on the freeway. BMW has lost the steering crown, in my opinion.
The only thing that ruined a PERFECT car was the non-linear SBC braking system. Boo.
The next best I have driven is another car with the front multi-link, and that's the W203 C-Class. Highly evolved, but not as perfect as the W211.
I found the W140 ponderous in town, but superb on the highway. A cruiser class ship. The W220 almost matches the W140's highway ride and is lighter in town. The overall feel is lighter, and that might not be what some traditional MB fans like, but really appeals to the Lexus buyer, and MB wanted conquest sales.
The W210 is nice, but having owned both, I felt very little dynamic difference between the W210 and W202, which is not a bad thing. The rack and pinion on our 98 W210 was nice, but not as heavy at high speed as the old box in the W202. The suspension set-ups on the W202 and W210 are similar,and it felt that way.
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