 It was refreshing to test drive this 
little Benz, after owning 2 MBs (190E 
2.6/300E) that it can be made both 
solid, stable and fun at the same time: 
Quick ratio steering but well damped, 
great solid body, wonderful peppy 4 
cyl engine (this thing gets down and 
boogey, even to this Boxster owner), 
nicely done interior, far superior to 
those of Audi A4/BMW 3/Lexus IS300/Infi 
G35 etc...and overall driving finesse 
unmatched by any of the above brands. 
It IS the car to drive home AFTER 
experiencing all others, for it calms 
your nerve and surrounds you in well-
engineered safety features and still a 
heck of fun to drive when you want to.