Mercedes-AMG C43 Estate

The modern trend for a multitude of different driving modes is really pushing deputy editor Adam Towler’s buttons

- Adam Towler

I’VE BEEN SETTLING INTO THAT early period with a car where the newness wears off and the reality of what it’s going to be like to live with comes to the fore. If that sounds ominous, it’s not meant to, because overall the C43 is proving to be a fantastic machine. Fast, comfortable and practical, yet not as thirsty as you might imagine, it’s a great car in a good many ways. Indeed, it proved as much by soaking up its role as support vehicle in tough conditions on last month’s 4WD megatest (above).