Always & Forever

You’ll never want another car after driving magical Merc

- Maggie Barry

Just when you think all is wrong with the world, it deals you a delightful ace.

In my case, it was the delivery of the rather splend id Mercedes four-door GT – that would be the GT 63 S 4MATIC coupe.

Did it look good on my driveway? Did it make the neighbours jealous? Was I grinning like an idiot whenever I walked up to it? As Meg Ryan said to Billy Crystal in When Harry Met Sally: “Yes, yes, yes.”

Until now, the AMG badge has mostly been associated with two-seater sporty cars but now here in the flesh – or in the metal, if you prefer – is the four-door high-performance offering from the AMG stable… and it’s a belter.

Long and low and, in my case, in matte design selenite grey magno paint, it has an aggressive and mean look with a wide AMG grille above large black air vents. The lines sweep back – even the door handles do not intrude on the matte colour – to the magnificent fastback that creates the coupe line. The total length of this car is 5064mm and, sitting on 20in alloys, it looks every inch the hunter in search of its prey.