At this point, Ian confidently pointed at the 3 buttons on the dash that marked the front, centre and rear locking differentials - so I pressed all 3…

He shuffled away, visibly uneased by my invitation to explore the innards of a van with darkened windows.  It isn’t like I’d written ‘Free sweets’ with an arrow pointing at the door or anything…

It’s been a long time coming, some would say, but Mercedes-Benz have finally entered the hotly contested pick-up market with their brand new X-Class. Before I go on, let’s get rid of the elephant in the room;  yes, Mercedes-Benz have partnered up with ……..

What I like about the G-Wagen is, that since it was launched back in 1979, it has remained practically unchanged. The iconic go anywhere G-Class is the longest-running model series in Mercedes-Benz history, though of course it has been ……….

There have been quite a number of automotive legends over the years, sadly a lot of them have been covered by the dust of time and very few are still going strong today.

One of the aforementioned few is the formidable Unimog, which I’m fairly confident the majority of people reading this will have heard of.  If you haven’t, and have recently arrived from the planet Zog, let me give you a brief history lesson……..

Now in its 12th year, Mercedes-Benz' VanExperience was held for the first time at the brilliant Millbrook Testing Facility near Milton Keynes, which as always, proved to be an excellent venue…

Now, I’ve always had a thing for big V8 saloons, over the years I’ve owned an Rover SD1 and a Lexus LS400, and more recently I was tempted by a Mercedes CL500, but the cash was ear marked for a new kitchen instead, meh…

The G-Wagen is an imposing vehicle whichever way you view it, its reputation is legendary, but then so is the price. This particular G350 TEC BlueTec costs £83,830, then there’s the £22,320 worth of extras bringing the total up to an eye watering £106,150……