Utility marries luxury

摘要

Tuscaloosa, AL—Think of the couples you know. Sometimes it's the unlikeliest of partnerships that works out best. For example, how about an SUV and a luxury passenger car? Alabamans and Germans? Both partnerships have to flourish to make the Mercedes-Benz 1998 M-Class All-Activity Vehicle a success. Having driven the M-Class, I can say that the former are getting along just fine. And as a northern girl sitting down to have grits with Mercedes-Benz folks from Germany and Alabama, I was the one who felt like an outsider.