Another good Test/Drive Matt! Really liking these!
@chrislaracy7265
10 жыл бұрын
Really enjoying the new direction Drive is taking. As long as you guys can keep this up without running out of cars, I will be even more pleased with my favorite youtube channel than I was last year. Farah and Harris are both at the top of their game.
@baudilus
10 жыл бұрын
I have an ML350, and I must say, I love having the full number keypad. I didn't understand why they still included it at first, but believe it or not, it minimizes the need to look at the screen. Switch to phone (by simply hitting the phone button) and you can dial a number and call all without ever having to look away from the road. You can even use it to enter information in the navigation, again without having to look at the screen as often. My brother's Audi Q5 on the other hand, requires you to look at the screen to confirm almost every button press. It also has a voice command system, and to be honest I never use it, because it's so much faster to do it with the keypad. This is something that a 10 minute test drive wouldn't really show you.
@jwatwater
9 жыл бұрын
Why does everyone always thing the keypad is for dialing the phone? Yeah, it can be used for that but it's primary purpose is the radio presets. It's easier (and safer) to change the station with a physical button, than having to scroll through 3 or 4 different touch screens.
@HRINACAR
8 жыл бұрын
BMW X5 materials? Soft? Everywhere? Ha ha ... were you drunk? :)
@MichaelF1
10 жыл бұрын
"Car has dial bottons and not touchscreen, recieves 4/5 in tech." Because touchscreens are shit, and knobs are very handy. You just got done with snow-pocalypse...You should know that by now. Knobs are epic winning. Cry about it mane.
@Wurzelzwerg1212
10 жыл бұрын
...but Audis and BMWs knobs work better. Command can be really clumsy to use.
@reddeadflame1
10 жыл бұрын
As long as it isn't haptic.... those are the worst.
@TheSmokingTire
10 жыл бұрын
Knobs are great, when they are intuitive. Command is an outdated system.
@LZKS
10 жыл бұрын
But again, the scoring system makes no sense. Matt likes this car for what it is, and yet it gets 64%. Why? Because they have to factor in criteria that doesn't matter to this car, like handling and speed. Please, drop the complicated scoring system, it's stupid. Just a simple 0 to 10 scale is fine. In that aspect, I'd give this car 7 or 8 depending on how bad the material quality was considering the price. Not a stupid 64%.
@JasonBordeaux
10 жыл бұрын
Woo Cheol Shin the scoring system is based on the averages of the scores of 2-5 drive personalities (depending on who got to drive the cars). There were ~28 car done in one weekend and not everyone got to drive everything. So the rating aren't perfect, but nor are they just one person's rating.
@davidmitchell5638
10 жыл бұрын
haha i like to see Matt Farah driving meh cars it just makes me laugh cuz each time i see you i see a big smile on your face with ya know Gearhead CARs??
@Weasel4Fun
10 жыл бұрын
I love that you also review more "normal" cars to...
@ltcarlston
10 жыл бұрын
I just test drove it, loved it! True - it is boring in looks and could have more base features for the price, but it is the most comfortable ride ever. I was very close to getting an Audi Q7, tried the Cayman which I found to be full of torque, but cramped and overly expensive (happy with my Carrera for small, sexy sports car) but the MB ML350 Bluetec did what it was supposed to do.
@DreamCarGarage1
10 жыл бұрын
Now I like Matt, don't get me wrong but somehow this review and the one with the Porsche Cayenne they seem to lack a bit of soul. There's no apparent joy or enthusiasm, I don't know. It's as if someone's told him he needs to change his style and become sort of more 'corporate', know what I mean? My man 'don;t go changin'. This ain't a tv show it's youtube. People want to see different characters and even the roughness round the edges makes the reviews interesting. Sorry. Car looks sweet but MAN that was a boring review!!!
@DreamCarGarage1
10 жыл бұрын
...GRAPHS!!! Graphs for braking, a noise chart... nothing wrong with them but who's 'body snatched' Matt Farrah!!!
@TheSmokingTire
10 жыл бұрын
It's a boring car. Simple as that.
@DreamCarGarage1
10 жыл бұрын
LOL!!! fair enough.
@Samael78
10 жыл бұрын
I think your outros are way too long. 50 seconds of ads for your other vids? A little excessive.
@MikeFinnley
10 жыл бұрын
Why did the gearbox get 2/5? Only because of the funky gearshifter lever?
@TheSmokingTire
10 жыл бұрын
It doesnt shift particularly quickly and drags the torque converter on downshifts, as opposed to the competition which rev-matches much smoother.
@hafferzitu
10 жыл бұрын
this serie deserve more time
@DJzSith
10 жыл бұрын
MATT IS IN FULL ATTACK MODE!!
@DubstepC2008
10 жыл бұрын
This guy is really well spoken, the footage is fantastic and the music in the background is just the bow around the package. Subbed.
@94BrunoO
10 жыл бұрын
These videos are a huge step-up for /DRIVE. My honnest congratulations.
@sherman3211
10 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the review, Matt. Was curious as to how the ML diesel was.
@traxnada
10 жыл бұрын
I'm not too sure I like this new format of Drive... Shorter videos but more. They just end up being "less special" and less creative... Sure Matt or Chris Harris are equal to themselves in them, but it's just less fun and a bit on the "too classic" side of car reviews... Still interesting to watch nonetheless, but I'd rather see you guys spend times doing videos on awesome unique cars rather than on kind of boring diesel SUVs or electric cars. I'm sure I'll love to see reivews like that on similar cars in 30 years, but I'm only 29 for now so... not yet ;)
@TheSmokingTire
10 жыл бұрын
It's not replacing our other content, it's in addition to our other content.
@traxnada
10 жыл бұрын
TheSmokingTire Yeah I know, but these kind of videos do take quite a bit of time out of you or Chris and well, I enjoy your time more when you're not driving a diesel SUV (no sexual harassement of any kind were intended in this sentence... ). Whatever happen, I'll keep watching these little videos even when you'll be 60yo and reviewing the 2052 Buick Riviera...
@JasonBordeaux
10 жыл бұрын
traxnada While the videos can take a lot of time, the /DRIVE team is more than capable of the tasks at hand. Hence why they filmed 28 cars for this series in under 48 hours. So, everyone "sacrificed" one weekend to create almost a month long of releasable content and it didn't interfere with creating any of the normal content.
@chrisdoe6890
2 жыл бұрын
Anyone care to comment after putting 100k miles on it? How many turbos blown or oil leaks for want of a decent rubber seal? Curious on real world review not off the lot with new car smell .
@IKhanNot
Жыл бұрын
I can help with that. We had a 2012 GL350 BT (same engine/trans along with other components as the ML) and put 190,000 kms on it. It was mostly normal wear and tear stuff. Underneath the hood all I replaced was a faulty thermostat, cam position sensor, took off the intake manifold once to decarbonize it and an idler pulley (just changed the belt while I was in there). Suspension it was front lower control arms and a set of air struts all around. Just go for one that doesn't come with the airmatic and it will be a cheaper more reliable setup. Vehicle never left me stranded and we only sold it because prices went crazy in 2021 so we were able to recoup good money for it and our needs changed.
@เรื่องราวของด.ญ.เตมูจินและด.ช
9 жыл бұрын
My family love 2014 Mercedes-Benz ML350 BlueTEC
@TheBrokenEclipse
10 жыл бұрын
Ugly car in my opinion, though I am glad that some manufactures are going back to the proper way of such a big heavy car as USVs are: it shouldn't try to be a sports car. Nice video once again, keep it up!
@robertshinenne1584
10 жыл бұрын
lol you can upgrade to the soft leather package as you could do with X5~~and X5 is a bit more expensive compare with similar equipped Ml~:D I have both, so I know....
@batterseaplayer
10 жыл бұрын
Test drive feels a bit off brief for what we have seen from Drive so far. OK it's just a straight up review of a car with no twist and not even a particularly interesting car. So Drive now does mainstream and boring reviews too. Go smoke some tyres (tires) Matt, this stuff is beneath you.
@DanDuffy071
10 жыл бұрын
My mom has this and she still dials numbers on the dialpad
@sudmanster
10 жыл бұрын
Also when the Miata came on screen everything was invalid because Miata is the answer for everything.
@MrTacoma
3 жыл бұрын
how do they hold up ?
@wauterz
10 жыл бұрын
Dear drive, When will normal service presume? Like the reviews but imo the longer pieces are better
@onraj9mm
10 жыл бұрын
omg this is probably the ugliest merc ever made. the glk is a thing of beauty compared to this :D
@dunngh
10 жыл бұрын
I like this new series. It's too bad all the commenters are getting all hung up on the scoring system. I think Matt (or whoever the host is at the time) should give a verbal synopsis at the end and just one overall opinion-based score.
@JasonBordeaux
10 жыл бұрын
Robert Dunn I would hope at least that once all 28 TEST /DRIVES have been released, that there is some sort of recap/score review show showing the in-class competition. The ratings system for each car is an average of 2-5 of the /DRIVE hosts scoring of each car.
@georgehardy4722
10 жыл бұрын
I had to laugh at the car that was behind you for half the video. I realized something the other day. Saab 9-3, Entry level luxury sedan, Fwd, 2.0L, turbocharged. Less than a year after Saab shutdown, Mercedes CLA concept, Entry level luxury sedan, Fwd, 2.0L, turbocharged. Audi A3 Sedan looks great. My friend just bought a low mileage 9-3 ss Aero, its like a Group A rally car for the street.
@crispyireland
10 жыл бұрын
what gearhead cares about a $68k SUV? And you keep mentioning range as in it matters? why don't you mention MPG? range is entirely dependent on the size of the fuel tank, not how efficient it is...
@JasonBordeaux
10 жыл бұрын
Chris Ireland These videos aren't for gearheads. They are meant for consumers not enthusiast.
@vdevov
10 жыл бұрын
1. More time. 8 minutes would be perfect. 2. How many of these are there?? You'll run out of cars by March at this pace!
@TheSmokingTire
10 жыл бұрын
There are 26
@akorzan
10 жыл бұрын
TheSmokingTire For the ML350 Blutec, why did you not mention the ridiculously light and twitchy steering? Thank you for mentioning the materials in the base/normal leather trims!
@JasonBordeaux
10 жыл бұрын
TheSmokingTire Matt did you end up doing the bulk of them? Or is it pretty well split between Chris, Mike & Mike? I remember JF telling me there were 28 cars shot, did some get cut?
@TheKingamz
10 жыл бұрын
TheSmokingTire should do the X5 and compare
@TheSmokingTire
10 жыл бұрын
akorzan I did mention the very light steering, it was edited out (I talk for like 20 minutes and an editor I've never met cuts them on the other side of the country from where I live).
@nlaspf
10 жыл бұрын
I had to rewind and listen again when you mentioned the range. 600 miles on *twenty seven* gallons? Yes, the range is good but that has nothing to do with the fact that's a diesel. The milage actually sounds pretty poor.
@bottomlayer
10 жыл бұрын
Too bad we don't get the E350 diesel wagon over here :( Wagons like that with a third seat and a hood ornament are awesome
@tvanb
10 жыл бұрын
Really like the new rating system
@munir7327
10 жыл бұрын
This review is so bias to the bmw x5
@Huli-Man
10 жыл бұрын
great series of videos but to short videos. They are to good to be this short.
@redexpman
10 жыл бұрын
Love the car reviews and love the responses in the comments from The Smoking Tire. Good job defending yourself. I have found these reviews to be fair and a very nice addition to the /Drive family. Keep up the great work.
@Hannelore7
Жыл бұрын
LOOKING AT BUYING 2015 DIESEL ...would you recommend?
@overboost7667
10 жыл бұрын
I especially like your new rating at the end and when you give this one an average rating it shows to me, that you try to keep it real. Good car, but mind you: 'average' means in its purest form: Not better or worse than the rest, which Matt clearly stated.
@longhairedanon
10 жыл бұрын
Matt Farah's back must be thanking him for reviewing cushy SUVs with nice seats.
Yet again Matt you've proven yourself to be a truly gifted presenter on both wildly insane sports cars and more practical options like this Benz. Outstanding job and awesome insight.
@bnmcmhn
10 жыл бұрын
having watched this video I can't help but notice that no one seems to change lanes on the highway, don't the lanes mean anything in the states? In UK they are supposed to be overtaking lanes, although you still get lack of observation and lane discipline
@TheSmokingTire
10 жыл бұрын
No, people in the US just camp out in the left lane, especially in LA. It's infuriating.
@barbarareny5221
10 жыл бұрын
fast like hell
@matijanad
10 жыл бұрын
For this car only 64%??!!! This is very bad rewiev...This car is in top 3 suv in the world! The best or nothing!
@tjchezik
10 жыл бұрын
Chryslers 3.0 diesel to me is a better looking and performing SUV
@ziiizzzooo
10 жыл бұрын
3:08 2013 & 2014 e class in the rear view !!
@zman76
10 жыл бұрын
I also don't understand the appeal of sporty SUVs. A sports sedan would always ride & handle better than them.
@ChrisDorgan
10 жыл бұрын
it's a little contradictory - doing a fine job of luxury, however the quality isn't great? Surely luxury should go hand in hand with great quality of materials and technology?! Saying that, these short format reviews are growing on me :P
@NemanjaGrujic
10 жыл бұрын
I am not satisfied with this new TEST/DRIVE thing. I can't see emotion and passion here like I can see on /TUNED or /CHRIS HARRIS ON CARS. Everything is predictable and boring if I can say. Maybe I am wrong, who knows, but Matt and Chris are not doing this well and maybe for TEST/DRIVE you should find another new person and leave Matt and Chris to work on /TUNED and /CHRIS HARRIS ON CARS only...
@TheSmokingTire
10 жыл бұрын
If you can find someone who can make an utterly boring car like the ML350 interesting while driving a designated test loop on public roads and talking into a GoPro, I'd really like to meet them.
@dimitarttt
10 жыл бұрын
I am really liking this Test/Drive!
@Turshin
10 жыл бұрын
Hey Matt I'm starting to notice you guys at /drive are becoming euro fan boys. The GMC Cyclone was the first fast suv. Then later came the 5.9 Grand Cherokees (which were the fastest suv's in the world at the time) and after that the R/T Durangos. We started the performance suv trend not the Europeans. Jus like your review of diesel cheyanne. It's funny how you failed to mention the grand Cherokee diesel which has over a 100 miles more range than the Porche and costs WAAAAYYYY less.
@CM1032
10 жыл бұрын
Overfinch, based in the UK has been dropping souped up V8s into Range Rovers since 1976. Yes they are a tuner company but GMC contracted the modifying of the Sonomas to a company in Michigan, so the Syclone was not strictly an all GMC project either, even though they were sold through the dealers. I don't care who came first, they're both wonderful cars. Just that this whole "we started this, they didn't," game doesn't really lead anywhere good and there's always somebody with a nugget of information that shows the opposite.
@adunski
10 жыл бұрын
These Farah TEST/DRIVE videos are great.
@12factortest
10 жыл бұрын
When I saw the title I almost didn't watch because, honestly, who cares? But you make a very compelling case for the Diesel SUV. The range thing is an interesting feature. I have to admit that frequent stops to fill the tank suck, so having long range would be pretty nice.
@MichaelF1
10 жыл бұрын
The only problem with long RANGE is...600+ miles is much longer than what most bladders, stomachs, or asses can handle.
@12factortest
10 жыл бұрын
Sure, but in a normal use, like commute to work, you would only have to go to the station once every 2 weeks or so. That is lux.
@MichaelF1
10 жыл бұрын
12factortest Very true.
@autodelta93
10 жыл бұрын
Finally Americans understand that diesel is the right way for "normal" cars! Leave petrol for sportier cars(not only ferrari but even cars like AMG, BMW 435, focus st ecc...) Leave petrol to petrolheads :)
@heartbeatla
10 жыл бұрын
I love this series. Keep it up!
@MahmoudAbdulhadi
10 жыл бұрын
Dear Drive: why have you got Matt reviewing diesel SUVs and hybrid cars? If I wanted that, I'd go to some consumer magazine / channel... Please stick to tuned, big muscle, Chris Harris, and all your other fantastic vids. Thanks.
@Turshin
10 жыл бұрын
Hey Matt I'm starting to notice you guys at /drive are becoming euro fan boys. The GMC Cyclone was the first fast suv. Then later came the 5.9 Grand Cherokees (which were the fastest suv's in the world at the time) and after that the R/T Durangos. We started the performance suv trend not the Europeans. Jus like your review of diesel cheyanne. It's funny how you failed to mention the grand Cherokee diesel which has over a 100 miles more range than the Porche and costs WAAAAYYYY less.
@rc2884
10 жыл бұрын
the center panel looks disgusting in terms of design and quality
@autodelta93
10 жыл бұрын
Finally Americans understand that diesel is the right way for "normal" cars! Leave petrol for sportier cars(not only ferrari but even cars like AMG, BMW 435, focus st ecc...) Leave petrol to petrolheads :)
@Deviantsoundz
10 жыл бұрын
Mercedes is getting cheap in interior, even the $100k+ Sclass has too much plastic for that price.
@nzdatsports9659
10 жыл бұрын
i havent driven the merc xover diese yet , and i havnt driven the jeep diesel eather but after having a drive (thrash) of a 2014 jeep srt v8 i will take the jeep on looks alone over the merc, BMW, porshe and vw/audi without puting performance in the picture ! diesel or v8 , i think you faild to bring the jeep in to the equasion as i think it is a very worthy compeditor ,espeshioly value & qualety for money but seriosly mat jump in a jeep 6.4 liter hemi and review it on tuned its worthy for that too!! you wont just cruze around telling us about it like in the merc , you will rave about it i promise !!
@bb3xhrhj
10 жыл бұрын
Car has dial bottons and not touchscreen, recieves 4/5 in tech.
@tmh44
10 жыл бұрын
Another quick, clear review--nice work!
@warikplaya
10 жыл бұрын
Option in the design interior and have a look at the interior quality afterwards - virtually nothing compares for the price.
@warikplaya
10 жыл бұрын
Designo.. Stupid auto correct.
@yogeshgopal4429
10 жыл бұрын
I got the porcelain leather on my 63 amg and everyone how my co workers say its amazing. So far 4 out of 7 people in my group have an ml63 or gl550 and they all got the designo interior b/c its that great.
@TheMaxiguy
10 жыл бұрын
Very nice series, fun to watch. Keep it up!
@mariaperkins5432
Жыл бұрын
Does the 350 ML blue tech Diesel have a catalytic converter
@KR8810
10 жыл бұрын
Why won't drive make a video of the Tesla model s? I love drive and all the videos but come on Tesla is the most talked about car of 2013 and its 2014 now
@TheSmokingTire
10 жыл бұрын
because everyone, ever, has already talked about it, and between Tesla's ridiculously strong sales and the NY Times fiasco, they have no need to lend out press cars anymore.
@martel7322
2 жыл бұрын
Watch out for the design fault on the ML250 2.1 diesel...cracked inlet manifold...with a forced regen also required, looking at over £1000 to fix
@SingsLikeThunder
10 жыл бұрын
Loving these reviews, keep it up Matt. Cheers
@mfsouth
10 жыл бұрын
What is strange, that mercedes gived you not a fully loaded ML. This one even doesn't have LED headlights. Shame on MB.
@GT-gt4bf
10 жыл бұрын
I would get a Grand Cherokee over any SUV of this class, except maybe the Cayenne. I really like the reviews, though.
@sudmanster
10 жыл бұрын
I think that the ranking system should be a little different. The percentage system is more biased for sports cars with categories like smile and agility. This car is definitely not trying to be a sports car so although it got a rating in the 60% area, that should be pretty good for an SUV. I belive that there should be a system that breaks down a scale based on what kind of car it's meant to be. 60 could really mean 80 because it's an SUV.
@alexanderpaulsen7013
10 жыл бұрын
I cannot say I agree about the COMAND system. I love it and find it better, faster and easier to use while driving them the Cayenne's touch screen. Also the Harmon Kardon sound system is way better sounding than the Porsche's Bose system. I did end up getting the Cayenne because it was way more fun to drive and Porsche had the Platinum edition with the mix of options that appeals to me,. All I could find in the Benz was the MB Tex non-leather seats but with the stupid doo-dads like parallel parking and all that drive assist (annoyance) crap. I am not going to get a $70k SUV that doesn't have leather - sorry MB. But MB did a stellar job with COMAND. if the Cayenne had that instead of the touchscreen it would be perfect.
@TheDantheman887
10 жыл бұрын
hi matt, please can you do a review of the 2.7 cayman? is it worthwhile spending the bucks on a 3.4? i liked the panama vid, you should start a travel channel!
@bmwnut535
10 жыл бұрын
Doesn't the NA version have LED headlights? I know that the EU version has it as an option- looks quite striking in the dark.
@MpghPurpleUsers
10 жыл бұрын
it might be fuel savy but my dad had one for like 2 years (previous gen) and an oil change was around 900$ at the dealer for the spetial fluid they put in and 350$ at some other garage and the guy told us he still made incredible profit. you need to put in alot of miles to make it worth the money.
@palinex
10 жыл бұрын
Great segment! And Matt is doing a great job. Perhaps a little bit of around the car "show and tell"? Also, can't get my head around the super long credits
@mariahisthe1
6 жыл бұрын
Love mine.
@_conrad
10 жыл бұрын
does someone know the song in the background ? Really chilly and nice
@thisisbowser
10 жыл бұрын
putting Matt to work this year!
@Sopiva
10 жыл бұрын
The background music made me paranoid about my phone calling to someone accidentally.
@projectwheels
10 жыл бұрын
Really enjoying this series guys! What do you film the in-car shots on? GoPro?
@ENZOmasta
10 жыл бұрын
I have really enjoyed these test/drive videos. The next time somebody gives you 25 vehicles to test please do this again.
@chrisrefaei
10 жыл бұрын
Looks like the X5 is coming up next to be reviewed by Matt Farah
@amduser86
10 жыл бұрын
ehm, the 3l biturbos from bmw and audi have more power and more torque. don't know, if they sell them in the us. anyway, the most impressiv car of this sort of kind is the audi a6 avand 3.0tdi biturbo. more range, better comfort, more space, better agility etc. ...
@TheSmokingTire
10 жыл бұрын
BMW and Audi's 3-liter TDI V6's in the US use single turbos.
@fe1138lix
10 жыл бұрын
Matt, don't you think the Jeep Grand Cherokee Diesel is another competitor or have you just forgotten to mention it? Also, will you drive the 2014 BMW X5 aswell?
@TheSmokingTire
10 жыл бұрын
We filmed this before I drove the Grand Cherokee Diesel. Now that I have driven it, yes I do think it's a competitor, but I don't like the VM Mottori engine they use in that car compared to the X5 or ML350's engines. It dosn't make power down low enough for a diesel.
@ghettoflyer
10 жыл бұрын
Great Job on the review Matt! (Still not interested in SUV, but) Good Review!
@nashmkm360
10 жыл бұрын
Could you please review the Merc GL 63 AMG or the new S 63 AMG or S 65 AMG?
@hdidane00
9 жыл бұрын
glad you did a review on these Matt how about the other disel suv's?
@nHeroGo
10 жыл бұрын
Fine work. Good production. Quality. Thanks.
@tuliorodrigocampoverdearmi216
9 жыл бұрын
Espero en el tiempo de Dios me permita tener un Mercedez Benz, lo creo en el nombre de Jesús
@markrussell24
10 жыл бұрын
No mention of the Jeep Grand Cherokee EcoDiesel?
@pbaldwin18
10 жыл бұрын
Very impressed on how /drive has decided to go about testing cars.
@DaveGath
10 жыл бұрын
Rather have a Range Rover Sport 3.0 litre diesel :)
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