Driven: Mercedes-Benz E 220 CDI Avantgarde (’03 W211) Hello everyone! In the next few lines, I’ll be describing my thoughts on a car that, on the first place, I should not like very much. And why is that? Well, put simple, I do not like big, heavy cars. This E-Class is almost 5 metres long and more than 2 metres wide, so, for me, there is a lot to dislike. And, unlike most people, who think “big and heavy is safer”, I think the opposite way. Of course, if you have more metal in front of you, it’s harder for, say, a wall get to you. But the sensation of inertia that a big mass carries on while moving is something that makes me feel… uncomfortable. But no, the reason which makes me like it it’s not the brand, MY brand, my beloved Mercedes-Benz star! It’s something beyond that. Since the forties that Mercedes-Benz has a car on this segment, even if, back then, it was called 170V. Since then, the E-Class has always been the benchmark of the Executive cars, and, for many, the first Mercedes