Something in the way you move me: Mercedes Bens GLS580
Oh how you move us!
This is not a car you will buy for the 64 colour way to choose from for your interior ambient light. It is not for the heated arm rests.
You won’t buy it for seats that can massage, cool or heat at your command.
Nor for the 11 USB charging ports throughout the car.
You won’t buy it for the starlight it shines at your feet at night so you can get into the car elegantly.
No, this is the car you buy when you have a family you want to transport from your luxe city seamlessly to your private game lodge, with all being comfortable and calm.
You can transport adults up to six feet tall in the back seats, even the seventh seat. Ample leg space, each seat automatically reclining to each individual settings.
It is a car you are going to buy if you need a suspension that glides through any road you might traverse.
You are going to buy this car if you need to drive from city to city for twelve hours but want it to feel like it’s only two.
You will also buy this car if the V8 engine does not scare you at the fuel station.
Oh, but the rounded curves with the giant Mercedes crest on the chest, will make you fall in love.
You will want to floor it at 60 km in 1.5 seconds, even though you know you should not. You will want to overtake trucks at 200 km, even though your head will tell you not to. Of course, no Mercedes driver does those things. There is a term for a Merc driver - it is called solid citizen.
Yes, the Mercedes buyer is usually the thinker amongst the SUV drivers, we won’t name the hot heads. But we all know who they are.
A Mercedes is for a person who does not need fanfare, the car performs but the controls are simple. If you have owned a Mercedes, you can climb into this flagship model and you will innately know how to operate it.
Yes, this a car you can drive to a remote spot in the Karoo, with models and a crew, and trunk full of the best South African fashion - all in complete comfort. You can watch the colour red change in the bright sun to the moon coming up, and fall in love with each manifestation of the car.
Here are the facts:
V8 , 4 litre twin turbo.
22 inch wheels in alloy steel as standard.
LED multi beam lights.
Full 7 seater.
0-100kms in 5.3 seconds.
9 Speed automatic gearbox.
Triple chamber air suspension.
Extra 15 KW of power with the Hybrid EQ Boost.
Innovative safety is a Mercedes prerequisite - including all the assistance such as emergency breaking, full 360 screen views while reversing, lane controls, all from your steering wheel, so you never have to look up from the road.
Everything your heart desires on the infotainment system, all touch screen.
Drive modes: Eco, Comfort, Curves, Sport and Off Road. The Off Road includes a game which rates your skills after a track.
Yes, it is the most serene of all driving experiences you can have. So very Mercedes, would expect nothing else? Once a Merc driver, always a Merc driver.
Models: Pieter Black and Calli from Blaque Productions.
Fashion: @SiphoMbuto
Photos: Mia Ziervogel on Canon
