June 1, 2007
Guru was an excited guest of Mercedes-Benz World at Brooklands in Surrey this week.
The German car manufacturer was hosting a group of top business people (hence Guru's attendance) at its new facility to show off the site's conference and training capabilities and let us play with some of its automotive exotica.
Mercedes-Benz World is a big boy's paradise - a monster showroom featuring every car in Mercedes' range as well as museum pieces and interactive exhibits. Entry is free and Mercedes promises that no visitor will be pestered by a salesman unless one is required.
Guru started his driving experience on the skidpan and racing circuit in the £80k CL 500 Coupé.
Next up was the GL 320 CDI - a £50k seven-seater off-roader that Guru was invited to drive down a flight of stairs.
But the finale and highlight of the driving day was a ride in the rear passenger seat of a 481hp CLK 63 Coupé AMG being chucked around the wet racing circuit by a professional racing driver.
Guru captured the experience on video - please forgive the shaky camerawork and the audible groans.
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