Article From Motor Trend Magazine
Road Test: 1998 Mercedes-Benz ML 320
PEFORMANCE/CREATURE
COMFORTS AS RATED BY OWNERS |
| | EXCELLENT | GOOD | AVERAGE | FAIR | POOR |
| Overall performance | 64.9% | 27.5% | 3.5% | 2.3% | 1.8% |
| Off-road performance | 63.9 | 26.4 | 6.9 | 0 | 2.8 |
| Fun to drive | 63.7 | 27.5 | 5.8 | 1.2 | 1.8 |
| Acceleration | 32.6 | 48.3 | 15.7 | 2.9 | 0.6 |
| Braking | 59.3 | 32.6 | 5.8 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Handling | 63.4 | 32.0 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Overall comfort | 52.9 | 37.2 | 5.8 | 2.3 | 1.7 |
| Rear-seat comfort | 43.2 | 43.2 | 8.9 | 3.6 | 1.2 |
| Cargo capacity | 40.4 | 45.0 | 8.2 | 5.3 | 1.2 |
| Overall quality | 51.2 | 25.6 | 12.2 | 6.4 | 4.7 |
| DEALER PRACTICES AS RATED BY OWNERS |
| | EXCELLENT | GOOD | AVERAGE | FAIR | POOR |
| Sales practices | 56.7% | 29.8% | 8.8% | 2.9% | 1.8% |
| Service practices | 53.2 | 29.2 | 10.5 | 2.9 | 4.1 |
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