The best thing about Chris Harris is he gets to drive the cars we all want to drive. He reviews them with the depth we all would. And he exudes the excitement, joy, passion (and even disappointments) that we would all feel behind the wheel as car guys who love this sort of thing. He really is the representative of us all.
Mmmmm I want. My uncle used to have a white w124 260E sedan with AMG body kit and monoblocks. He used to pick me up from school and we would just go for a ride. Benz4life since then...
My uncle was a raging alcoholic,he used to pick me up after school on his 50cc scooter with a extra headlight mounted up front and we would go for a ride. Usually to the liquershop so he could stock up on cheap whiskey and vodka. 50cc scooters and alcoholism since then......
I still go back to this video, you know he is real car guy and people at top of this event know it too by letting him drift one of the most unique and fascinating cars. He is our guy that doesn't care about stats and reading the brochures instead he goes to the roots of driving having fun behind the wheel!
THE HAMMER. I have always dreamed they would release a new Hammer. Something so relatively mad that nobody would believe they'd build it. Translation: 1000hp Maybach. Build it. They will come.
Love it! I have an SL600 from those years and the first thing I need to do is cut the muffler out. Wish I had an AMG-style exhaust to throw on it because it's way too quiet for me.
I am BMW fan,my first car was a BMW E30 325,now I drive E39 528,but huge respect for W124. There are 3 or 4 cars from Mercedes line who i will love to own,and they are SL 500 from 90's,W124,W126 SEC coupe,G class from 200,E190 2.5 liter from 90's :)
Matthew Higashyama W113 SL model? It's nice,but i dont see me in it. Great looking car,but it's more for some 60-70 year old guy then for me with 25 :) But 300 SEL from 1971 heeh,that's something els :))
Its nice to see Chris not going on about spec after spec etc, but just enjoying himself. There are many facets to motor journalism, but what Chris seems to bring across through all of it is the enjoyment of driving... and that's why its so good to watch his videos. I enjoy Chris's videos for the vicarious pleasure it brings.
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I remember when I was a kid in the late 80s early 90s, staying at my grandma house and my next door neighbor's friends across the street had three black W124 Mercedes-Benz AMG models. One was the Hammer AMG coupe, a sedan, and the estate wagon version. I freaked out when I always see those cars. I had an awesome childhood oh, those were the days.
I never knew about this car from AMG....what a badass looking machine....omg. That red hot turbo on the engine was pretty cool, crazy how they put the engines through those kinds of tests.
There we go. Yeah, I'm kind of in heaven now. I remember when the Hammer came out and my dad had been driving a couple S class for 10 years. I was in love with them, my total dream car!
Awesome video Chris! But there is one more great car from that era, it's the Opel Omega Lotus a.k.a. Lotus Carlton. It will be amazing if you can test drive this very rare car. Your loyal fan, Paco :)
Got a S124 E class from 87 myself. Sleek, classic and indestructible. 3 litre diesel with 580 000 km on the odometre and still runs like a beaute. Love 123, 124 chassis mercs!
If I had just a bit more disposable income to be able to buy my ideal car, I'd go directly to AMG and have them build me an SLS gullwing car, with all the Black Series bits: The extra power, the lighter back-bone, the lighter titanium exhaust, suspension, etc. but without any of the aero bits, so the car retains the subtle gorgeous lines of a standard SLS AMG, which is almost a perfect modern-day interpretation of the Merc 300SL gullwing cars of the 1950s. So basically all the go-faster bits, but without the Black Series aero that makes the car a bit too much boy-racer-ish. Especially that mini GT3 fixed wing on the back. So again, the majority of the performance Black Series bits (i.e. sans the aero bits, but with all the other upgrades) and the clean shape of a standard SLS AMG. And definitely a silver exterior, with a red interior. So when my finances finally allow it, that is the exact car I'm going to order. Get ready for my build sheet AMG!
mornadu Yeah, but I can find a nice pre-owned one in the colors I want, low miles, and they said they can do the treatment on an existing SLS, so I'm good there if I decide that's the treat I want to get. Still up in the air about it, but I'll decide soon. It's sad too, because I just don't like the new GT. It looks like a chubby, oddly proportioned Mercedes version of an F-Type. Just my opinion. I'm sure it's a great drive, but it's no SLS.
Sandra Rios FYI, they stopped making SLS cause the sales pretty much sucked. In terms of looks it sucked too. It may resemble a great car, but it's not beautiful, it's just well made.
DoriFord You cant outright say something isnt beautiful. Entirely subjective. Obviously Sandra thinks it is so if ( or when) she finally gets around to buying it, in her eyes, she'll have bought a beautiful car. Even if you ( or whoever else) thinks it's not. Personally Its middle of the road ( ish) for me but again, entirely subjective.
Antifaith29 Shit man, you said nothing, you know? I'm a little of a car designer, so I gotta SEE what's good and what's bad, as I can feel what's gonna be liked and what's not. I have to have a good taste in cars, and this is what I'm judging from. If people would be judging from your standpoint, Chrysler Airflow wouldn't have been so bad at sales as well as Edsel....
+Davidovar34 have you seen a w124 e class? They're tiny compared to the modern c class. This car is very small and has a ton of power. It doesn't really matter though. Most remaining examples of the Hammer have died or put away in someones collection. I wish I could buy one.
The stiff as hell throttle cable and that hard thump in the chest at every gear change in the automatics are actually two of my favourite features of 1980's Mercs.
Mortalomena Yeah, I fully agree with your last sentence. Does Mercedes, or is that BMW who makes engine sound generated from the loudspeakers inside? Talking about artificial things... I think this is ridiculous.
Mortalomena Fine, if that's the LFA that does the piping of engine sound into the cabin, that's fine with me. I don't like Lexus, I don't like paddle shifters, and I don't like LCD dashboards, and yet the LFA grew on me for some reason. Anyway, piping real engine noise is fine. But playing back sound sample through car stereo? I think this is below cheesy.
Mortalomena Straight six is a beautiful configuration. I find it disappointing that more and more things become computer simulated. It's like pushing adult entertainment in favor of real woman. Sure, for some it make sense. But if one has a choice, it seems rather silly to go for emulation.
there is one parked up in Islington that i drive past daily, has a cover on it most of the time. Had absolutely no idea what it was called until i saw this video pop up either! just assumed it was a wide body kit on an old Mercedes!
I had to replay the last 10 seconds (Chris perfectly oversteering the beast!) about 20 times! That is absolutely the best video on how to steer a car I have ever seen...sod the motor!!! lol Chris...bloody marvellous mate ;) p.s. fancy teaching me how to do that properly!!! lol
i dont know how you do it mr. harris, but every week its like oh another uptight german car sure i'll watch it but meh, and then by the end im engrossed in it, you have a way to bring out the excitement in the most expected cars, good job on another great episode
Not to mention if you want a fast car it's not an SEC, you take a 560 SEC, take the M119 out of that and throw it into a 107C chassis essentially creating a 560 SLC. That my friends is a fast car.
I love the fact that Chris Harris knows the chassis numbers of the Mercedes-Benz's (W124) and knows about the legendary AMG Hammer. I am a die-hard old Mercedes-Benz fan and this video made my day.
My w124 is basically the poor mans version of this hammer 😂😂 I'm so jealous right now. Lol. Good to see a rare classic getting driven like this. It's mesmerizing watching it powerslide
Hands down to Chris.. Best reviewer/youtuber so far. Keep it going. .. Also, hands down to the world's best and most reliable engine/tuning company, AMG.
What he says about the throttle is so true, the gearbox aswell....I wish I had a V8 in my w124 coupé..but the solid feel and the ride make up for alot, I can live with 136 HP
I have to agree with you on the throttle pedal there, Chris. I've driven loads of W124s and W201s and you have to literally push the throttle like half-way to the floor before you get any response. Besides that, I love the Hammer, and lesser models as well.
