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REVIEW | A 1 400km road trip in the luxurious Mercedes-Benz GLE400d 4Matic

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Mercedes-Benz GLE 400d
Mercedes-Benz GLE 400d
Wilhelm Lutjeharms

Depending on your age, you might remember the original Jurassic Park movie.

It hit South Africa's big screen in 1993 or 1994. It was quite an impressive movie at the time and, arguably, to this day. 

As a young car enthusiast, I remember it for one thing: the heavily kitted Mercedes-Benz SUVs. Until then, Mercedes-Benz, for me, was the 190E 1.8 a friend of mine's parents had or the W124 E-Class my uncle drove – not this cumbersome, top-heavy SUV.  

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