Car & Driver loves Honda and BMW. Yes they are great cars but it seems that anything else will come second, even if the car is better. Mercedes put a detuned 6.3 in a small sedan and the styling is great. It is unfair of C&D to poke at the styling when the BMW is equally radical. AMG listened to critics when they enabled the traction control to be disabled completely. The transmission is supposed to be awesome as well with the paddle shifters. AMG did this car right, period! Could you imagine a Black Series!
I do agree that C&D contradict themselves in the article like the original poster stated. Oh well, I think Mercedes can be very proud of this car.
Shaun