The Mercedes-Benz World facility in the UK is probably the most fun you can have in a car manufacturer's backyard with the least amount of money.
Situated right on the famous Brooklands site in Surrey, the amount of Mercedes-Benz-related attractions are off the charts.
There are exhibitions, legendary three-pointed star models to be admired and even meals to be had at Cafe 1886 or the Gullwing Restaurant with trackside views.
Apart from the static attractions, you can also experience the German brand behind the wheel on a host of handling tracks and last, but not least, watch and hear the Silver Arrow display team do what they do best: burn rubber with a number of AMG models during precision overtaking, powerslides and burnouts.
This is what YouTube user amazinguy1000 did during a Supercar Saturday weekend event at the Mercedes-Benz World facility.
Luckily he brought his video camera, thus filming the Silver Arrows display team hooning a pair of pre-facelift E 63 AMG sedans, a C 63 AMG Estate and a C 63 AMG Coupe. In other words, four different cars, same beast of an engine: the M156 6.2-liter N/A V8.
Alex handled his first real steering wheel at the age of five (on a field) and started practicing "Scandinavian Flicks" at 14 (on non-public gravel roads). Following his time at the University of Journalism, he landed his first real job at the local franchise of Top Gear magazine a few years before Mircea (Panait). Not long after, Alex entered the New Media realm with the autoevolution.com project. Full profile
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