Ramesh Somani

The highest-selling AMG in India gets its soul back If you want to understand what modern AMG buyers in India actually want, don't look at the low-slung sports cars or the limited-production halo models. Look at the GLC. It sits in the sweet spot of the market, combining the practicality of an SUV with the performance credentials of an AMG and the luxury expected from a Mercedes-Benz.

Ninety minutes outside Hamburg, parked along the icy Baltic coastline, sat the stunning Weissenhaus Resort. Heated floors, sprawling suites, a castle hidden within the property and a steaming indoor-outdoor pool fighting the five-degree German winter. Somewhere between the Baltic Sea breeze and a jacuzzi overlooking the coastline, Mercedes-Benz handed us the keys to the 2026 S-Class. And honestly, there could not have been a better setting, because the S-Class has never been just about driving.

It’s true, Mumbai doesn’t wake up, it erupts. Never jogging, always sprinting, like it’s already late for a marathon it signed up for years ago. By 8 AM, the city is mid-argument. Horns blare, “good morning” feels more like “I’m late,” and the rush is already at full tilt. Local trains, taxis and Ubers have hit peak chaos, bikers squeeze through gaps that technically don’t exist, and every traffic signal feels like a social experiment in patience, or the lack of it.