Highlights Rare estate body 5.5-litre V8 S Model performance increase and additional upgrades Limited-slip diff High-spec interior Full Mercedes-Benz service history Overview There’s nothing quite like an estate car with a proper big V8 under the bonnet to pique the interest of any self-respecting PHer.

And this particular chap had his interest piqued even further when he entered - and won - the PistonHeads Powerslide challenge at the MB World Sunday Service.

Truly the Nobel Prize of the motoring world.

After his glorious victory driving a C63 AMG S he was so impressed by the car that he decided to buy his own, one of the last rear-wheel drive W212 models, a choice we can heartily commend.

The 5.5-litre V8 engine wakes up with a snarl, and proves that its bark is just as impressive as its bite when you press your right foot carpetwards.

That power is sent to the rear wheels via a limited-slip diff, which helps to contain and control all that power through and exiting the corners w...