There isn’t any such thing as a standard 62; the purpose of the machine is the fact that it is built to order, and when the customer wants after that it DaimlerChrysler will do their finest to provide it inside this behemoth.

The size of the car needs to be seen to become believed – although nobody has yet tried it, there’s possibly room in the rear seats for any tea dance.

The suspension system from the car is electronically controlled, and it has been made to iron out the most minor of road surface irritants; it is felt when a captain of industry or head of government has been carried, they have the to air-cushion smoothness all the time.