GM has spent the last few years turning Pontiac back into their performance line, which it always was back in the day. It was only the 80s and 90s where they shit all over the Pontiac brand with cars like the Grand Am. It's a Pontiac G6 GT... FWD, 3.5L V6, yadda yadda yadda... It has ~220 horsepower. Not bad. Handles pretty well, too.
Somewhat economical (much better than the Charger), smaller, more nimble, and more comfortable. Doesn't ride on the freeway quite as nice but I suspect that has a lot to do with the Charger's massive weight.
The Mercedes just wasn't a viable option. Too many miles (45k), too old (2004), and pretty stripped down. Not many features that impressed me for the price.
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