The last day of the Mercedes-Benz Road Trip 2014 is already with us. After three eventful days the last leg brings us to the finish in Detroit! In our first, second and third day reports we told you about our experiences on the drive from Houston to Louisville. The last day is special because it also means the last day with the eight Mercedes-Benz cars and the group of 17 people we shared so much with the last couple of days.
The day once again starts very early and even despite a small flu I make it down to the cars at 6am. Today we draw a good straw and receive the keys for the GL 63 AMG. The cold engine start-up sound is brutal and it fits all our luggage with ease. The GL 63 AMG is a pretty unique car as there are very few cars in this segment and not a single one can match the brute performance and sound of the GL 63 AMG. We leave Louisville behind us and quickly get in our daily routine: after a few miles on the Interstate we exit again and this time we invade a Starbucks for breakfast, I doubt they ever had so many customers at 6.20am on a Sunday.
Today we try to stick together the entire route so from the Starbucks we just cruise on Distronic Plus behind Jens and Omar in the lead car. While daylight slowly starts to show I finish the Day 3 report that went live earlier today. We cross the Ohio River and pass Cincinnati into Ohio State leaving Kentucky behind us.
Driving North deeper into Ohio we find the first snow. The weather was a pretty big subject prior to- but also during our trip, the snow and cold air that took large parts of the US in its grip luckily disappeared right in time. Our first day from Houston to Meridian was beautiful with at some points in the sun t-shirt like temperatures. The second and third day temperatures dropped further and this morning it was freezing. But also during our drive today, where it stayed below zero nearly the entire day, the roads were fine and the snow chains and blankets that we carried in the cars remain unused.
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