The Stahlwagen is a rear-drive estate modelled on a 2001 Mercedes C-Class Estate (W203), and it is the stable, predictable member of the balanced-RWD group. Its long wheelbase and wagon mass, which sits slightly rearward at around 53/47, help the rear axle put power down, and a torque-rich midrange means it drives cleanly out of corners. Where the lighter sports cars snap, this one flows — its oversteer is controllable rather than a threat.
How it drives
On tarmac the Stahlwagen turns in with confidence and settles into corners without the nervous edge of a short-wheelbase car. The slightly rearward balance and long wheelbase give it good traction and a stable platform, so exit oversteer, when it comes, arrives progressively and is easy to catch rather than snapping away from you. It rewards a tidy, committed line more than constant correction.
On loose surfaces the same stability holds up: it slides in a controllable, predictable way that you can steer with the throttle, and the torque-rich midrange means there is real drive to lean on out of the corner. Because the car is so predictable, brake-bias and differential tuning make more of a difference here than the raw fight-the-balance changes a nose-heavy car needs.
In a pack the wagon mass and long wheelbase make it stable through contact and hard to unsettle. It is not a fragile momentum toy — it holds its line and can lean on its size when the racing gets rough.