didn't drive the latest version, but I did try the older model
its "ok" but its definetly a woman's car
so in short, even though you said you're getting it for the wife - if you ever consider you'll be using it yourself, do some testing first (I'm a tall fella of 105 kg and I could barely move in it to scratch my nose, sucks)
other than that, you can't go wrong with a mercedes
