What kind of car does Donna Meagle have in "Parks and Recreation"?

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In Parks and Recreation, Donna Meagle drives a Mercedes-Benz.

Donna, played by Retta, is a longtime employee of Pawnee’s Parks and Recreation Department. Her car is one of the recurring details that reflects her confidence, stylish tastes, and insistence on enjoying the finer things in life. It is often identified more specifically as a Mercedes-Benz M-Class SUV.

Donna’s attachment to her possessions fits one of the show’s running jokes: she is private about many parts of her life but openly enthusiastic about luxury, travel, music, and romance. Her “Treat Yo’ Self” friendship with Tom Haverford also became one of the series’ best-known recurring traditions.

The question asks for the kind of car rather than an exact model, so Mercedes-Benz is the canonical answer. The vehicle should not be confused with the cars driven by other Pawnee characters, especially Tom’s or Leslie Knope’s vehicles. Donna’s car is a small but memorable part of her larger, deliberately mysterious persona.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Aug. 2026

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