C-class gets super

MERCEDES-BENZ has reintroduced the "Super Sport Edition" special on its C-class range, this time offering the package – which is worth a claimed $10,000 in added value for an extra $1500 over the RRP – to its C180K Sports Coupe and C200K Estate model variants.

Priced from $56,890, the limited-issue Sports Coupe adds 17-inch light-alloy wheels, bi-Xenon headlights, lowered sports suspension, an AMG bodykit, panoramic glass sunroof, metallic paint, a stainless steel oval tail-pipe, "Sport Edition" decals, and a silver grille with a chrome finish.

Inside, there is a leather-trimmed gearlever and black velour floor mats with "Sport Edition" badges.

The wagon starts from $70,390 and gets the same additional equipment, plus larger perforated front disc brakes (with silver brake callipers), front sports seats and steering wheel-mounted gearshift paddles.