Super TestCar reviews - Mercedes-Benz - C-Class - sedan and wagon rangeMercedes-Benz modelsC-Class 180E sedan 190E sedan 200 C180 Classic sedan C180 Esprit sedan C200 C200 CGI sedan C200K Avantgarde Estate C200K Sports Coupe C220 CDI Classic sedan C250 Bluetec Estate C250 Coupe Sport C300 Coupe C300e C320 Avantgarde sedan C320 CDI sedan C55 AMG sedan C63 AMG Edition 507 C63 AMG S C63 AMG S Estate C63 AMG sedan Cabriolet Coupe Estate range Estate wagon range sedan and wagon range sedan range Research Mercedes-Benz OverviewThe best just gets better as Mercedes-Benz launches its revised C-class line-up26 May 2011 IN JUST four short years, the C-class has firmly placed Mercedes at the top of the premium medium car segment, comfortably outselling the BMW 3 Series and Audi A4. To help keep its best-seller on top, the Germans have introduced a facelifted, improved version with fresh diesels, seven-speed autos across the range and a host of safety, driveability and functionality enhancements that should keep the opposition scrambling. Model release date: 1 May 2011 to 1 July 2014 All car reviewsAlfa Romeo Abarth Alpine Alpina Audi Aston Martin BMW Bentley Chevrolet Chery Citroen Chrysler Dodge Cupra Ferrari DS Ford Fiat FPV Foton GWM Great Wall Holden Haval HSV Honda Hyundai Hummer Isuzu Infiniti Jeep Jaguar Lamborghini Kia LDV Land Rover Lotus Lexus Maserati Mahindra McLaren Mazda Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-AMG Mini MG Nissan Mitsubishi Peugeot Opel Proton Porsche Renault Ram Rover Rolls-Royce Skoda Saab SsangYong Smart Suzuki Subaru Toyota Tesla Volvo Volkswagen Previous modelA MILESTONE model for Mercedes, the W204 Series 1 – in four-door sedan and Estate wagon shapes – proved to be a much-welcomed return to form for the brand after years of languishing in the low-quality wilderness with the preceding version. The base model, though, suffered from a coarse – though punchy down low – 135kW/250Nm 1.8L twin-cam supercharged four-cylinder petrol engine mated to a five-speed auto or (rare) six-speed manual gearbox. Next up was the 125kW/400Nm 2.1L four-cylinder turbo-diesel C220 CDI with the same auto gearbox, while the short-lived C280 (rechristened C300 in late ’09) featured a 170kW/300Nm 3.0L V6 petrol tied to a 7G-Tronic seven-speed automatic transmission. A performance V6 diesel also arrived in ’07 in the form of the 165kW/510Nm 3.0L C320 CDI 7G-Tronic (also inexplicably renamed C350 CDI from early 2010). The first of the direct-injection CGI models arrived to replace the C200 Kompressor with the 135kW/270Nm 1.8L C200 and 150kW/310Nm C250 CGIs (still with the five-speed auto), also in early 2010. Meanwhile, AMG produced the stonking 336kW/600Nm 6.2L naturally aspirated V8 C63 AMG with a modified 7G-Tronic gearbox. Launched in 2008 and offered in both body styles, it took on the mighty BMW M3, Audi RS4 and more latterly the Lexus ISF. |
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