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Marseille | Mercedes-Benz has tailwind. After years of scolding by the press and customers that you can only profit from the glamor of the star, but have long ceased to live up to their own claim to deliver the best or nothing, the decision made a few years ago is fully justified to concentrate on the very own invention, the automobile, fruits. Following the successful repositioning of the A-Class in the entry-level range and the new steel-cast leadership claim in the upper class with the name S-Class, the most important series is now on the line: the C-Class.
Driving report of the new C-Class from Mercedes-Benz
The C could stand for “Cashcow” and so that this car also really earns money, the Swabians are aware: This car has to fit right away and add a little extra to finally catch up with the BMW 3 Series and Audi A4 or better yet, to overtake the two premium competitors from the middle class. Whether the series W205 Having the makings to put the turn signal on the left for a successful attack, shows a first exit on the springtime Cote Azur.
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If you look at the four-door sedan in the warm light of the Mediterranean coast from afar, you almost think an S-Class will turn you on with the strictly raised LED daytime running light brow. Only from close, you can see, it's just about the fourth generation of the C-Class, But what does "only" mean here? With 4,69 meter outside length puts the youngest Daimler sprout by eight inches and also in width, the C expands by four inches further. Everything for the benefit of the passengers? Yes, because while it lays in the front row extremely comfortable, it pinches in the rear a little. Unfortunately, the passengers of the second row can not enjoy the opulence of the cockpit so wonderfully. What Mercedes here is actually a new benchmark in this class. Material appearance, feel and operating concept are not only incredibly good, but a real eye-catcher.
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But the enjoyment does not stop at the operation in the state, but climbs to the next level when you start the engine and taps the gearbox in position D with the brand-typical steering column lever. On the small country roads between Marseille, Cassis and Aix en Provence, the series chassis already surprises as an amazingly entertaining companion with a lot of driving dynamics and precision without ever being uncomfortable. But the magic word for the new C-Class is called "Airmatic". For around 1.500 Euro you get for the first time in the middle class air suspension. In conjunction with the agility-select switch, this investment is the best you can get W205 named series can do. On the seemingly floating center console you can miss in this configuration on a finely crafted knurl the Hecktriebler while driving different characters and we promise: One always fits, because in four stages plus an individual programming steering, suspension, engine and transmission control Customize your own wishes. The idea is not new, but the nature of the spread is amazing, because in comfort mode, the C-Class glides almost sovereign on the sometimes very poor French country roads, like the big S-brother. However, if you go into sports mode, the Baby-Benz seems to be tensing all sinews and fibers and starts to wave with joy through curvatures of all kinds. The simultaneously firming electromechanical steering gives the chauffeur an excellent response and the damping has just the right hardness without ever being poltrig.
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The fact that the C-Class has become even lighter 100 kg in spite of larger dimensions, optimized noise insulation and enhanced safety equipment, additionally promotes the new gained driving dynamics of the Swabian. But exactly these pluses also make a weakness clearer: the optional automatic transmission. Even in its current evolutionary level 7G-Tronic plus, this converter gear with its switching times is a small spoilsport in the rapid forward thrust. The newly developed standard 6 gearbox actually feels like the better alternative, but who wants to switch gears today or destroy the look of the center console in the C-Class with a gear knob?
Incidentally, the fact that the C-Class is currently only offered as standard with manual transmissions has one reason. For the market launch on 15. March, there are only three entry-level engines in the price list. The beginning is the two four-cylinder gasoline C180 (1,6l, 156 PS) and C200 (2,0l, 184 PS) for 33.558 Euro or 36.414 Euro. Above ranks the current top model, the C220 BlueTEC. On this diesel with 170 PS hangs an 38.675 Euro price tag. Accordingly, Mercedes-Benz will expand its model range continuously in all directions throughout the year. Four-wheel variants, a six-cylinder engine (follows) as well as a diesel hybrid (Driving Report C300 BlueTec Hybrid) as well as a plug-in hybrid and of course the sharp AMG version.
[tabgroup] [tab title=”Technical Data”]| Type | Mercedes C 220 CDI (2014), W205 |
| Motor | Four-cylinder diesel engine, two turbochargers |
| Displacement (cm3) | 2143 |
| Power in hp (KW) at rpm-1 | 170 (125) on 3000 |
| Max. Torque (Nm) at Umin-1 | 400 Nm at 1400 rpm |
| maximum speed (km / h) |
234 |
| Acceleration 0-100 km / h (sec.) | 7,7 |
| Transmission | 6 manual transmission, alternatively 7G-Tronic |
| Power Type | rear-wheel drive |
| fuel places | Diesel |
| Consumption EU-third-mix (l / 100 km) | 4,0 |
| CO2Output (g / km) | 103 |
| Length, Width, Height (mm): | 4686, 1810, 1442 |
| Wheelbase (mm): | 2840 |
| cW value (minimal): | 0,24 |
| Weight, manufacturer indication (kg): |
1482 |
| Max. Payload (kg): | 565 |
| Tank capacity (liters): | 41 |
| Emission standard: | Euro 6 |
| World premiere: | Detroit 2014 |
| Base price (Euro) | 38.675 |
| Standard equipment including: | Automatic start / stop, direct steering, audio system, Bluetooth, 2 USB ports, dual-zone automatic climate control, multifunction steering wheel, electric windows all around, automatic light, Collision Prevention Assist (automatic emergency braking system, active from 7 km / h), on-board computer |
| Interesting extras: | Cruise control 321 Euro, Agility Select (driving mode switch) 119 Euro, heated seats 386 Euro, metallic paint 928 Euro, leather upholstery from 1416 Euro, panoramic sunroof 2106 Euro, LED headlights 1725 Euro, navigation systems 595 to 3510 Euro, head-up display 1178 Euro, Burmester sound system 922 Euro, driver assistance package (including Distronic Plus proximity control, Blind Spot Assist, Lane Keeping Assist) 2499 Euro, storage package 89 Euro |
- Fabian Messner on Autophorie
