mid spec models dont look so good outside, they have started sales here... i need to go and check it out better.

Diesels are old, petrols are new.

 

The current one here uses a 1.8L Turbo and it's slow, sounds harsh and drinks like a jet. Unless they've completely refined this new engine, other than bumping displacement up by 0.2L then it's probably much the same.

 

Yeah i'm not a fan of the exterior at all. The rear end is especially awkward looking. The front looks no better than the 3IS, both of which are on the lean side of fugly.



The interior would have been awesome had it not been for that woeful pop-up nav!! Seriously WTF is up with that? Hyundai integrates the nav display of the Elantra nicely into the dash. Why couldn't Mercedes do the same?



But having said that the interior of this new C-class kills the 3IS. Makes you wonder what exactly is going on at Lexus?

 

I actually like the interior minus the nav screen, just doesn't look right popped out like that

 

well, here is local C220 CDI, with optional aluminium wheels and other equipment... it is currently $18k more expensive than 318d they have on sale. And thats supposedly with €2k discount.

 

That looks like a dogs breakfast ^^

Where is the luxury? Forget luxury, where is the decency?

 

Actually, 9 of 10 Mercedes C class will look like this in Europe. The C class has always been the budget Mercedes, and I do not think this generation will change it in any way. In person this car look really conservative, and the interior feels far less exclusive than on the pictures. The typical buyer is a man, about 55-70 years old who buys a Mercedes when he retires.

 

Thats not just privy to MB, BMW 3 and A4 are sold with similar equipment (or lack of). What Americans don't understand that stripper versions of higher end cars are cross shopped with VW, Peugot's, Honda's and other brands that normally wouldn't be cross shopped against here in the states.

 

LOL. They could release anything and you would hate it. If it's not your IS, it's a mess. We get it.

It's a great looking car, and it will sell a ton.

 

The EU market is very different to say the least. Kinda feel sorry for you. Not only do you not get to enjoy the best drivetrains without the government taxing you through your noses. But most cars sold over there are stripped down versions..

I have relatives in Sweden & Germany and they don't like it over there..
I also know many people from my community who migrated from EU to Australia and they all like it here much better lol

 

it just ain't right i tell ya!

 

Funny thing is I think the car looks awesome in this picture. Very elegant.

 

this is not a stripper version, it is sold at $18k premium to 318d real price (after discounts), which looks better on the outside and same on the inside.

You can buy top end C class in Europe as well, but nobody does it.

 

How much is the sticker on the 3 and how much is on the C? For all I know the 3 may have some sort of incentive going on and there could be dealer mark up on the C since it is a new car. From what I understand the 400 engine wont be offered in U.K

 

€45k C class (€47k normal price), 318d €33.3k

Sure, it is special deal on 318d, but they always have it.

Even in Autobild, they said that base C class will be €6k more expensive than base 3 series in Germany.

That makes no sense when you see base C class having halogen lights with no projectors.

It seems like Mercedes got a little bit greedy, thinking they can position CLA at C class territory and move C class price upmarket, without actually moving car and equipment upmarket.

This is regular C class model that will be 60% of sales... what you see on pictures will probably be less than 5% of their overall volume, even if that much. I was looking for used A4 in Germany, and they had 900 always in stock, none of them were fully equiped... it was impossible to find fully equipped model.