2012 Mercedes-Benz C-Class / C250 / C350 - First Drive Review

The mid-cycle update is successful if the owners make the current car feeling baby? Absolutely. When the fourth-generation C-Class arrived in 2007, a sour, cheap interior made us wonder if the Mercedes-Benz takes seriously the call to a luxury car. The 2012 Mercedes gutted it, refinishing the C soft, rich in plastic suits to the more expensive E-Class. There are new tools to better quality display, the seats are more comfortable, and the switch looks to break the new CLS. This is much nicer inside, it really is a bit bad customers who have purchased a C-class.

As under the Fresh Hood

When Mercedes-Benz has already stopped new interior, we probably still would not have been converted to the victory, but there are many other changes. The new aluminum hood, two American buyers will find a new engine, both of which will be paired with a seven-speed automatic. At the bottom of the lineup for the new C250. Available in August, the C250 gets turbófeltöltos 201-horsepower 1.8-liter four. If you hurry, you find yourself regularly speed past 4000 rpm but the turbo does not provide a good percentage of the £ 229-ft torque at just 2,000 rpm. Most of the time, the four barely audible, but it emits a healthy growl when worked hard. Figure 0-a-60-mph time of seven seconds flat. Fuel consumption figures have not been established, but we expect that many of the city, about 23 mpg and a highway figure of about 31st

For those craving a little more speed, more horsepower thanks to the C350 is a new V-6. This engine, Mercedes has adopted a 60-degree design, eliminating the need for an ideal inclination of the balance shaft. The high-speed, V-6 feels a bit smoother than before, but not strikingly so. A high 12.2:1 compression ratio and direct fuel injection gives the V-6 to 302 hp and 273 Nm. Mercedes claims 0-to-60 time of 5.9 seconds. A short drive from the C350 got enough confidence to call that think conservatively about half a second. The C300 sticks around, the carryover 3.0-liter V-6 only shuttling power to all four wheels. This is the only C-Class 4MATIC is available.

Updated Looks and Safety Roster, Similar Pricing


The active signal changes, the C-Class is basically a few exterior tweaks, if it is plastic and the exterior of the car, it's new. New front and rear bumpers to help upgrade the C-Class Mercedes-Benz with the latest styles, as well as the new head and taillights. As before, the Sport models, mesh inserts behind a Mercedes star, Luxury models get a grille with a vertical stand-up hood ornament. The overall effect is subtle changes, but it helps that the C-Class with other Mercedes sedan.


The crash-prone, the C-class had been offered a brand new safety equipment. In order to awake the attention Assist. In order to keep the bar, there is active lane-keeping helps that vibrates the steering when the car senses that stray bar. Active and will help the dead tell if a car lurking in the blind spot.


Sales in August this year, the 2012 C-Class must come at the same price point in today's automobiles. It is expected to command $ 34.500-C250 is actually what the costs are now rear wheel drive C300, C350 to be open for $ 41,000. The C300 4MATIC all-wheel drive is expected to arrive in showrooms at the end of the 2011th With the latest C-Class, Mercedes is also dealt with the main saloon with internal weaknesses, and added a pair of impressive engine choices. If Mercedes can hold the line pricing, expect a lot of disappointed owners of prior face-lift C-Class, it is a very successful upgrade.