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MERCEDES-BENZ C200: This new mid-sizer has the goods to take it to BMW and Audi.
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ercedes’ new mid-size warrior, the C-Class, has been in Australia since August. It’s a massively important car for Mercedes and is the car most-feared by BMW and Audi in the race for the young-ish thruster garage space. The new C is more youthful, lighter and more agile. It’s also wildly popular - in November it outsold the 3 Series and the A4 (and the Mazda6), each by quite some margin and has been doing so all year, even with the old model drawing to an end. The petrol-powered C 200 kicks off the
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By PETER ANDERSON W205 sedan range at $60,900, with the C 200 diesel BlueTec an extra $1500. The range heads on up through the C 250 petrols and diesels ($68,900/$70,400) and then to the C 300 diesel-electric hybrid at $74,900. The C 200 has a 2.0-litre turbo-petrol four cylinder engine and seven-speed dual clutch auto transmission. In base form interior, it’s trimmed in Artico fake leather, power front seats, seven-inch screen with sat-nav, DAB+ digital radio as standard and keyless entry and start.
The AMG Line lowers and tightens the suspension, adds a nice set of 19-inch alloy wheels and a bit of visual aggro as well as the open-pore wood interior, sports seats, drilled front disc brakes, Sports Direct steering and tyre pressure monitoring. The Vision package adds a gigantic sunroof (the front two-thirds slides back), LED lighting with cornering mode and an excellent head-up display. And finally, COMAND is Mercedes’ answer to Audi’s MMI and BMW’s iDrive. The optional upgrade brings a bigger screen (8.3 inches), 13 Burmester speakers (up from
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five), a 10 Gb hard drive and voice control. As always, styling is subjective - the overall design is confident, functional and fluid while more conservative than the smaller cars. Inside is magnificently executed - there’s a genuine feeling of solidity, with switchgear a class above and a good mix of real and fake leather and the AMG Line’s open-pore wood is very nice. Along with nine airbags (front, head, pelvis, knee and curtain) and the usual ABS, stability and traction controls, the C 200 comes standard with autonomous emergency braking (very effective) and fatigue detection.
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