Meet the Baby S-Class — Mercedes-Benz’s All New C Breaks Cover

There she is — Mercedes-Benz has officially revealed the next C-Class, and it’s a Mini Me S.

Mercedes-Benz has officially revealed the all-new W206 C-Class. The company likes to think of the new C as the Baby S-Class. It has big brother’s new second generation big screen MBUX infotainment, and it’s based on the MRA II modular platform it actually shares with the E and S-Class. So, in part that statement rings quite true.

The new C grows 2.55 inches to 15.6 ft long, is 5.9 ft wide and half an inch shorter in height, but its wheelbase grows an inch to 9.4 feet for a larger boot and more rear legroom.

An evolutionary styling step

Another evolutionary styling step to align it with some newer Mercedes metal like the A and S-Classes, the biggest change comes inside where a large 11.9-inch screen dominates the center console as it does in the new Mercedes S-Class.

Powered by the latest second-generation MBUX infotainment, the system blends seamlessly to a strip that operates the air conditioning and the like, while classic rounded air vents continue atop the screen.

Significantly more powerful big screen MBUX Infotainment

The digital instrument cluster now sits alone behind the three-spoke steering wheel and there’s also an all-new augmented reality full color head-up display with navigation. MBUX gains significantly more powerful hardware and an integrated Online Music feature to unite all major streaming providers.

In a major detour however, the new C-Class will now only be powered by four-cylinder engines. That starts with an all-new 170 horsepower 1.5-litre M254 petrol mill with a particulate filter in the C 180, in the 150 hp C200, which produces a benchmark 100 kilowatts per liter in the metric system. Next up is a 265 hp C300 4-Matic AWD with a 35 horse 30 second overboost.