Category: C-Class

Mercedes-Benz wants to fill the garages of new luxury car shoppers with its 2015 C-Class. Clearly, it also wants to fill holes in the automobile market, such as the crossover “coupe” segment.

Mercedes has found a gap to fill between the 333-horsepower C400 and the 450+/- horsepower C63. The undisguised C450 Sport AMG we spotted, and its 367-horsepower twin-turbo 3.0L V6 should fit within the wheel wells nicely.

Now that Mercedes-Benz’s entry-level positions for various markets are established by the A-Class, B-Class, or, as in the U.S., by the CLA four-door coupe, the new C-Class chassis (W205) will be positioned as a more premium family of cars including a cabriolet model.

The automotive industry is moving toward electrification like Walmart shoppers moving through the doors at 5 a.m. on Black Friday. Thanks to tightening EPA regulations, there’s a lot of pressure to get more plug-in hybrids and electric vehicles on the roads, but only so much can be done given the constraints of the time-space continuum. The W205 C-Class is not immune to this impending wave of electrification, as demonstrated by these spy shots of C-Class sedan and wagon plug-in prototypes.

Mercedes is recalling nearly 290,000 cars! What is the world coming to? Actually, it’s not such a big deal. It is true that Mercedes is recalling 284,000 C-Class sedans, but the problem isn’t nearly as bad as some other car companies recent issues. An electrical issue could cause the tail lights to dim or fail […] More »

Here we have the new C-Class wagon almost completely without camouflage covering it’s beautiful body panels. Like it? Well, if you’re lucky, it’ll come to a show room near you before the year is out. If you live in the US, honestly, you’re probably out of luck. Mercedes hasn’t stated explicitly that they’re shipping the […] More »

Autocar Magazine determined the Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG and Audi R8 were the best cars for a drifting battle. After they picked their favorite driver’s/drifter’s cars, the drivers themselves began to compete for the title of “best driver/drifter”. It would be nice to see this turned into a yearly competition done comprehensively in the vein of Motor Trend’s Best Driver’s Car battle. If there is another drift challenge like this, I nominate the Stig.