advans

wow....I doubt i'll be getting a W204 as well, unless they come out with a sexy coupe version. those mirror blinkers are hideous

pmb600

Actually the model lineup will be like this:

C300 Sport or Luxury
Both available with 4Matic

C350 Sport only, no 4Matic available

pmb600

I was going to ask if you worked for MBUSA before I saw this post haha.

GDawgC220

Oh right, my bad. Brain fart.

RLE

Thanks for the great pictures. One thing is clear and that is that Mars Red is all wrong for this car. This particular car is the entry level Sport model with the 3.0 engine (228hp) which the Luxury model is also stuck with. And that means another black only interior with aluminum here and there.

Having already decided to get out of my '01 C320 and refusing to live with black inside, it's going to be a metallic red (Carneol Red, I think it's called) Luxury with Cashmere Beige leather. I think none of the wheels are acceptable, all with too many spokes to clean. Looks like the AMG 18s at $1200 will be what I order even though they have five double spokes. Sorry to say US models won't get the flashing brake lights or the multi-mode headlights.

Contents of the four extra equipment packages are now on the net but no prices of anything have been revealed.

The main thing I am hoping for is an end to the electronic glitches that my '01 has been saddled with and is still having after six years of ownership. Luckily I bought the 8 yr/100K factory warranty extension.

pmb600

np, it should be the way you described it, let's hope they will add this in a subsequent year. My ideal car would be a C350 Sport 4Matic.

pmb600

Wow your car looks great and very shiny!

unwired

Looks a bit similar to the new CTS. Not that the CTS is a bad looking car, I just think they could have done something a bit more "original".

It doesnt look bad though, and seeing it in a different color might do a lot for it.

pmb600

Agreed. The 2008 CTS looked incredible at the auto show! My dad had the original one briefly and while it was a fun car, it wasn't built well. The new CTS might really give the new C-Class a serious competitor.

I also think you are right about the colors...I think that the new C will be very color dependent, this one looked really good:



New CTS:

myfirstbenz

The new CTS is pretty nice for an american car that is for sure. I am partial to the classic grille, but it would be nice to have a bigger motor, so to those interested in more power and the classic look, why not get a sport model and swap out the grill and hood badge?

pmb600

That would be what I would do...how ironic, for years people on this forum and elsewhere have been swapping the classic grille to the CL/CLK style grilles, now we have to do the opposite haha.

The problem is that I want 4Matic as well and the C350 Sport does not come in 4Matic, but the C300 Sport does. At least that is some progress for MB since they haven't offered a 4Matic C-Class sport for the W203. If I had to buy a W204 right when they came out I would do the following:

Buy a C300 Sport with 4Matic, swap grille for traditional grille and hood star.
Remove interior aluminium trim and add black bird's eye maple like in the C350 Sport.
EDIT: I would also remove that hideous sport steering wheel and replace it with the one from the luxury sedan.

The new CTS is supposed to be increidble and the interior is supposed to set a new standard for Cadillac. There is even ambient lighting in the footwells and door pulls, which seems to be a big trend in new cars.

Does anyone know what kind of ambient lighting we're going to get in the W204? I saw one picture that showed light strips in the door pulls.

MCONDE01

Thanks for the great pics!

I like the front especially in the silver color! Both the interior and the pushed in rear might be too much for me. Can't wait to see it in person.

C32Andy

well.....I like it & will be getting one( not in red though)

mleskovar

Sorry to revive........but Werkswagen At first I didn't like the body style but it's starting to grow on me. But with the luxury being limited to the 228 hp engine I won't be getting one. Now I'm thinking CLK

pmb600

Give it a year or two, I'm sure the C350 Luxury will come along. If not that soon, definately by mid-life update there will be new generation engines, probably with direct injection and much more HP to compete with the BMW 335, the Infiniti G35 (which also has 300hp) and of course the new Cadillac CTS which is supposed to have 300hp.

!!!!!NJ Drive

whats the real modding potenial for this car...you could get any & everything for the w203 within the first 2yrs of production, but with the w202 even at its height - things of quality were still hard to come by

AsianML

They really need more powerful engines. And I don't like the C300 name.

MercedesFTW--why are the mirrors required like that?

pmb600

Not their fault--it's new EU requirements. It's probably only a matter of time before the S-Class and CLS-Class mirrors get reworked as well. Does anyone know what that large portion is though on the mirror over the turn signal?

AsianML

But what's being required with the mirrors?

Germancar1

Larger coverage area no doubt.

M

MercedesFTW

Well I read that it's a safety thing for EU, on why the E63's mirrors were so bulbous. I assumed same ruling applied here.

AsianML

Oh, I didn't know the EU was pushing for larger mirrors. I don't mind this kind of regulation. The old mirrors were so tiny.

pmb600

Yeah the mirrors on my C-Class are really bad. The shape is just strange and part of the passenger side mirror is blocked by the small speaker in the door there.

KleanC

ewww...the new C's are ****n uglyy..im thankful i got the w203

Eurosport

that first picture
i don't know if it's the angle but makes the rear of the car looks like a civic

other than that it's nice except it's red ;p
amg bodykit is a must on this car