C300Kid

I know I'm in the minority but I think the new headlights look better. The current ones are too big/blocky. Love the interior...10x better than current.

JamesB C300

i'm digging the new headlights. the old ones look great and looked amazing when first released, but started to look dated. not bad, not even boring, just a little dated. Other than that, happy they kept the grille, but need to see amg package on sedan to get overall look. i like the cls influence in the headlights and the steering wheel. overall, i think it is an improvement. simply more fresh on the outside and looks like an improvement in quality on the inside.

joshg1001

lol there are even more buttons on the center dash (more than the 4 now). I find that funny because in the US at least, we only use 1 of the 4.

that said, the interior is a million times better.

cthumarshall

wow... i like those tail lights... the interior is really classy... but., hate the head lights..

02Drunkenup

I'm probably the only one to say this, but I like the flippy-up LCD comand screen better than the S-Class style built in.

teja1936

Looks the goods. I think the flat bottomed steering wheel may be the Avantgarde with the AMG option (as shown in the photo with the two tone grey interior) and the other (as seen with the brown interior) may be the standard wheel

syncmaster

looks like a whole new different model !!
Wish i knew about the new facelift earlier, just pick up my car couple weeks ago!

I always thought the LED upgrade was consider refresh already.
The new interior look a lot more upscale now
and the new headlight looks great!!

I will definitely hold out for the new refresh if i knew about it earlier

davezaristo

the interior looks awesome..crap, makes ours look like a corolla and finally no more motorized screen, in which I find it totally annoying and over-engineered...

Sportstick

So, nobody knows what these buttons are either?
Seat controls are on the door trim panel.

justthinking

looks like there are 2 versions of the buttons, one with 3 on each side and one with 4 on each side..

the center red button is for the emergency (moved down from between vents i assume)
the 2 buttons to the end I believe are for heating seats & cooling seats

Sportstick

Not sure we are looking at the same thing....the red triangle is still on the center stack of the instrument panel. And, both the right and left front seats seem to have four buttons on the inboard bolster, although, heating and cooling right on the seat bolster would make sense.

Sportstick

Look at the seat, right up against the center console.....

krnxalex123

wow love the interior omg

justthinking

Current version w204 w/ emergency triangle button between vents


Facelift w204 w/ 4 buttons on each side of emergency triangle button (moved down from between vents)


Another picture of facelift w204 w/ 3 buttons only on each side of emergency triangle button

Sportstick

Not looking there....look down at the seats!!!

justthinking

yeah, i know what you are talking about, those buttons looks like 8 way seat adjust buttons though...

there is a picture on the 1st page (big one w/ steering wheel & part of a/c control, and I zoom in on them to find what looks like heat seat button and vent button on them with 3rd button seems to be no label..

ZeroSeVen

+1 on the newly configured dash layout

Martin_S72

http://www.netcarshow.com/mercedes-benz/2012-c-class/

joshg1001

SportStick, its for the multicontour seats. That have them on the higher end models too. Its just more seat adjustments.



Drive-Dynamic multicontour driver seat with massage (Optional Equipment)
The Drive-Dynamic driver seat features adjustable lumbar supports, side bolsters and shoulder supports, for custom-tailored support. A massage feature helps prevent fatigue on longer drives. Active side bolsters can be set to automatically increase lateral support in cornering maneuvers, or even in the event of a potential accident

K-A

Oh sh**, lol, looking at the current interior, after looking at the new interior, I felt a flashback into the 80's for a second. I just don't know what M-B was thinking w/ the original interior. I've never witnessed such an extensive interior makeover, for just a simple facelift.

Exterior is very subtle, I really don't get the people who are saying it looks all so different. The grille proportions are even seemingly identical, which is the most obvious facelift change by M-B usually.

....Which is a GOOD thing. The W204 still looks fresh, and crisp. All it needed was some little freshening details, which it got, and the headlight change is purely subjective, as both versions have their perks over the other. The LED's are second most obvious differences, and IMO, they're welcome on the back, and will get the trendy "ooh" factor in the front, but could actually date the front very fast (LED graphics are the antithesis of timeless), but even those are subjective.

All in all, a very good refresh, they didn't mess with the formula, and just brought it up-to-trend, while not making the original one look "older" really. Now, the interior, that's a whole different ballgame....

Sportstick

Thanks! Never saw that before...guess I've been hanging out around base models too much! I really like this interior renewal, but I think the exterior changes are essentially invisible. More than 9 out of 10 people would probably never notice the difference as they pass by.

aowhaus

I like the changes overall, but I am not sure if I like the front end.
The headlights reminds me of the VW GTI lights for some reason, don't know exactly why -- maybe because of the proportions and the wide-eye projector light appearance.

The buttons on the side of the seats would take a lot of abuse from spilled drinks and trapped dirt and dust.

justthinking

to be honest, I don't like the trim piece around center vents...too bmw like...

romanservices

I may be in the monority here, I like the current interior and here's why.
having just bought my first MB and never seeing the interior before they are both new to me. Looking at them side by side I would choose the current one over the new. ask me in a year or two after seeing the interior every day, I suspect that most changes would look better simply because it's different.

K-A

Looks like the C will get a 4-banger option next year in the U.S. The C300 will stay with the current motor, and power/performance figures, as a mid-level model, and the 4-banger, will be entry level (Turbo 4). It'll have 201 HP, and a little bit more torque over the C300. Also, considerably better gas mileage.

Looks like prices for the entry C will be even lower than now, giving this already majorly popular car, even more sales incentives. It's a smart move by M-B, as the C is their entry, compact Sedan, so it goes without saying that many people in the market for one, would love the higher MPG, don't care about engine size, and just want to get into a Mercedes. Personally, I'm not a fan of 4 Cylinders, so I'd never want a Benz 4 Cyl (not even really a matter of power), but that's just me.