Comfire7

Lol, can't wait to see the new w205

cleankutazn

2nd ....this car will be awesome.

J2brian703

Definitely buying this car. Any word on the price?

djejglk

The only semi-official word is that it will be "a few thousand dollars more than the current c class". I'm not sure if he was talking about the c250 or the c300. I can't find the link, but I've been scouring through every bit of info as it pops up regarding the w205, and that was a piece of info I came across.

J2brian703

I'm thinking of buying C400. Do you know approximately when they will announce the pricing?

djejglk

The c class has a solid showing at the Detroit auto show this week. One would think they would mention pricing at the show.

djejglk

ok, so I'm seeing $46k here.....

http://reviews.cnet.com/sedan/2015-m...-35834131.html

That's a far cry from "a few thousand more than current version", even the current c300.

wtf

I'm assuming that's a c400 with a few options maybe? :sticker shock:

J2brian703

I'd be pissed off if that price is for c300... wtf....

djejglk

An E class starts not far from that. They better find that middle ground if they want a lot of buyers.

J2brian703

That's what I'm saying..I think that $46,035 is C400 because the C400 they had from Detroit AutoShow was white.
Take a look at HERE.
What do you think?

Germancar1

I would wait until the official pricing. The new C300 will likely be a little more than today's C250 because of the standard 4Matic for the first 6 months. Then the base RWD C300 arrives which should be just a smidge more then the current C250 IMO. C400 loaded like that will be a 50K car for sure!

M

tommy

Forcing initial buyers into a 4MATIC seems a bit short-sighted and greedy to me. Unless they're trying to herd potential customers into CLAs, of course.

ddarko

I'd ignore the cnet price - it looks like it's nothing more than a straight conversion from the announced price in Germany, which begins at 33,558 euros ~ 45-46,000 dollars. There's too many differences between how cars are priced in Europe versus the USA for the German price to be useful guide for what the price will be in USA. For example, the current F31 BMW 328i automatic in Germany starts at 40,150 euros = $55,000. The USA MSRP for the car is $37,300. Even if you add 19% to the USA price to cover the VAT that's included in the European price, there's still a huge gap.

The current W204 C300 C-Class Sport with 4Matic starts at $39,400 while the C250 is $35,800. I'd think the launch W205 C300 will be price similarly to the W204 C300 since AWD is also standard while the RWD C300, when it launches, will be priced closer to where the C250 is today. I'd think the C300 AWD will go a little above $40,000 while the C400 may approach $45,000 (that's where the BMW 335i xDrive sits) while the RWD C300 will go for around $38,000, also because that's where its key competitor BMW 328i is priced.

Down selling people to a cheaper model would be a strange sales strategy and seems unlikely that's the master plan, especially since only North America is AWD-only at launch - all the other territories have RWD as standard at launch. I think the reason is more likely due to the start of C-Class assembly in Alabama, as others have suggested.

vsix

This thing will rock...cant await it, either lol

djejglk

Yeah, I think the pricing should be compared to the current c300, with a "few" thousand dollars added. Current c300=v6, new model=I4 turbo, but with "nicer" interior and refinements, as well as more horsepower than current 4 cyl's. I'm thinking it 'starts' at around the 42000 mark. Just my guess.

TOKI

So funny to read you guys being frustrated with the prace of the W205 :-) Where I live, which is Poland, the basic model starts around 50k USD and if I want to load it - and I do because who wants to drive a basic Benz? - I can easily boost the price up to over 100k USD :-)

Freaking car wonderland you guys have in the US.. not to mention the petrol prices which force me to buy a diesel.

omgitselaine

Definitely a " must look " once my lease on my current Lexus IS is up in 2016 it'll allow those first year production kinks to get corrected and pricing wouldnt be " MSRP Only " from the dealers !!

I do love the look of the exterior and interior !!

djejglk

That 2015 c class review with the french lady is annoying. She mentions the seats being uncomfortable, which is one of the most important things to me. Maybe she's right, but hopefully wrong. lol.

lisandrodarica

the price of the newest one sounds to be good & i'm really excited by the idea to try it or test it the first

djejglk

I see a few problems...apparently the first models will ship only with the air suspension, which I DONT want for a few different reasons, making the initial price even higher. Compare a "base" c300 -which will include 4matic and air suspension, vs a "base" c300 later next year -available as RWD and standard steel spring transmission. That right there will be a few thousand dollars difference.

christophsky

AIRMATIC will be standard on the C400, but optional on the C300.

djejglk

I know that's the plan (I've seen the most recent dealership pre-order .pdf), but more than a few sources imply it's shipping with the airmatic as a "forced" option (c300). If this is the case, I think mercedes is making it evident that it's a 'needed' option, at least at first. They might want first time buyers of the brand to 'experience' the difference of air suspension, making no other option available. I very much hope I'm wrong, but that's my impression. Most of the video reviews in the 2015 c class video review section make me think this.

Like I said, I hope I'm wrong...I very much would like to drive a newly delivered c300, standard suspension.

Ultimate goal is to have a c300 with rear wheel drive, standard suspension, but I can't even have that until later NEXT year. Their release strategy is alluring.

Glyn M Ruck

Benz has got to try & make money out of these cars in the US market. They have been giving W204's away. Local production will help but they either remove features or the price is going to creep up. US gets the cheapest Benzes in the world other than Saudi Arabia where you can even spec a car like a Porsche without airbags & there is zero tax.