kozzyh

I have just taken delivery of the C200 Bluetec (1.6 diesel) AMG Line in the UK. The excitement of receiving the car was soon dampened when I noticed the exhaust pipe tips were blanked off. I thought I had seen real ones I a show room. My car is a company lease.

I have read elsewhere that this has something to do with diesels etc...but I just saw an E Class E220 CDI 2014 model today that had real and visible double exhausts.

Anybody feel the same way or have any thoughts?

Boudicca

I didn't realise at the time when I purchased that the exhaust tips were fake/faux and was a bit perplexed when I washed the car for the first time lol. On the bright side- they're easy to keep clean

ManiacGT

My C200 petrol has twin exhaust tips. The surrounds are part of the bumper but the main exhausts feed into them underneath. I suspect that diesels point their exhaust to the floor?

jolt8631

They do - diesels have down-facing pipes on one side only - due to Ad Blue tank, I think (or at least expanded fuel tank, anyways).

kozzyh

I wish had known that...I didn't choose the Sport trim because of the faux vanity trim thinking I was going for real exhaust tips or at least active surrounds. Yes it is only on one side and facing down. Never mind heh....but are people sure that this faux issue is also the case with the c220 and c250 bluetecs??

Mr Enigma

See my thread linked below for more information. It depends on what trim you have on the car for the petrol engine but diesels are fake/faux.


https://mbworld.org/forums/c-class-w...tips-c200.html

Driver5

Hello,

Can anyone confirm if its a faux panel on the C350e in UK Sport trim ?

Cheers

hummerhealey

The C350e (being a petrol car) has twin exhaust tips. It also has the perforated disk brakes from the AMG line.

Driver5

Thanks for the confirmation.

Dr_xavz

I only found out from a page on this forum about a month ago, even after receiving my c220 amg line in jan. Only the 250s in the UK have the actual pipes. Lucky diesel cars dnt really give off anything from the pipes. Disappointed myself, but not the worse thing about this car lol.

DBOC205

Surprised me as well. I had thought that all C250's had real tips - turns out the diesel doesn't, even with the AMG line. Oh well.. as Boudicca said, at least they're easy to keep clean.

digitallust_aus

My C250 AMG Line Bluetec hasn't got the twin pipe either, bit disappointing.. Only in the Petrol version here.

Edo81

Euro 6 cars with Adblue (Bluetec versions), when cleaning the DPF emit baking air (800 degrees). This would melt the plastic bumper. Due to that pipe (or pipes) are down-facing. It is the same in other cars (ex. my father's New Passat). CDI engines havn't got this problem as they are Euro 5 and do not use the Bluetec technology. That's all.

El_Ucca

You might be right, but at least in our 2014 BMW 520d, which is EU6 and uses adblue, exhaust are NOT downward facing.

Glyn M Ruck

There is a whole thread on this somewhere. Pics & all. Many diesel models & more basic spec gasoline models come with the vanity panel or blocked exhausts.

Mr Enigma

As Glyn mentioned. See post 6 in this thread.

-ian

Could be worse mate. You could have spent 100K on a C63 black series. The exhaust tips on them are not even attached to the main exhaust system.

kozzyh

Lol...I suppose you are right. Thanks all for your input....I guess I ought to enjoy the car for what it is! Another topic altogether...but I actually DO notice a difference between the Agility select options(no airmatic) especially in the throttle response despite my tiddly engine!! At least that os a good thing