Mercedes c-class test: New middle class to Schwäbisch


The renovated Mercedes c-class offers more comfort and now owns many of the security aides on request. In particular, the renovated c-class finally gets an edleres Interior.
At some point someone will write about the 26 March 2011: "The folding Navi screen at Mercedes died on this day." Because if the c-class will begin on that day in their second spring, nothing moves on their mixer support. Instead, it smells to CLS - applying the send circular instruments and the integrated central screen, which here has come a bit closer to the driver of the larger brother. At all turns the previously bad simple interior of the Mercedes c-Klasse to a wellness area, which now fully fit for the purchase price - the eye woman ranging from the silver-colored toolbar up to the decorative strip of the glove box.
Surrounded by lower schaumten plastics which tile is accurate, you can click the ALU scroll wheel on the center console of the Mercedes c-class, includes the easy-grip nappa leather steering wheel with multifunction standard and needs no log to understand the operation. Up to date are ample assistance systems available. The guardian angel keep the Mercedes c-class by targeted brake intervention in the track, monitor the dead angle, show a traffic sign, keep distance radar-controlled, take over the building and fade out and can initiate an emergency braking. So sure was never - the Mercedes c-class provided, in addition to invest a total of 3,500 euros.
4,61 M the Mercedes c-class is now the dwarves of middle-class; even a VW Jetta above it, which explains the unchanged spacing: front plenty, rear enough in the boot class average (T model 485 up to 1,500 litres). Are you greater than 1.85 metres? Then it could be back closely.
The Mercedes c-class is more generous with the suspension comfort. The days where she the sporting competitors Audi A4 and BMW emulated 3 series in the series trim, are over. Instead she recollects with revised suspension tuning even more a traditional Mercedes strength: the comfort. Above all the version of elegance with series tires and suspension that now especially fluffy inside.
Firmer, the basis of classic Mercedes adjusts a touch, athletic as before the avant-garde package for the Mercedes c-Klasse (star in the cooler instead of the Aluminum hood) support. The difference with the 453 euro expensive sports suspension that 15 mm deep erlegt the body and gives the driver a more direct steering is clear. The version with adjustable Adaptive dampers, which changes on a button between the sofa and bench is luxurious - matching also steering and torque converter change their temperament (from 786 euro).
The automatic transmission of the Mercedes c-class is now in all run seven stages, what extra charge in the four-wheel makes the 2.499 euro only slightly more bearable. Exception: The Mercedes 250 C already as standard waives a clutch pedal. His brother of diesel which nails C 250 CDI with high aufgeladenem-series, in the cold, unfriendly, sets the mood for this from 1,600 rpm with torque of 500 nm.
People who like it kultivierter, choose the C 220 CDI. He also uses two turbochargers, but less high pressures, which lowers the combustion noise. Really solid Mercedes C, driven by us pushes to from June 350 CDI, whose three-liter-V6 for a Variant pleasant purrs, while 620 nm with the speedometer.

More conservative tire wear and purchase price is the newly added C 180 CDI with 120 HP. All engines of the Mercedes c-class now have direct injection and a convincing working start stop automation, which can be aimed by eco button and does justice to its name in the automatic versions: while request manual switch to idle and disengaging, before the motor silent, it occurs only on the brake pedal.
A gas blast later the c-class is already back forward, draws a match full of feeling, floats accomplished than ever about potholes, across, turns up gently and filters away the most driving noise. It does not need long to befriend with this comfort. At the end you pleased that the Mercedes c-class is now more clearly sets it apart from the sporting competitors and thereby gaining profile - this will be a day in the history.