Mercedes-Benz C-Class Estate (2012) - Automotive News

CAR GARAGE | Mercedes-Benz C-Class Estate (2012) | The Mercedes-Benz C-Class is the highest-selling models for Mercedes-Benz series. An improvement of up to 31 per cent has been Achieved in fuel consumption and all Mercedes-Benz C-Class launch models will feature the ECO start / stop function as standard. All the engine variants are now classed as Blue Efficiency units, showing That They are particularly efficient and environmentally compatible in their use of fuel. In future all automatic versions will feature the further-developed PLUS 7G-TRONIC seven-speed automatic transmission. All the petrol engines in the series models have direct injection.

The quantum leap in efficiency is particularly well illustrated by the six-cylinder unit: Power has Increased considerably, the C 350 Blue Efficiency delivering aspects 306 hp and 370 Nm (292 hp and 365 Previously Nm). The four-cylinder petrol engines, the which made a great evolutionary leap forward in 2009 and all feature direct injection and turbocharging and excel with high performance and exemplary economy. The most economical model in the Mercedes C-Class range has also Become even more frugal: the C 220 CDI Blue Efficiency with the manual six-speed standard transmission and the ECO start / stop function. In conjunction with the improved PLUS 7G-TRONIC automatic transmission and the ECO start / stop function included as standard, the C 220 CDI Blue Efficiency and the C 250 CDI Blue Efficiency both deliver top-class figures with a combined diesel consumption of 58.8 mpg. This corresponds to CO2 emissions of 125 grams per kilometer.

The saloon and estate both sport seven-spoke light-alloy wheels as part of Their standard specification, whilst the Avant Garde and ELEGANCE lines are Shod in newly styled twin-spoke wheels.  An improvement of up to 31 per cent has been Achieved in fuel consumption and all Mercedes-Benz C-Class launch models will feature the ECO start / stop function as standard. All the petrol engines in the series models have direct injection. In conjunction with the improved PLUS 7G-TRONIC automatic transmission and the ECO start / stop function included as standard, the C 220 CDI Blue Efficiency and the C 250 CDI Blue Efficiency both deliver top-class figures with a combined diesel consumption of 58.8 mpg.

The Mercedes-Benz C-Class is amongst the most spacious vehicles in its segment. In the rear, the saloon and estate offer shoulder room of 1398 millimeters and an elbow width of 1462 millimeters. And the Mercedes-Benz C-Class offers plenty of space for luggage, too: the saloon's load capacity is 475 liters (in accordance with the VDA measuring method). For the saloon, Mercedes-Benz offers the which a Divided backrest can be folded forward Quickly and easily on a 1:2 ratio. The luggage compartment capacity can be extended from 485 or 690 when the vehicle is liters loaded to roof height up to 1500 liters (when the rear seat backrests are folded forward and the vehicle is loaded to roof height).