Mercedes-Benz C Class News
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Mercedes Benz surprised many by offering its new E-Class Coupe for less money than the E-Class Sedan, with which it shares its styling, interior and positioning. After all, which carmaker makes a more exclusive coupe model and then sells it for less money than the sedan variant? If you missed our original pricing story, the E-Class Sedan starts at $49,475 for the base E350, while the similar E350 Coupe is slightly cheaper at $48,925. It appears that Mercedes had some method to its pricing madness, however, and not purely because it wanted to hit its rivals by undercutting them in price. It...
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New company aims to make supercar clubs affordable
The idea of pooling resources to get access to a wide range of the most exotic four-wheeled machinery available isn't new, though it is still rather exclusive. Groups like P1 International in the UK and The Supercar Club in Australia have built the genre over the past few years, while newcomers...
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Avus Performance takes on the Mercedes C63 AMG, pushes power to 585hp
After a very unfortunate naming/translation incident with their Audi RS6 'White Power', Avus Performance have followed up with two more strong contenders for the tuning market's elusive 'most tasteful' award. Proving they have what it takes to build on - but not screw up - high-performance German...
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Mercedes Benz SL63 AMG returns as Official 2009 F1 Safety Car
With another season of F1 kicking off this weekend at the Australian GP in Melbourne, Mercedes Benz has confirmed that its two high-performance AMG safety cars from last year’s season will return to keep things order for ’09. The SL63 AMG will be staring once again as the Official F1...
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Jaguar XF Estate coming to Frankfurt Motor Show?
As we previewed for you last April, Jaguar is rumored to be working on an XF Estate for this year's Frankfurt Motor Show. The car, which would expand on the already highly successful XF range, is expected to be essentially production ready despite its status as a 'show car'. The gang at Auto Motor...
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Preview: 2010 Mercedes Benz E-Class ‘Estate’ wagon
The next-generation Mercedes Benz E-Class has just made its debut but we still have several months until the ‘Estate’ wagon version is revealed. A number of prototypes for the Estate have been spotted near the carmaker’s headquarters in Germany, revealing the final shape of the...
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Modified Mercedes-Benzes are far from uncommon,and the methods applied are likewise becoming rote: big, flashy wheels, a new, agressive body kit and, of course, more power. Lorinser sticks with this tried and true formula and ends up with something not to far from the manufacturer's specifications, and several orders of magnitude more tasteful than many alternative brands. Despite the already fairly potent tune of the standard C350 sedan's 3.5L V6 engine, Lorinser has managed to extract over 10% more power from the car. The boost to 305hp (224kW) from the stock rating of 272hp (200kW) comes...
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Mercedes Benz introduces C350 CGI BlueEFFICIENCY
Mercedes Benz has introduced a new version of its C-Class sedan under the guise of its BlueEFFICIENCY eco tag. The car is the C350 CGI BlueEFFICIENCY, and despite producing more power and torque than the standard C350 it uses on average 10% less fuel. This is because of the addition of...
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Modified Mercedes C63 AMG by Carlsson hits 565hp
Mercedes' C63 AMG is a ferociously powerful sedan, rated at a whopping 457hp (336kW) from the factory. But the tuners at Carlsson weren't satisfied, and decided to dump another 108hp (81kW) into the big V8 for an insanely powerful result, dubbed the CK63 S. Nearing the celebrated 100hp/liter metric...
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Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG by Brabus
Brabus is well-known for taking Mercedes vehicles to extreme states of tune, including the V12 twin-turbo Bullit, a tweaked version of the SLR Roadster and even the Daimler-produced Smart ForTwo. Now the company has taken on the C63 AMG, rebranded as the Brabus B63 S, and though the German tuners...
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RENNtech tunes the Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG
Outrageous power in an unlikely package is not a thing of the past, and it's unlikely ever to truly die, no matter what the mainstream media may say. RENNtech has embraced that philosophy with its latest creation, a tuned version of Mercedes' C63 AMG - itself an already over-the-top take on a...
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DTM picks Mercedes C63 AMG as official Safety Car
The Mercedes-Benz SL63 may have been picked as the official safety car for F1 but its little brother, the new C63 AMG, was chosen for the role in Europe’s Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM) series. The new car will start its role as the official safety car in the second DTM race of the season...
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While the rest of the world can opt for fuel-efficient petrol and diesel four-cylinder versions of the C-Class, the entry-level model in the U.S. sports a V6 powerplant. Given the current concerns about climate change and the increasing cost of fuel, officials at Mercedes-Benz are now considering adding a four-cylinder engine to its U.S. lineup and are already testing a new 1.4L supercharged version. But you can't just put a four-cylinder unit into a Mercedes-Benz and expect customers used to big and powerful engines to be happy. To overcome this engineers have said they will try to make the...
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Video: BMW M3 vs Mercedes C63 AMG
The latest round of the battle between BMW and Mercedes has resulted in the release of the new M3 and C63 AMG cars. Both are very fast and represent great value for true German performance. The Merc may have more power under the hood but BMW’s track expertise and lighter weight puts them on...
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Lorinser prepped Mercedes C-Class Estate
Excluding old-school Volvos and early shooting brakes, the Mercedes-Benz Estate can be considered one of the first luxury station wagons. German tuner company Lorinser was founded in 1977, the same year the Estate was first introduced. 30 years later, Lorinser gives the new W204 Estate - now part...
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Mercedes-Benz C-class estate by Carlsson
Before even going on sales, Mercedes’ new C-class estate has come in for a series of modifications from Germany’s Carlsson including a range of power upgrades and a more luxurious interior. The exterior also gets a makeover with new aerodynamic parts and alloy wheels. For diesel fans...
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Mercedes C-class to get Universal Media Interface
Mercedes-Benz will be equipping European and U.S. delivered C-class models early next year with its Universal Media Interface (UMI), designed for connecting mobile entertainment and communication devices such as a cell phone or MP3 music player. Inside the glovebox of cars equipped with the UMI are...
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Brabus presents the V12 Biturbo Bullit Mercedes C-Class - 720hp and 1100Nm
Pegged as the ‘ultimate wolf in sheep’s clothing,’ Mercedes tuner Brabus has unveiled its new V12 Biturbo C-Class sedan that it plans to present at tomorrow’s Frankfurt Motor Show. Brabus has been transplanting high output, large displacement engines into regular sedans for...
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Less than a day after Audi revealed its super-wagon RS6, rival Mercedes-Benz has released official details and images for the wagon variant of the new C63 ahead of its world debut at next week’s Frankfurt Motor Show. Sporting the same powerdome as the saloon, the new AMG Estate packs the same 457hp (336kW) 6.3L V8 and equally aggressive pumped fenders. The high-performance estate accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in just 4.6 seconds and is electronically limited to a 250km/h top speed. Power is transferred to the wheels via AMG’s SpeedShift 7G-Tronic automatic transmission, with the...
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Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Unleashed
The first official shots of Mercedes' new high-performance C63 AMG sedan have been released showcasing Stuttgart's new sledgehammer that's set to compete with the upcoming BMW M3 and Audi's RS 4. Sporting the familiar hand-built 6.2-liter AMG V-8 engine, the C63 churns out 457 horsepower, down on...
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Preview: Mercedes-Benz C-class Sportcoupe
Mercedes-Benz is currently developing a new version of the C-Class Sportcoupe, a car that’s rumored to make its world debut at September’s Frankfurt Auto Show. Several prototypes were spotted undergoing cold weather testing in Sweden recently, which revealed that the new model will...
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Carlsson CK35 tuning pack for the Mercedes C-Class
Carlsson has kitted up the new Mercedes Benz C-Class with its latest CK35 tuning package, a race-proven kit that delivers the performance to match its sporty look. The tuner has been a successful competitor in the VLN Long Distance Trophy at the Nürburgring for many years and has consistently used...
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2007 Geneva Auto Show Gallery Part 1
With the Geneva show in full swing, now seems a good time to show you real life pictures of some of the new car launched. You'll see the new Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera (pictured above), the new Opel GT Concept car, Audi A5/S5, Lexus IS-F, and the sinister Mercedes C-Class DTM competitor...
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Video: 2008 Mercedes C-Class
Mercedes recently launched the latest generation of its bread-and-butter C-Class and this is the video that shows you what it looks like out on the road.
Viknesh Vijayenthiran