Timing, Details on Mercedes C-class Diesel, Hybrid, C450, Coupe

The latest Mercedes-Benz C-class sedan is a far classier car than the one it replaces, but it launched in just two flavors: the turbocharged four-cylinder C300 4MATIC and the twin-turbocharged V-6–powered C400 4MATIC. That’s gonna change in a big way over the next 12 to 24 months, with Mercedes planning to add a diesel, a plug-in hybrid, and an AMG Performance model, as well as the new Mercedes-AMG C63 and two additional body styles. Yes, that’s a lot of new stuff, and, yes, they’re all going to be available in the U.S. Read on to get all things W205 C in one convenient, easy-to-digest serving.

The new Mercedes-AMG C63 is pissed off and coming to get you. Yes, you. Mercedes-AMG C63: This car debuted in sedan form at the recent Paris auto show, and you can read all about it here. The rear-drive hooligan loses the naturally aspirated and ear-porn-tacular 6.2-liter V-8 that we loved so much in its predecessor in favor of the M177 variant of the twin-turbo M178 V-8 found under the hood of the new AMG GT sports car. (The main difference is that the latter has wet-sump lubrication.) The engine will also make its way into the other C-class body styles—the current W204 C63 AMG coupe will be available through early 2015—most of which will come to the U.S. (Just not the awesome wagon.)

C250 BlueTec: This is, as you might suspect, the diesel sedan. Powered by the same OM651 2.1-liter diesel four as the GLK250, it will pack something like 200 horsepower and 370 lb-ft of torque and go on sale in the spring of 2016. Once online—it will also be assembled in Alabama like other U.S.-market C sedans—it’s expected to make up 5 to 10 percent of total C-class sedan sales; unlike Mercedes-Benz’s strategy with its diesel SUVs, however, it won’t be the least-expensive four-door C. The BlueTec will be available strictly with 4MATIC all-wheel drive.

C350 plug-in hybrid: One of the first Mercedes plug-in models, the Alabama-built C350 will go on sale in the spring of 2016. It will team the C300′s turbocharged four-cylinder with an electric motor and offer up to 10 miles of electric-only driving range. Mercedes sees this car—as well as the S550 plug-in—as a way to prove that it can build a great hybrid as it ramps up its electrification strategy ahead of 2020, by which point PHEVs will be critical members of the automaker’s lineup. The C350 will launch with rear-wheel drive, with 4MATIC possibly arriving later.

2015 Mercedes-Benz C400 4MATIC sedan

C450 AMG Performance: This car is exactly what it sounds like: a BMW M Performance–like bridge model between the regular C-classes and the skull-obliterating C63. It will get an uprated version of the C400′s 329-hp twin-turbo V-6, likely good for 360 horses or so and spinning all four wheels via 4MATIC all-wheel drive. Expect all manner of sport-tastic styling touches, more-aggressive brakes and suspension, and copious AMG logos inside and out. (The name could also be AMG Sport.) The sheet will be pulled off at next January’s Detroit auto show, and the car will go on sale in the fall. Here’s the kicker: It will supplant the C400 completely after a year on the market.

Mercedes Taunts Ferrari after Clinching F1 Constructors

Have you heard? Mercedes AMG Petronas wrapped up this year’s Formula 1 constructors’ championship this past Sunday with three races still left on the calendar. The folks at Scuderia Ferrari definitely heard about it, thanks to Mercedes parking a new C-class emblazoned with “World Champion 2014″ right outside the Italian team’s headquarters. Shots fired, sort of.

As is so often the case, this beef war sprang up on Twitter. Ferrari tweeted a “congrats, but don’t get comfy in that throne” message to Mercedes on Sunday. It took a few days for Mercedes to respond (via its Italian-language account), but the company’s retort was perfect.

For those who don’t speak Italian, that tweet reads “The best Ferrari ever built is the next one,” a quote attributed to Enzo Ferrari, the use of which can be read with considerable sarcasm when it comes from a competitor.

This was Mercedes AMG’s year in F1 so far: The team has won 13 out of the 16 races run thus far, with Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg finishing 1-2 at the Russian Grand Prix in Sochi to clinch the constructors’ title. It’s the first time Mercedes has won the constructors’ crown in F1—it previously powered McLaren and Brawn title winners—and it breaks Red Bull’s string of four consecutive championships. Ferrari currently sits in fourth place in the standings.

Enough C400 Luxury For The Glance

Even though the C400 is fairly deluxe-looking in its default form, Pebble Beach’s manic car auctions had us adding options with the intensity of bids on a $38-million Ferrari. We dropped $720 on the car’s Lunar Blue paint—it’s among the most exciting colors offered; the rest of the spectrum is limited to Germanic grayscale and dark earth-tone hues. C-class curb appeal was enhanced by opting for the 19-inch AMG multispoke wheels, a steal at $500. To augment the C400’s standard LED headlights, we added the $800 Lighting package so they’d steer with the front wheels; this package also brings automatic high-beam control.

The 2015 C-class’s interior is among the classiest out there—at any price—but still Mercedes leaves room for improvement. To replace the standard (and convincing) M-B Tex faux leather with real hides, we selected the $2300 Interior package, which also adds a cooling function for the front seats, a power passenger seat with memory, illuminated doorsills, and multicolor LED ambient lighting. Because we dig strange but attractive interior color schemes, we specified red leather upholstery and the gorgeous Linden wood trim, both at no extra cost. Buyers can also choose from black or gray leather and aluminum, piano-black, or matte-black wood trim.

It seems a bit silly these days that things such as navigation or a backup camera are optional on $50K cars, but, alas, they are on the C-class. Getting both requires $2690 for the Multimedia package, which also brings voice control for the COMAND system, three years of SiriusXM, and 10-gigabytes of music storage. Finally, we splurged on the $250 Hands-Free Access package for the ability to close the trunk electronically. Yep, Pebble Beach really got to our heads, but we can’t afford a butler, so . . .

Speaking of servants, our C400’s price comes to roughly a year’s salary for a top-notch helper: $56,775. Okay, so maybe that’s the price for an excellent part-time butler. Either way, it’s on the high side of what you’ll pay for a sub-mid-size luxury vehicle, being more or less equivalent to an similarly equipped BMW 335i xDrive sedan. We really, really like the Mercedes-Benz’s panache, though, and its mini S-class looks mean it should fit right in with the Pebble Beach set.

Mercedes-Benz C400 4MATIC

In the wake of this year’s Pebble Beach luxury extravaganza, we’re feeling particularly rich. Good timing, then, that Mercedes-Benz’s online configurator for the 2015 C-class sedan is now up and running, allowing our minds to wander and ruminate on which C we’d buy, and how we would spec it. After all, now that the C-class is no longer saddled with entry-level duty—thanks, new CLA-class!—it has grown up and is now a fully fledged luxury ride as befits a silk suit–wearing Pebble-goer. Without further ado, this is our ideal 2015 C-class—now will someone please pass the caviar and foie gras?

MODEL: Mercedes-Benz C400 4MATIC (base price: $49,515)

Currently, Mercedes is offering the new C-class sedan in just two flavors: the C300, which is powered by a turbocharged four-cylinder engine, and the steroidal C400, which is powered by a 329-hp twin-turbo V-6. Both models, for now, come exclusively with Benz’s 4MATIC all-wheel drive. Having sampled both cars, we can say they’re excellent and oh-so-true to Benz form. That said, we’re a power-hungry bunch, so our foray into the C-class’s build sheet begins with the C400 4MATIC.

Opting for the burlier C ups the price of entry from $41,325 to $49,515—quite a jump for an additional 88 horsepower and 81 lb-ft of torque. Besides more oomph, the C400 also brings 18-inch AMG wheels, a sport-tuned suspension, automatic full-LED headlights, heated front seats, a Burmester sound system, SiriusXM, and a proximity-entry system. Standard features shared with the C300 include a 14-way power driver’s seat, dual-zone automatic climate control, power-folding door mirrors, a tilting/telescoping steering wheel, Benz’s new COMAND infotainment screen and touchpad controller, M-B Tex seat upholstery, Bluetooth audio streaming, a drive-mode selector, and brake-based torque-vectoring functionality.

Mercedes-Benz C300 4MATIC

During the Mercedes-Benz family’s most recent growth spurt, the entry-luxe CLA and the top dog Mercedes-AMG GT S have grabbed inordinate attention. More significant is how the new C-class fares against rising hostility in the premium compact-sedan class. Traditionally, Audi has been the style and luxury leader and BMW has defined exemplary performance, while Cadillac’s ATS, Acura’s TLX, and the latest Lexus IS are fresh party crashers. But, as we’ve determined by driving and testing the new Benz Cs, the silver star aspires to topple that order. As the brand’s top seller, the C-class has a mission to stand tall against come what may from East, West, and the U.S. of A.

The new Cs are larger inside and out yet lighter thanks to shrewd engineering and more aluminum in their unibodies; they’re also fully endowed with safety and infotainment technology. Prices are higher to give the CLA breathing room; when the base rear-drive C300 arrives early next year, it will start at $39,325. For the time being, the C300 4MATIC tested here with a base sticker of $41,325 is the closest thing to a C-class bargain.

A $2175 Sport package (18-inch AMG wheels, sport seats, drilled front brake rotors, sporty cosmetic touches), $2800 Driver Assistance package (automatic cruise control and braking intervention, lane keeping with steering assist, blind-spot warning, and other safety helpers), $2690 Multimedia package (COMAND navigation with 8.4-inch LCD screen and voice control, backup camera), $1680 Premium package (Burmester sound system with satellite reception), a $720 silver paint job, and $580 heated front seats jacked up the bottom line to $51,970. That sum includes what Mercedes calls MB-Tex upholstery, an appealing vinyl material that is difficult to tell from genuine leather.

The C300’s 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine pumps out a maximum of 241 horsepower with a turbocharger, although it has its work cut out even with a seven-speed automatic on hand to help. The dynamometer says that 273 lb-ft of torque is available from 1300 to 4000 rpm, but throttle response is somewhat sluggish. Complicating matters is a transmission slow to kick down from a cruising to a passing gear. Acceleration bottom line: To 60 mph, the C300 beats the Cadillac ATS 2.0T but not the BMW 328i. The Merc’s 6.1-second 0-to-60-mph sprint and 14.6-second-at-96-mph quarter-mile are competitive, but the car doesn’t feel as vivacious as many turbo and non-turbo rivals. Both the BMW and Cadillac sedans were RWD and equipped with manual transmissions; we’ve tested an all-wheel-drive 328i xDrive wagon, which weighed 155 pounds more than this C. It hit 60 in 5.8 seconds and tripped the quarter-mile lights in 14.3 seconds.

In cornering grip, this C300 tied the rear-wheel-drive 328i sedan’s 0.88 g, bested the xDrive wagon’s 0.86 g, and trailed the rear-drive ATS 2.0T’s 0.90 g. Riding on run-flat Pirelli Cinturato radials, this Benz’s 177-foot stopping distance from 70 mph was substantially longer than the class average, and we noted hints of fade in our testing. Pedal feel is reassuring after the slightly excessive initial travel is taken up.

The C300’s electrically assisted power steering trumps BMW’s best attempts with this technology, providing firm off-center effort and straight-line confidence that’s superior to the new Mercedes S-class. Alas, little road feel is communicated from the tire contact patches to the driver’s fingertips.

A sound body structure does provide a superb foundation for excellent suspension tuning and nicely controlled ride motions. Bumps in the middle of tight bends don’t faze the C’s combination of coil springs and multilink wheel locators. There’s an Agility Select switch to adjust the dampers on Airmatic cars (ours didn’t have that option), as well as transmission and throttle actions on all models, but jumping from Comfort to Sport+ extremes invokes only subtle character changes. There’s a separate switch for disabling the environmentally friendly engine stop-start mode; luckily, the attendant shudder on restart is modest enough to live with.

Dynamic traits are, overall, competent but not sufficiently compelling to sway BMW fans from their hero worship. The C-class does, however, score major aesthetic points. Two forward-shining points of light signal the uninitiated to clear a path. This sedan’s profile mimics the curved upper surfaces defining modern Mercedes-Benz four-doors. The interior rivals Audi’s best efforts while surpassing what other premium-compact makers bring to bear.

The MB-Tex feels as rich as other brands’ leather thanks in part to elegant stitching. The matte-chrome and brushed-metal trim looks like a silversmith’s work. The highly adjustable front buckets are comfortable and supportive of your most ambitious driving antics. While the rear compartment is a bit tight on entry, the split-and-fold seats are roomy enough for two adults or three compliant kids. With no spare or jack in the trunk, there’s 12.8 cubic feet of luggage space plus a large subfloor cubby for your secret stash.

There is also weirdness to report. In keeping with Benz tradition, the headlamp switch has no ‘off’ position (an ‘auto’ setting handles that). Transmission operation is by paddles and a column stalk, which some deem unpalatable. The Braille method must be used to engage cruise control because the left-side stalk in charge of that is totally blocked by a steering-wheel spoke. (At least the optional sport steering wheel is perfectly notched for a determined driver’s thumbs.) The 8.4-inch LCD screen’s black border is only slightly smaller than the useful image area, and the 300-page owner’s manual will be dog-eared before some owners will feel comfortable with the screen and its attendant COMAND controller and magic touchpad. Some among our ranks find the system perfectly intuitive, however.

None of these are mortal sins. The newest Mercedes-Benz is sized right, beautifully furnished, and enjoyable in the hands of demanding drivers. It’s a satisfying piece that will make life tougher for its many foes.

Can’t Wait For Mercedes " Mercedes-Benz is working on an extra "

Mercedes-Benz is working on an extra, extra-long version of its S-Class sedan that is expected to carry the Pullman title and have the highest price tag of any sedan anywhere in the world. While the car is still some time away, a German firm by the name of Binz will happily build you today a stretched Mercedes E-Class complete with a three-box passenger compartment.

Binz has been modifying Mercedes sedans since the 1960s, and we last heard from the firm when it was producing a stretched version of the previous-generation E-Class. Now it’s released a new model based on the latest-generation E-Class.

The car comes complete with six doors and depending on configuration can transport up to eight adults. The design essentially adds about 43 inches of length where the B-pillar normally sits, and to fill the gap is a specially-fabricated set of middle-row doors.

Inside, you’ll find all the luxurious you could ever need, including the choice of standard or comfort seats, a multi-zone climate control system, and entertainment and connectivity packages.

E-Class variants that can be ordered include E200, E350 4MATIC and E550 gasoline models as well as an E250 CDI diesel. Unfortunately, Binz hasn’t built a stretched version of the E63 AMG. However, that doesn’t mean it’s averse to working with Mercedes-AMG vehicles; Binz also offers a stretched G-Class which can be ordered in G63 AMG flavor.

2014 foto oficial Mercedes-Benz C-Class

Mercedes- Benz has formally conferred the new generation C-Class , a model which will debut to the general public next month at the Motown machine Show . Here is all the data the Mercedes C category 2014 , that hit the market in Gregorian calendar month.
                                  

The sedan body is that the 1st to seem and also the vary is completed with the C-Class Estate wagon version when the summer ( within the Paris Salon of 2014) and also the C-Class Coupé and 2015 (perhaps at the Geneva Motor Show 2015).

Class C is that the vary of Mercedes cars with higher sales volume . The manufacture of the fourth generation of this model are given by the German industrial plant in Bremen for the ecu market and also the U.S. plant in Alabama to the yank public .

DESIGN

The general style lines of the new German sedan recall the flagship home of the star, the S-Class The Baby S is enticing and dead combines sportiness and magnificence . it's been designed on the new platform Mercedes MRA . The classic silhouette of the category C shows a protracted hood , a space in late position and short overhangs .
                                                                                             
                                
Its body has big , with ninety five millimeters longer , forty millimeters wider and eighty millimeters of battle. inflated action serves to position the category C higher than the CLA clearly . The trunk grows slightly , giving a volume of 480 liters ( five over its predecessor) .

Although it's big to four.69 meters long, the new C-Class is lighter than the model it's still marketed through the employment of lighter materials like atomic number 13 in its construction. looking on versions and instrumentality values ​​are supported the size of one,395 kilos , concerning seventy but the previous model.
The interior offers clean lines and a better dose of quality. Some area unit derived from the S -Class , because the controls of lighting and windows . The multifunction wheel three-spoke leather-wrapped providing completely different styles looking on the chosen end .

The Class C could have a projection system color data on the windscreen Head- up show, a novelty during this model . Stands within the center console screen to eight.4 in. COMAND documentary system with an identical style enjoys the CLA . it's controlled by a rotary knob redesigned situated within the transmission tunnel between the 2 seats, and it's barely pad. No shortage advanced property solutions and advanced voice recognition system Linguatronic .

ENGINES

The initial vary consists of 3 mechanical : 2 hydrocarbon engines and one diesel . As for transmissions , you'll equip a manual case or six-speed 7G -Tronic seven-speed automatic . 4MATIC permanent all- wheel drive continues to be obtainable.

                                        

The hydrocarbon engine can access the C one hundred eighty, 1.6 turbocharged four-cylinder that provides 156 HP and force of 250 Nm. will the system stop and begin automatic begin -Stop as commonplace and offers a median consumption of five.5 l/100 km, with emissions of a hundred thirty five grams of dioxide per klick.

Also obtainable are the C two hundred with a mechanical two-liter with 184 HP and three hundred Nm of force. The fuel consumption of this engine is five.7 l/100 km, with emissions of 132 g / metric linear unit.
For diesel , the 2.2 turbo a hundred and seventy HP and four hundred Nm of force C a pair of0 CDI BlueTEC is maybe the foremost requested version in Espana . one amongst the most virtues of this engine is its economy of consumption, with 4.2 l/100 metric linear unit if you're equipped with the manual transmission ( four.5 l/100 metric linear unit with the automated ) . dioxide emissions stand at 109 g / metric linear unit. Since the fuel tank includes a capability of seventy five liters, this engine will fancy over one,600 kilometers autonomy.

Later the vary was extended with a brand new one.6-liter internal-combustion engine with 2 power levels, one hundred fifteen or 136 HP , and also the C 250 CDI with 204 HP . during a total of 5 hydrocarbon engines with up to 238 HP is reached , unfinished a six-cylinder version with 333 HP .

For the primary time in school C are hybrid versions . As within the S -Class and E-Class , C-Class can have a 204 HP internal-combustion engine combined with an electrical motor of twenty seven HP, the C three hundred BlueTEC HYBRID . Later, a plug-in hybrid model are introduced.

EQUIPMENT

The 2014 C -Class vary consists of 3 potential finishes : The Exclusive luxurious, commutation the previous magnificence , Avantgarde sports and exclusive AMG .
                                        

                                        

Optionally there area unit 2 kinds of junction rectifier lights , one fastened and one dynamic optical junction rectifier Intelligent light-weight System . The climate system is provided with a detection system of tunnels based GPS positioning data and might automatically close the air recirculation flap when entering a tunnel and open it again to exit.

Called DIRECT management suspension is multi-link kind on each axles, with four arms within the front and 5 within the back . Optionally, Airmatic air suspension with variable damping obtainable electronically controlled .

The COMAND on-line system with access purpose allows Wi- Fi radio or digital tv, route calculation taking into consideration the present traffic data on the Live Traffic data, etc. .

The list of security devices that may equip the new Mercedes C-Class 2014 is incredibly spacious with components like Distronic and with Stop & Go Pilot ( adaptational controller ) , Active Blind Spot Assist (assistant blind spot ) , Active Lane Keeping Assist (alert involuntary amendment lanes ) , collision bar Assist and ( protection system before the collision ) , Brake Assist and ( optimizes braking through the employment of 2 radars ) or the Pre -Safe system ( defensive protection just in case of accident ) .

Prices for Espana are communicated later , we tend to anticipate that in European country begin from thirty three,558 euros. the general public presentation of the new Mercedes- Benz C-Class are made at the 2014 Motown Motor Show in January .

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Mercedes-Benz reveals new engines for 2015 C-Class

Mercedes-Benz is planning to barrage new engines for the 2015 C-Class. The aboriginal two cars to get the new engines will be the ambit topping C63 AMG and a new alternative alleged the C300. The C63 AMG is accepted to be able with a V8 4.0-liter twin-turbo engine while the C300 will be powered by a 2.0-litre four butt turbo petrol.
Reports advance that the new C63 AMG will be powered by an avant-garde 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8 petrol engine churning out ability in the ambit of 454bhp to 493bhp. It will be akin to the carmaker’s 7G-MCT SpeedShift automated transmission. This new engine is accepted to be apparent in the end of next year and hopefully will be agitated over to added AMG models in future.
Another archetypal to be alien will be the C300 which will be powered by the 2.0-litre turbo-charged direct-injection four-cylinder engine bearing 249bhp of power. This ability achievement will be added added by 67bhp with the advice of an electric motor commutual with the engine. This alternative will aggrandize the C-Class ambit if it will be alien in and about 2015.
The new C-class which is beyond and added than the antecedent adaptation will go on auction next year. It is accepted attempt with the BMW 3-series and Audi A4.

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MERCEDES-BENZ AXES STRIPPED-DOWN G-CLASS PROFESSIONAL

Mercedes-Benz is sending addition alternative of its iconic G-Class SUV to the abundant junkyard in the sky. Afterwards affairs the bung on the Cabriolet beforehand this year, the automaker is now catastrophe assembly of the bare-bones "Professional" Gelandewagon.
Formally accepted as the 461-series, the Europe-only Professional was about identical to the aboriginal G-Class that debuted aback in 1979. It was replaced on the noncombatant bazaar by the cushier, added luxury-oriented 463-series in 1990 - afterwards which it was accessible alone to buyers such as armed armament and accomplishment casework - but Mercedes absitively to restart sales to clandestine barter alpha in 2010.
Looming emissions regulations are amenable for the utility's additional death, according to a Car and Driver report.
With its simple, able-bodied architecture and accurate off-roading chops, the Professional had been the G-Class of best for those absorbed in venturing above the pavement. Power came from a 3.0-liter turbodiesel straight-six comminute that commutual with a five-speed automated and produced 184 application forth with 295 lb-ft. of torque.
While the Professional and the Cabriolet accept accomplished the end of the line, the accepted G-Class is still traveling strong, with 2013 accepted to be the added than three-decade-old model's best-ever sales year. It isn't acceptable to leave Mercedes' calendar anytime soon.

Bigger, smarter: it's the new C-Class

The fourth bearing of Merc's 3-Series adversary is here. And it's cleverer than you are

Once aloft a time, the C-Class was the' ˜baby Benz', the easy-to-park runt of the Merc litter. But with the A-Class - not to acknowledgment B-Class, CLA and accessible GLA crossover - cheating beneath the C in the pettiness stakes, Merc has beatific its 3-Series battling upmarket with this all-new generation: added space, added lux, added tech.
So the C-Class has bloated in admeasurement - by 10cm in breadth and 4cm in width, no beneath - with a block added allowance for bodies and boot-items. It's bigger, but not heavier: acknowledgment to advanced use of aluminium in the body, weight is down by up to 100kg.
Which agency added metres for your litre (of fuel, innit). The fourth-gen C will barrage with two alive petrol engines - the 154bhp C180 and 182bhp C200 - and the 168bhp C220 diesel, which clearly allotment 71mpg and just 104g/km of CO2. But there are yet-greener variants on the way: an accessible 113bhp 1.6 agent that Merc says will out-BMW BMW in the ability stakes. Down the band we'll see a C300 diesel-electric hybrid, and, afterwards that, a constituent version. The barrage engines get a six-speed chiral as standard, with the advantage of Merc's seven-speed auto.

Talking of auto, the C nicks abundant of the new S-Class's вЂ˜intelligent driving' tech, scanning for crisis advanced and braking apart from 125mph. Check the appropriate options boxes and, at speeds beneath 37mph, your C-Class will chase the car in foreground at a safe distance, even council to accumulate you on the appropriate course. That's adult being from a car that should alpha beneath ВЈ30,000 if it goes on auction in the UK in bounce 2014.
There's an Audi-style touchpad that recognises all the swipe-pinch-tap gestures accustomed from your smartphone. Spec Merc's under-lettered COMAND nav arrangement and you get an 8.4-inch axial affectation screen. That nav, incidentally, chats to the C-Class's air-con assemblage to acquaint it if you're in a tunnel, appoint its recirculation approach to save you breath bedraggled tunnel-air: a actual able and actual complicated way to break a botheration we never absolutely knew existed.

We doubtable you may ambition to apperceive about the apprehensible stuff: the firebreathing AMG version. Well, there will be a hot, begrimed C, but it will not use the accepted C63's vast, atmospheric 6.2-litre V8, instead a turbocharged assemblage acceptable a new bi-turbo V8 authoritative at atomic 450bhp. That car will ask some boss annealed questions of the BMW M3 and M4.

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MERCEDES BUILDS MILLIONTH B-CLASS MPV

Mercedes-Benz has appear it has congenital a actor examples of its bunched B-Class humans mover back the first-gen archetypal was alien in 2005. The millionth B was congenital in KecskemГ©t, Hungary.
Mercedes has not abundant the anniversary car but it says the acknowledged adaptation of its people-mover is the B180, an entry-level archetypal powered by either a gas-burning 1.6-liter turbo four or a 1.5-liter oil-burner. Power is beatific to the foreground auto via a six-speed chiral transmission, and an automated is offered at an added cost.

Although about alone by cast purists, the B-Class is a amount allotment of the Mercedes calendar because its belvedere aswell underpins the accepted A-, CLA- and GLA-Class models. The B helped addition Mercedes sales beyond the apple and draw new barter into showrooms by targeting a adolescent audience, and Mercedes statistics appearance 30 percent of new B-Class owners came from a altered brand.
The car's better bazaar is Germany, area it has congenital up a band afterward a part of auto drivers and agile operators, followed by China.
The B-Class has never been awash in the United States but Mercedes is gearing up to barrage an all-electric adaptation of it aimed anon at the new BMW i3. Called artlessly B-Class Electric Drive, the car is powered by 134-horsepower electric motor that gets electricity from a Tesla-sourced lithium-ion array pack. The battery-powered B is accepted to ability U.S. showrooms in the additional division of 2014.

U.S. investigating division actor Mercedes C-Class appendage lamps

An electrical adapter in the appendage lamps of added than 250,000 2008 through 2011 examples of the Mercedes-Benz could melt, which has prompted the United States National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to barrage an analysis into the bunched German sports sedan.
If the electrical adapter that food ability to the appendage lamps melts, it could anticipate the cars' anchor lights from functioning.
NHTSA says it has accustomed 402 complaints from owners, 5 of which included car fires and one of which resulted in an injury. Mercedes-Benz aswell says that over 23,000 assurance claims accept been filed as a aftereffect of the issue, but no anamnesis has been required. Reports advance that the botheration becomes added accustomed as the cars get older. At this point, abounding of the afflicted cars are able-bodied out of their aboriginal assurance period.
The analysis agency that NHTSA's engineers will assay the accountability to actuate whether a anamnesis should be issued. NHTSA has not issued a timeline as to if it expects a resolution to the problem.
The C-Class, Mercedes' aboriginal auto awash during that period, was redesigned for the 2008 archetypal year and active for the 2012 archetypal year. An all-new archetypal is set to be apparent at next month's Detroit auto appearance afore traveling on auction in mid-2014 as a 2015 model.

Here's the 2014 Mercedes C Class with AMG pack Line

We know all the official details of the new Mercedes C-Class W205 , but we needed some other things , like his appearance with AMG Pack . The AMG Mercedes C-Class Line 2014 will also be presented at the 2014 Detroit Motor Show , providing a little more spicy and sportsmanship to the already graceful German sedan.
We know all about the new Mercedes C-Class , which is completely renewed both in what is seen as its exterior design and interior, and what is not , for example, engines or chassis technology . but we lacked some other little detail to know. For example, how will look the AMG pack in the Class C 2014.

And if I had made you this question , doubts resolved, and here we have the first images of the 2014 AMG Mercedes C-Class Line. It will be presented at the same time as the sedan , the 2014 Detroit Motor Show , providing more sportiness and dynamism to the standard versions as an option.

Although the renewal of Class C has been completed, premiering a new, more modern, risky and why not say design, too juvenile, the optional AMG pack will only exalt all these qualities , taking them a step further if possible.

In the absence of the new Mercedes C63 AMG , which will be presented later with a new turbocharged V8 engine , the AMG Line is a good advance for those who want more sportiness in the model , at least from an aesthetic point of view , with the added attraction presumably optionally be combined with any of the engines in the range , even less powerful .



The Mercedes C Class W205 with AMG Line customization include an outdoor covering sports bumpers, front grill grille , rear diffuser , side skirts, twin exhaust pipes on both sides , perforated brake discs and chrome inserts on her body .

In addition , the alloy wheels 18-inch AMG will also be exclusive to AMG Line, and include sports suspension lowered by 15 millimeters. Inside also appear more sporty looking changes but still we have no details about it.

The AMG pack Line will go on sale simultaneously , optionally, when it is released the new Class C , to yet unknown price . Definitely a good way to have a more sporty C -Class with the simplest engines without leaving the AMG "pata negra" , which is the C63 AMG , sports and much more powerful ( while expensive).

Mercedes C63 AMG 2014 , and its design might look

With the new 2014 Mercedes C-Class officially known , is turn to anticipate the future and imagine what could be his AMG version . These unofficial computer recreations to show us how it could be the Mercedes C63 AMG 2014 , which eventually will have a twin- turbo V8 4.0 litros.Hace few days we knew the new Mercedes C-Class W205 , the new generation of the midsize sedan brand star . Its official launch will take place within a few days , at the 2014 Detroit show to jump into the market and started in 2014. But as usual, for its sports version , signed by AMG , still have to wait a few more months.

While waiting for the Mercedes C63 AMG 2014 , a great advance may be the AMG Mercedes C-Class Line, with the optional AMG package to provide the most basic engines sportier appearance and behavior. Surely , the Mercedes C63 AMG exterior design based on these AMG Line, though with the usual differentiation in small details.
To make this more fun waiting in Virtuel -Car have proposed a Mercedes C63 AMG photoshops of 2014. As you can well guess, these images have no relation with Mercedes or are officers, so the final model could be quite different, but in advance of onset are ok to warm things up .

With respect to Class C standard , we expect AMG alloy wheels larger quad exhaust, lowered sports suspension and an exclusive aerodynamic kit with steps wider wheel and wider track . If your design may still be a logical uncertainty, where there is none is in your engine : the new Mercedes C63 AMG will feature a twin- turbo V8 engine of 4.0 liters and a power that will be close to 500 hp.

Farewell , then, to the great aspirated engines in the C-Class AMG , resorting to overeating and reduced engine as almost necessarily imposed by today's standards . The Mercedes C63 AMG could hit shelves in late 2014 or during 2015 , so the moment one of its major rivals , the new BMW M3 2014 , reign alone ...

The GLA 45 series AMG Mercedes will be in Detroit

What a surprise! After having presented the concept at the Salon Los Angeles, Mercedes-Benz unveils the GLA 45 AMG series in Detroit...

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The communication of manufacturers is not always in the subtlety. Thus, anyone could guess that the GLA AMG concept presented at the Salon in Los Angeles in November would lead without a shot being fired in a strictly identical series model. A period of two months will be enough to see it appear on the stand of the star at the NAIAS.

The absence of surprise also concerns the technical characteristics of the model. The 4-cylinder supercharged direct injection of the class A 45 AMG is renewed the same. This 2.0 always develops 360 HP and 450 Nm. It is associated with the DCT dual-clutch seven-speed transmission. What shoot down the 0 to 100 km/h in 4.8 seconds compared with 4.6 seconds claimed by the class A. Of course the AWD 4Matic comes standard. Remember that it is a system using a multi-plate clutch in the rear differential housing. However, the GLA AMG disclaims any off-road capability. It adopts indeed chassis buses there still very close to that of the little Mercedes with its reinforced elastic bonding and assistance of specific direction. He will receive Office of 19 inch wheels and can be equipped with optional 20-inch wheels.

The GLA 45 AMG is typical of German luxury manufacturers segmentation strategy. Difficult to understand the real interest of the GLA 45 AMG, which loses its SUV aspect, relative to the class A 45 AMG more performant and probably cheaper. However, there will be no doubt clients to find an answer to this question...