Mercedes C-Class Coupe - BBC Top Gear Australia

14 February 2011 - 13:30

New Mercedes C-Class Coupe revealed

Mercedes-Benz has lifted the lid on the new C-Class Coupe. Finally.

Two years after production of its swoopy BMW 3-Series competitor slinked off into the sunset, Merc has unveiled a new two-door coup' which will make its debut at the Geneva motor show next month.

Set to battle with the BMW 3-Series Coupe and Audi A5, the new Cee Coupe shares styling with its saloon sibling and gets four full seats, together with multi-link independent rear suspension, and three-link McPherson struts up front.

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The C-Class Coupe also comes with ‘Agility Control' as standard; the dampers change depending on road conditions sent via impulses. Float along and the dampers soften up, but give it a dose of Stig - sending impulses through the shocks - and the dampers firm up.

We'll get the AMG sports pack as standard when the C Coupe drops in the UK in June, which includes sports suspension, speed-sensitive steering, AMG bodystyling and 18s.

Three petrol engines and two diesels will kick-start the range: a 2.2-litre diesel in 125 and 150kW guise, a 1.8-litre petrol with 115 and 150kW, and the range-topping 3.5-litre V6 with 225kW and 370Nm of torque, good for a 0-100km/h time of six seconds while returning 7.0 litres per 100km.

What do you think? Certainly wouldn't kick it out of bed, at any rate. And let's not forget: slightly flared arches, bonnet vents and (probably) a 5.5-litre turbo'd V8...roll on the AMG version.

Thoughts?