The Top Gear car review:Mercedes-Benz C-Class

Name: Mercedes-Benz C-Class
Item: C Class Diesel Saloon (2014)
Rating: 8
Author: Top Gear

£28,820 – £70,465

Mercedes-Benz C-Class interior driver's seat

Full screen

1/5

8/10

Overall verdict

Confident effort, free from old-school Stuttgart smugness, but not trying to ape the 3-series either.

For:

Comfort, solidity, dynamic consistency, easy to use tech

Against:

Affordable if you're canny, but not cheap

Overview

What is it?

An all-new iteration of the Stuttgart staple. Formerly, the Mercedes C-Class looked a bit conservative, but aimed (and didn’t quite succeed) in matching the way a 3-Series drives. The new one is styled more elegantly, but feels aimed less at hooning about and more at proceeding in great comfort, safety and refinement. Tech includes optional adaptively damped air suspension, a first among its rivals. It feels like a smaller Merc S-Class, and that’s a very good thing.

Title	0–62	CO2	MPG	BHP	Price
The fastest C63 S 4dr Auto	4.0s	192g/km	34.5	510	£67,870
The cheapest C200 SE 4dr	7.5s	123g/km	53.3	184	£28,820
The greenest C350e 4dr Auto	5.9s	48g/km	134.5	275	£37,875