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While Mercedes-Benz has always emphasized luxury and technology in its sedans, the former C-Class was a little left-behind on performance, compared to its longtime German rival, BMW 3-Series. But with the current C-Class, Mercedes-Benz has added more of a sporty personality to the compact sedan. The strategy shows in skyrocketing sales; the C-Class has been the best-selling vehicle in Mercedes-Benz'sU.S. lineup in recent years and has outsold the previous-generation car by 65 percent, according to the company.

With its next C-Class, all-new for 2008, Mercedes is encroaching even further into the performance realm. Mercedes is introducing the '08 with a simplified lineup - there are only two trims, Luxury and Sport, and they can be distinguished from afar, from the front especially, due to their very different front-end treatments. The Luxury follows the tradition of the C-Class and other Mercedes sedans, with the familiar chrome grille and three-pointed star hood ornament. The Sport takes a new tack, with no hood ornament but rather a body-color, straked grille and large emblem in the middle of the grille.

Read the rest @ : 2008 Mercedes-Benz C300 Sport Car Reviews - The Car Connection

Very nice read.

Gorgeous looking sedan

I was just reading this and gonna post, but it has already been done.

Yes that first picture really does flatter the car a great deal. It almost looks somehow different from all the other pics of the car so far.

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From the pictures I love the interior. It has so much old school Benz in its execution. Will have to wait to see it in person to ascertain if all the whining is justified.

Here's the pic i took on our mini AS in my town not so long ago:



I've sat in it, touched every single part of it and i'll say: just like the E90. Improvement yes, but nothing special and i was definitely expecting much more from MB on that subject.

In this article they are pegging the C300 Sport at $30,750, that sounds low to me. I just ordered mine this week but if the pricing comes in that low I may need to see about switching to the C350 even though I would have to give up my production slot and wait a little longer.

Pricing must be getting close.