C-Class (W206) [Official] Mercedes Benz C-Class (W206)

[Mick Briesgau]

I’ve seen several video’s now and come to the conclusion, that much of the cost cutting seen in W223 is also existing in W206. Take a look at the gear lever and indicator stick at the steering wheel; bar some cosmetic silver paint splash it’s identical.
But I find it much more acceptable in this C than in the S. For me, one of the reasons to buy a S was the top notch haptics and material quality used in the interior. If indeed the difference in quality in several areas is non existent, why not save the money for W223 and perhaps try W206 for a change. I’m all for it. The lack of a I6 engine is what’s holding me back.

 

[Rolf]

The new C-class has some wasted storage space underneath its boot floor. I would reckon at least 30 ltrs or more of space is under the cover, If they had lowered the boot floor by another 10cm they could have increased the boot space by at least 40ltr or more, it would make the car far more practical.

 

[martinbo]

The inline 4 is much less of a deal breaker for me. For a business-use car, I'm happy to forego engine character (I drive a 4 pot 2 litre diesel for heaven's sake) for great efficiency and a lighter front-end. I can get my six kicks elsewhere.

I need to replace my company vehicle but there are a number of things holding me back on getting a G20 320d.
I will now wait for W206 and evaluate before I make my decision unless something dramatically different happens on BMW's dealer stock model.

 

[fortuner]

I’ve seen several video’s now and come to the conclusion, that much of the cost cutting seen in W223 is also existing in W206. Take a look at the gear lever and indicator stick at the steering wheel; bar some cosmetic silver paint splash it’s identical.
But I find it much more acceptable in this C than in the S. For me, one of the reasons to buy a S was the top notch haptics and material quality used in the interior. If indeed the difference in quality in several areas is non existent, why not save the money for W223 and perhaps try W206 for a change. I’m all for it. The lack of a I6 engine is what’s holding me back.

@ Mick Briesgau

With the huge amount of kilos you do maybe you could test drive the hybrid and see how you feel .. in this was you are getting accustomed to the future as they say with electric driving plus you getting into the bee screen tech Futre at lower cost and who knows you may enjoy it and one day buy a EQS ??

 

[Matski]

Of course, the silhouette is very similar but this is no longer a surprise given what we've seen from @Matski and his interesting outline diagrams. There's only so much you can do with a RWD, 3 box sedan in a certain size class.

Yeah, I'm curious to see how similar they are. However, I don't have a bunch of software since getting my new computer... F****** Windows 10... so I'm not likely to be doing any yet.

 

[martinbo]

Yeah, I'm curious to see how similar they are. However, I don't have a bunch of software since getting my new computer... F****** Windows 10... so I'm not likely to be doing any yet.

Windows 10 is lekker! Honestly I wasn't dropping any hints, just giving credit. If and when you get to it, it would be interesting and I'd be appreciative as always.

 

[Matski]

Windows 10 is lekker!

It's not bad, except a bunch of software I use won't run on it. I'm planning to run Windows 7 as a virtual machine but haven't gotten around to it yet... mostly because I don't know what I'm doing

... and yes, I did have to google Lekker

 

[PHYBENZ]

I’ve seen several video’s now and come to the conclusion, that much of the cost cutting seen in W223 is also existing in W206. Take a look at the gear lever and indicator stick at the steering wheel; bar some cosmetic silver paint splash it’s identical.
But I find it much more acceptable in this C than in the S. For me, one of the reasons to buy a S was the top notch haptics and material quality used in the interior. If indeed the difference in quality in several areas is non existent, why not save the money for W223 and perhaps try W206 for a change. I’m all for it. The lack of a I6 engine is what’s holding me back.

The stalks are actually not identical. More metal trim on the S class. But It's funny you mention it, because all previous MB generations shared the same stalks and no one complained...

 

[klier]

... and yes, I did have to google Lekker

A disgrace!

 

[Serpens]

From Autocar about the BEV equivalent version of the C-class,


Mercedes-Benz: electric C-Class likely to arrive after 2024
An EV equivalent to the C-Class saloon is at least a few years away, according to the company COO

Mercedes-Benz chief operating officer Markus Schafer says an electric equivalent to the C-Class executive saloon is unlikely to arrive until at least 2024, and will be built on the firm’s new electric-focused architecture.
The firm is currently expanding its line-up of electric vehicles, which the EQC SUV set to be joined this year by the EQA crossover and EQB small SUV. The EQE and EQS saloons, equivalent to the E-Class and S-Class, are due to be revealed later this year.

While the C-Class and S-Class share the MRA platform, Schafer hinted that a future electric C-Class equivalent would not use the new electric MEA platform that will underpin the EQS - and would instead likely adopt the firm’s new MMA platform.

Asked by Autocar about plans for an EQ saloon equivalent to the C-Class, Schafer said: “This vehicle addresses the current demand we believe is high around the globe from a loyal customer base. At the same time we’re offering a number of electric vehicles with EQA, EQB and EQB and, in the next couple of months, the EQS and the EQE, so there’s a wide range of vehicles.

“Do we expand? Yes we will. We gave a glimpse of our future MMA architecture, which we consider electric-first. The next platform is for compact and mixed-size vehicles from 2024, and this MMA platform is an electric-first architecture. It will be used for compact cars and it has the potential to reach into the mid-size segment as well. We are in the midst of this work and this could be a potential offer for more pure EV vehicles, including this class.”

Mercedes-Benz: electric C-Class likely to arrive after 2024 | Autocar

An EV equivalent to the C-Class saloon is at least a few years away, according to the company COO

www.autocar.co.uk

This is very much in line with what was discussed in other areas of this forum regarding Mercedes' EV strategy. Hopefully the MMA architecture is able to spawn premium offerings and there's no noticeable step down from EVA2 under the EQS and such.

 

[David Brent]

... and yes, I did have to google Lekker

A disgrace!

One of the few Dutch/Afrikaans words I know, so understanding what Martin wrote is a special moment for me.

 

[merc4]

The stalks are actually not identical. More metal trim on the S class. But It's funny you mention it, because all previous MB generations shared the same stalks and no one complained...

exactly if you look to all MBs all the way to the W202 it shared all controls (aircon, power seats, power windows, radio and so on) with its bigger sibblings and the cars looked more or less the same bar the size. And these cars are considered the golden age of MB.

 

[BVC500]

Agreed. First, you're not buying a Bugatti or Pagani so don't expect machined, titanium stalks. Second, most of the "metal" in the interior really is plastic with an electroplated micro-thin metal coating, even on the S-class. I think the only thing metal now is the speaker grills.

 

[leylandi]

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[Mick Briesgau]

@ Mick Briesgau

With the huge amount of kilos you do maybe you could test drive the hybrid and see how you feel .. in this was you are getting accustomed to the future as they say with electric driving plus you getting into the bee screen tech Futre at lower cost and who knows you may enjoy it and one day buy a EQS ??

Ha ha, never! Wait a minute, a wise man once said, never say never. Anyway, because of the fact I do long distance a PHEV/BEV isn’t the right choice. On top of that, I must say I’m not a believer of the Church of Electricity ?
The idea of getting used to that last cry of fashion called touchscreen isn’t so bad indeed. Though for me it’s more the idea of spending less on an interior/car of which I think isn’t worth the money they ask for it.

 

[Mick Briesgau]

The stalks are actually not identical. More metal trim on the S class. But It's funny you mention it, because all previous MB generations shared the same stalks and no one complained...

It’s not metal trim, it’s only a bit of silver paint on hard plastic.
and no, they didn’t share the same stalks. W204 for instance had a gear lever in the middle console.You’ve got a point concerning the “engineer stalk” left of the steering wheel. That was (almost) the same indeed in many Benzes. The overall quality and haptics of that stalk however is much better than the cheap stuff they are using now in W206/223.

 

[Gamblerman]

 

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[Gamblerman]