After a world demonstrate in February 2021, Mercedes-Benz has in the end announced that it’ll be bringing the sixth-generation C-Class to India. Whereas bookings are already underway, the company will articulate the sedan’s prices on Can also 10th. The Mercedes-Benz C-Class will be equipped in three variants: the C200, C220d, and C300d.
The C200 and the C200d will be equipped within the Avantgarde variant, whereas the C300d will lift the AMG badging. That is equivalent to what Mercedes did with the old generation of the C-Class as nicely.
Salvage-smart, the adjustments on the recent C-class are kept to a minimal. The entrance will get the the same dilapidated Mercedes grille, flanked by swish LED headlamps. You would even grasp noticed the intelligent creases of the dilapidated mannequin grasp made scheme for soft and delicate traces, and there are the 5-spoke alloy wheels which give the car a sporty character.
Step inner and there’s been a lengthy checklist of upgrades. The Mercedes-Benz C-Class now will get just some of the bells and whistles from the S-Class sedan. This involves an 11.9-dash touchscreen infotainment diagram, which comes with Mercedes’ 2d-generation MBUX infotainment instrument.
The characteristic checklist here involves advise lend a hand, connected car tech and biometric authentication by the utilization of fingerprint or advise. Additionally, you furthermore mght rep dual-zone climate encourage a watch on, powered entrance seats, wi-fi charging and a dual-pane panoramic sunroof.
The excessive-definition LCD digital instrument expose and a recent multi-spoke steering wheel are also as viewed on the recent S-Class. The gearshifter and the rotary dial grasp been eradicated, giving the centre console a cleaner gaze. The infotainment controls grasp now been moved to the touch-absorbing pads on the steering wheel.
By dimensions, the Mercedes-Benz C-Class is now longer (up by 65mm) and wider (up by 10mm), with a 25mm broaden within the wheelbase (2,865mm), that means more comfort to the rear passengers.
Mercedes will offer the all-recent Mercedes-Benz C-Class in three assorted engine choices. The C200 will get a 1.5-litre, 4-cylinder, petrol unit that makes 204hp and 300Nm of torque. Then there’s the familiar diesel motor, which powers C220d (200PS/440Nm) and the C300d (265PS/550Nm). The whole three engine choices will rep a 48B gentle-hybrid motor, which delivers an additional enhance of 20hp. Mated to a 9-spin automated gearbox as long-established, gas efficiency is rated at 16.9kpl on the C200 and 23kpl on the C220d.
Performance-smart, the carmaker claims a 0-100kph time of seven.3 seconds within the C200, whereas the C220d and C300d clutch preferrred 5.7 seconds.
Brooding relating to the intensive adjustments we’ve viewed on the sedan, we’re waiting for Mercedes to label the C-Class across the Rs 55 lakh imprint (ex-showroom). As soon as launched the Mercedes-Benz C-Class will clutch on the Audi A4, BMW 3 Series, Volvo S60 and the Jaguar XE.
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