Mercedes-Benz C-Class For Sale

The MercedesC-Class appeared in 1993 as the model code W202. A staple car for the firm ever since, the C-Class range offered smaller sizes and more performance than its E-Class sibling, which prioritizes comfort and refinement.

The C-Class is a highly competent car in a sadly diminishing category of the market. It’s arguably one of the most desirable saloon cars, with all the accolades that come with having the three-pointed star on its nose. Any C-Class model is supremely refined and impressively equipped, but none more so than the top-of-the-range AMG C63. Gone is the massively powerful V8 that propelled earlier versions of the C63 and gave them posh muscle car credentials. In the latest versions, you’ll instead find an uprated version of the A45’s 2.0-litre turbo engine, assisted by an electric motor that pairs with the four-pot for a combined power output of 671bhp and 752bhp. They are genuinely supercar-worthy figures. What isn’t quite supercar worthy, however, is the weight, with the lates hybrid C63 weighing around half a tonne more than its predecessor.

Thanks to this weight gain, the latest C63 is more laden with technology than it has ever been before. The C63 is all-wheel drive most of the time, apart from a RWD drift mode. All-wheel steering is standard now as well, and you can drive solely on EV power for eight miles. There are a whole host of driving modes (eight for those keeping count) and four different levels of brake regeneration. The C-Class can also decide to shift power distribution between the axles, with a maximum of 50% going up to the front, whilst up to 100% can be diverted to the rear. The latest C63 also has a system that lets you select a ‘boost strategy’ for trackwork.

The least efficient C63- the estate- records figures of 33.6mpg and 196g/km, which the saloon body type only slightly betters. You can expect worse performance when it comes to efficiency the older the model is, as well. The C-Class sits in a highly competitive class amongst rivals such as the BMW 3 Series and Audi A4. The C63 is competitive in its class in terms of environmental impact, with the M3 and RS4 getting either 28 or 29mpg and between 225-231g/km. Over the years, the C-Class has proven to be largely bulletproof, so a decent portion of the running cost can come from tyres.