Mercedes-Benz C-class

Big on interior comfort, at the expense of dynamic charm

AUTOCAR VERDICT This latest Mercedes C-class is the embodiment of a growing suspicion in some quarters that rival Audi might be on to something when it comes to prioritising where it spends its development budgets. Audi could engineer its steering systems and chassis to be more engaging if it wanted to, but it chooses to invest more heavily elsewhere. The new C-class, then, follows this path. It’s better inside, by a mile, than most of its rivals and is competitive in key areas, but it comes with a chassis that falls well short of the excellence achieved by the class-leading BMW 3-series, seemingly no matter which version you choose. People keener on spreadsheets than we are have presumably satisfied themselves that this offers the best return on investment. But although it might keep…

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Autocar (Digital) - 1 Issue, 23/07/2014

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