Mercedes-Benz C-Class Sedan

Mercedes-Benz C-Class Sedan

Be it during rush hour, on long journeys at night or on unknown routes. Your Mercedes-Benz C-Class Sedan will make driving significantly easier, especially in stressful situations. This is based on a concept that makes every journey in a Mercedes-Benz safe and unique: Mercedes-Benz Intelligent Drive. Because the time you spend behind the wheel is your time. Time for relaxation. Time to replenish your energy. So that, first and foremost, you reach your destination safely, but are also always relaxed when you get there.Traffic Sign Assist is a driver assistance aid only and may not be accurate in all instances. The driver at all times remains solely responsible for monitoring the driving environment and observing all traffic and / or speed signs as well as complying with all applicable road rules. In particular, when accepting the displayed speed restriction when Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC, cruise control, or the speed limiter is activated, it is the driver鈥檚 responsibility to adjust the speed of the vehicle in accordance with the designated speed limits.

I wouldn鈥檛 mind selling AMGs for a living, provided the prospects have the resources and provided you can get them behind the wheel, even for a just a drive around the block. It would take all of five minutes before they had a permanent grin on their face, and that would just be the exhaust note and acceleration doing the talking. But what you also have going for you is that 鈥榙on鈥檛 mess with me鈥?styling and the A-List cachet of both the Mercedes-Benz and AMG brands. Whereas the four-door version of the M3 looks somewhat disproportional, the C 63 AMG sedan is every bit the 鈥榣ooker鈥? The front end with the large Mercedes-Benz star and the more aggressive front splitter reveals hints of the SL 63 AMG Roadster (good thing). The bonnet is now fabricated in aluminium, the power bulges have been modified accordingly and the AMG daytime running lights finish off the contemporary look.

If the front of the C 63 looks the business, it鈥檚 the rear view that delivers the killer looks. It鈥檚 the four tuner-size AMG pipes and the three-finned diffuser in black that sets this car off good and proper. I don鈥檛 mind the colour either; it鈥檚 called Fire Opal and it befits the racing heritage of AMG performance tuning. 1980 in total I鈥檇 take a set as they are a particularly good contrast to the glossy red exterior. Mercedes-Benz does some very nice interiors but don鈥檛 think because the C 63 AMG is based on the humble C-Class that things are anything less than sophisticated inside this cockpit. The AMG鈥檚 鈥榮and nappa leather鈥?sport seats up front are my new favourite pews. The leather is superbly soft and supple, yet at the same time they offer more side bolster than that Ferrari I mentioned earlier. If it鈥檚 too tight a squeeze for you, then you can adjust them electrically (less bolster), and every which way.

The three-spoke flat-bottom AMG steering wheel is a work of art. It鈥檚 lifted straight from the CLS 63 AMG, only this one is part of the optional AMG Performance pack kit with Alcantara grip inserts for added tactility and that special look. There is no shortage of metal highlights inside the cabin either, but it鈥檚 entirely tasteful and strikes the perfect balance between functionality and first-class quality. It鈥檚 not all about performance with AMG, not with the extensive inventory of creature comforts the C 63 comes loaded with. From electric everything to a very useful centre mounted HD display screen that is able to access a multitude of functions including Bluetooth phone and music streaming, Sat Nav and video, among others. Have I mentioned fuel consumption? Safety gets a big tick in the C 63 AMG too with a host of active and passive systems to make travelling in such a high-speed car all that more safe. Standard in the C 63 AMG is ABS, adaptive high beam assist, Attention Assist, three-stage ESP, headlamp assist, Parktronic including parking guidance, Pre-safe, Pre-safe brake, cruise control with Speedtronic variable speed-limiter and a full compliment of airbags.

Even individual letters - for instance when searching for a song title in the database or a city in the navigation system - can be entered by fingertip on the touchpad. When just the first letter is entered, a list of stored addresses appears in the navigation system. Synchronisation of the infotainment system and a smartphone is easy. Drivers only have to connect their phone to the infotainment system and many smartphone contents are displayed on the colour touchscreen in the centre console. These include not only telephone and song lists but also films that are saved on the smartphone on the Insignia鈥檚 8-inch monitor (only when the car is stationary). Insignia drivers can control the newest generation infotainment system over newly designed, clearly laid-out steering wheel controls as well as voice commands in addition to via buttons, touchscreen and touchpad operation in the centre console. The advanced voice recognition function can be activated by the simple push of a button on the steering wheel controls.