15 Minutes in the All-New 2008 Mercedes-Benz C-Class...Better Than BMW or Lexus?

Who put the MB logo onto a buick?

— rack (View Profile)

Posted on 8/20/2007 10:41:01 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -10   

yes......... and soon the best in class C63 AMG... i can't wait

— AMGZING_fanboy (View Profile)

Posted on 8/20/2007 10:54:13 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

way too much plastic...and no interior wood for c300 sport...

looks kind of cheap on the inside.

— Treeman888 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/20/2007 11:08:01 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 7   

ding ding ding....correct answer!

— bagwell (View Profile)

Posted on 8/20/2007 11:55:46 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -3   

You could have just copied the whole thing... This guy clearly has never owned a Mercedes or he would have already known many of the things he didnt like about it.

— Threepoint1415926 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/21/2007 2:09:26 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 5   

Mercedes does not use the same interior specifications on the A, B and C-Classes as they do on the E, SL, CL, and S-Classes, and it is clearly evident.

cawimmer is gun-ho on trying to convince us all here that the interior "feels better than it looks." Let's all hope that that part at least has some truth to it, even though initial reviews from most have basically just summed up the interior as "cheap."

— Will_ (View Profile)

Posted on 8/21/2007 9:24:48 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

I have driven both. We received our 1st Mercedes C300 Sport about 3 weeks ago. I have driven both. Compared to the old C-class, their is no comparison. This one is much more refined and powerful. In comparison to the BMW 3-series, no comparison. BMW blows it away. The BMW is more nimble, faster, better value....

— BMW4me4ever (View Profile)

Posted on 8/21/2007 10:45:52 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: -5   

"The C-Class interior isn't cheap. It's actually right on par with the Audi A4, except it doesn't present itself that way visually."

I don't know if you're right. However, if it doesn't "present" itself, it SHOULD. How does Audi manage to create an interior that looks AND feels expensive? Why can't Mercedes do it? They have with their high-end models, but not this.

— S4cabriofoxone (View Profile)

Posted on 8/21/2007 12:05:20 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -4   

The new Accord interior puts this to shame.

Am I the only one who thinks those panel gaps are enormous? I feel like I'm taking crazy pills.

— CBR2200 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/21/2007 12:00:12 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

Better quality than POS Infiniti, Lexus and Audi. Fact

— BenzW124 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/21/2007 1:16:34 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: -2   

Better than Lexus, yeah. Better than BMW, no.

— auto_master (View Profile)

Posted on 8/21/2007 1:30:29 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: -7   

I have seen the MB c class here in Denmark as a taxi, and the interior sucks. It is so cheap that even the BMW 3 series (e9x)looks like nice quality. I dont like it to much plastic and the cheap one.

— MPowerDK (View Profile)

Posted on 8/21/2007 2:10:28 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

I like the look of the new C-Class, but I believe the writer is pointing out that the interior seems cheap when compared to the Lexus. To me, the Mercedes interior does not look cheap, but I will wait a couple of weeks to sit in one and judge for myself.

— david999 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/21/2007 9:49:06 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: -3   

MB is really falling behind. They need to really up their game otherwise BMW and Lexus are going to steal the show!

— supermoto (View Profile)

Posted on 8/21/2007 12:31:21 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

ok. im a huge mercedes fan and im not impressed by the interior. it's not BAD by any means but it's just not the best. however let's be fair. this isn't the s-class were talking about. bmw makes the 3 series so good because they HAVE TOO. it's their bread and butter. everyone is trying to take bmw's spot in this segment. they have been on top here forever. (this is considered mercedes value line.) i don't think that mercedes is really worried about the c class. will it sell probably like hot cakes. is it the best probably not. but then again it doesn't have to be. move up a class and mercedes e and bmw 5 dominate that segment. move up to the premium luxury segment and mercedes is king of the hill. WHEN YOU THINK MERCEDES YOU THINK S-CLASS. WHEN YOU THINK BMW U THINK 3 SERIES. thats just the way it is.

— merc07 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/21/2007 1:42:40 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -3   

Mercedes doesn't give the C350 more power because they have an AMG model. Making the C350 with like 300+hp will steal sales away from the AMG model and no one would care to buy it. Still even with 268hp it gets a 5.5sec. 0-60 (Car and Driver) which is that far behind the BMW 335i and Lexus IS350.

— Tonee (View Profile)

Posted on 8/21/2007 4:51:19 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

Mercedes doesn't give the C350 more power because they have an AMG model. Making the C350 with like 300+hp will steal sales away from the AMG model and no one would care to buy it. Still even with 268hp it gets a 5.5sec. 0-60 (Car and Driver) which is that far behind the BMW 335i and Lexus IS350.

— Tonee (View Profile)

Posted on 8/21/2007 4:52:07 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

Mercedes doesn't give the C350 more power because they have an AMG model. Making the C350 with like 300+hp will steal sales away from the AMG model and no one would care to buy it. Still even with 268hp it gets a 5.5sec. 0-60 (Car and Driver) which is not that far behind the BMW 335i and Lexus IS350.

— Tonee (View Profile)

Posted on 8/21/2007 4:52:44 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

Mercedes doesn't give the C350 more power because they have an AMG model. Making the C350 with like 300+hp will steal sales away from the AMG model and no one would care to buy it. Still even with 268hp it gets a 5.5sec. 0-60 (Car and Driver) which is not that far behind the BMW 335i and Lexus IS350.

— Tonee (View Profile)

Posted on 8/21/2007 4:52:44 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

The 2009 C350 that is, will have 306hp.

— Mercedes (View Profile)

Posted on 8/22/2007 7:01:40 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

New C-Clas has class no question, but in the sport model i don't know i look at my wifes 07 c230 sport with a nice AMG package and custom wheels and to me that is a much sporty looking and driving car. But the new C Class is very nice and has a more E- Class feel but the C230 seems more BMW like to us?

— chuck717 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/22/2007 10:30:37 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

as a potential car buyer, i have to say if it doesnt look good in the pictures, i cant be bothered to go touch it and say "ah yah, its actually made of good materials." im not touching the dash when im driving, but i am looking at it and theres an awful lot of shameful use of chrome. and what is with the pre-aged plastic in the c300? thats a nasty brown color.

i do, however, like the headlight switch. i can only hope its made of magnesium, but probably plastic.

— gsh23 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/22/2007 1:07:44 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

btw, you should all look at the new accords interior. thats the way entry level luxury cars should look like. ashame that acura doesnt get it either.

— gsh23 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/22/2007 1:09:48 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0