When you choose to step into a Mercedes-Benz dealership, it's obvious that you are not looking for basic transportation. You know that you have stepped into the home of the most renowned auto maker in the world. The automaker that invented the
automobile in 1886, and has led the industry ever since, with over
80,000 patents and counting. (ABS breaks, 4 wheel independent suspension, crumple zones, attention assist, pre-safe, crash testing program….etc)
Mercedes-Benz C-class has probably one of the toughest jobs among its siblings in Mercedes-Benz family. It is charged with impressing the largest crowd of Mercedes-Benz buyers with price including delivery charge, starting at $36,725 (MSRP) and going to neighborhood of $100,000. It is easier job to impress people with cars that start with $95,325 (MSRP / S-class)
The level of standard equipment for C-class is constantly changing, and adding more critical features to its buyers with every new model year.
Attention assist,
Mbrace 2, USB interface, Bluetooth audio streaming,
rain sensing wipers,Integrated garage door opener, Adaptive break with HOLD function, split folding rear seats, TPMS for each wheel…etc) The Mercedes-Benz C-class has 9 airbags with 11 way protection as standard equipment . To very critical buyers, this fact alone earns high mark. MB, as a manufacturer, is famous for its dedication to safety and accident avoidance with two systems that come standard and are adopted by almost all auto manufacturers;
ESP (electronic stability program) and
BAS (Break Assist System) Additional safety equipment (
Driver Assistance Package, Lane tracking Package) are available as optional equipment. Please keep in mind that body of C-class is made from 70% high strength and ultra-high-strength steel. Its development regimen included more than 5,500 computer simulated collisions, with nearly 2 million elements, plus an extensive series of actual crash tests. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) gave it;
Superior rating, and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) gave it
5 star overall rating on its recent testing for 2013 Model Year.
Besides its world class safety ratings, the C-class offers you the choice of two distinct styles, as well as sedan or coupe versions. The sedan offers Sport or Luxury styling, while coupes offer only sport. Luxury styling is easily recognized with the three pointed star integrated on the hood of the vehicle, and sport styling has oversized star integrated in the front grill, and it is accompanied with few other elements. When you have decided on the styling of the vehicle, MB offers you choices of;
C-250 4 cylinder turbocharged engine with 201hp & 229 lb-ft torque, coupe and sedan
C-300 4 matic sedan with 248hp & 251 lb-ft torque, sedan only
C-350 with 302hp & 273 lb-ft torque, coupe and sedan
C-63 AMG with 451hp & 443 lb-ft torque, coupe and sedan, also available is the 507 edition wich boasts 507hp & 450 lb-ft torque.
All this should be considered an introduction to 2014 C-250 because most of it’s optional features require demonstration. Their usefulness would be wasted by describing them here, and you trying to imagine how they operate and the benefit they provide.Here is the link for Mercedes-Benz webiste where you can
explore the options.
Drive kit plus for the Iphone; it seamlessly integrates a variety of social, navigation, and media apps including Facebook, Twitter, Google places (available from parts department for $599 + installation $80)
Mbrace 2; connects your C-class, your smartphone, your computer. Offers variety of safety, security, and convenience features like call for assistance in case of collision, remote lock and unlock your car from your smart phone, family driver monitoring, in vehicle internet….etc. http://www.mbusa.com/mercedes/mbrace
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