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Post by michael on Feb 24, 2021 12:08:59 GMT
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Post by Bob Sacamano v2.0 on Feb 24, 2021 12:26:45 GMT
Glad to see Mercedes has stopped designing their cars like Korean Mercedes knock offs. Love the touchscreen integration.
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Post by Blarno on Feb 24, 2021 12:36:57 GMT
The estate looks good. I hope there's some PPF on that centre console, otherwise it's going to get scratched and look dull very quickly.
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Post by ChrisM on Feb 24, 2021 12:54:39 GMT
To me the estate looks crap, too steep a slope on the tailgate plus in the side profile shots I have seen, the entire rear end of the car looks like it's melting and drooping downwards |
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Post by Martin on Feb 24, 2021 13:32:00 GMT
To me the estate looks crap, too steep a slope on the tailgate plus in the side profile shots I have seen, the entire rear end of the car looks like it's melting and drooping downwards If you want a more boxy tailgate for your weekly wardrobe carrying, then there are plenty of van based MPVs or even SUVs. I really like that, outside and in, especially the estate. Just a shame it's 4 cylinder only, a C43 (V6) version of the estate or even better, a V8 with 4WD would be great. |
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Post by Roadrunner on Feb 24, 2021 13:32:32 GMT
Other than the touch screen I like that.
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Post by Blarno on Feb 24, 2021 13:37:51 GMT
The estate carries on my theory that the estate version of any large saloon/hatch is better looking than the saloon/hatch.
I think only the Insignia disproves this theory as both are gopping.
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Post by racingteatray on Feb 24, 2021 13:40:21 GMT
Mercedes design is getting very Russian doll if you ask me.
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Post by Tim on Feb 24, 2021 14:15:49 GMT
The estate appears to have a fairly vertical tailgate but the side window line makes it look shallower.
The interior looks a bit busy and I've seen a shot of one that has a weird pinstripe trim on it!
Also, biplane steering wheel spokes. Really?
How many buttons are on it.
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Post by Bob Sacamano v2.0 on Feb 24, 2021 14:21:54 GMT
To me the estate looks crap, too steep a slope on the tailgate plus in the side profile shots I have seen, the entire rear end of the car looks like it's melting and drooping downwards Chris, every estate that has come out you've complained that the tailgates slope too much, harked back to the near vertical tailgates on old Volvos and praised them for maximising load space. Now the tailgate on this is too steep for you? You're a hard man to please. |
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Post by PetrolEd on Feb 24, 2021 14:43:17 GMT
Bit of a sad face but the rest is very agreeable. You'll have to spec the interior well to get rid of the great slab of shiny plastic but if it comes in the nice matt wood grain some Mercs have as an option then happy days.
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Post by Blarno on Feb 24, 2021 15:10:13 GMT
If, and it's a big if, I were to have one, that shiny plastic bit would have to be leather or alcantara trimmed. I can't abide shiny anything in an interior.
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Post by Big Blue on Feb 24, 2021 15:10:48 GMT
I saw this yesterday and WOW!
This is a fabulous looking car in wagon form and the 60+ mile electric only range feels like that's where it should be.
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Post by Roadrunner on Feb 24, 2021 17:04:00 GMT
Mercedes design is getting very Russian doll if you ask me. I think it always has been. |
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Post by ChrisM on Feb 24, 2021 17:06:56 GMT
I should have said too gentle a slope. Estates should have vertical, or near-vertical tailgate.
I'm having a bad day, I feel totally lacking in energy, probably as a result of no work and being forced to stay at home by Boris. At least I have a dental appointment on Friday which will get me out of the house
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Post by garry on Feb 24, 2021 17:35:58 GMT
Go into a Mercedes showroom and they might as well ask you if you want 15, 16 or 17 feet of Mercedes saloon.
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Post by Tim on Feb 24, 2021 17:37:01 GMT
I should have said too gentle a slope. Estates should have vertical, or near-vertical tailgate. I'm having a bad day, I feel totally lacking in energy, probably as a result of no work and being forced to stay at home by Boris. At least I have a dental appointment on Friday which will get me out of the house You're not forced to stay at home. You can go out for a nice walk every day. |
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Post by PG on Feb 24, 2021 19:20:45 GMT
It might be a bit dull and Russian doll, but it's better looking than the latest BMW 3 series. I know I'm behind the times here, but the idea of the base petrol engine being a 1.5 litre engine in a Merc C Class just feels weird.
The press coverage shows what a hotch-potch the automotive world is at the moment. I got this week's Autocar magazine today. A big write up on the electrification only plans of Jaguar. Pica and write up of the Ioniq 5. A write up on the Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo. And then pages on the technical details of the petrol and diesel power-trains in the new C Class. This C Class, I guess, is the last ICE C Class we'll see? In a few years it could be a dinosaur, so enjoy it while it lasts.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2021 22:12:05 GMT
It looks pretty good to me but then I like an understated car myself, much better than the gaping maws on some.
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Post by Bob Sacamano v2.0 on Feb 25, 2021 9:42:56 GMT
I really like the styling of the estate. Quite possibly the first Mercedes I'd be interested in owning.
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Post by Tim on Feb 25, 2021 10:08:22 GMT
I wonder if the interior LED lighting can be set up to flash in time with your music, disco stylee?
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Post by Blarno on Feb 25, 2021 12:46:27 GMT
I wonder if the interior LED lighting can be set up to flash in time with your music, disco stylee? That would be amusing. I would put some of my favourite Carcass tunes on and trigger epileptics everywhere. |
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Post by Tim on Feb 25, 2021 13:08:09 GMT
Carcass? I'm away to check Spotify  |
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Post by Blarno on Feb 25, 2021 13:22:06 GMT
I recommend Heartwork and Surgical Steel as a taster.
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Post by Tim on Feb 25, 2021 14:12:16 GMT
Added to the list!
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Post by PG on Feb 25, 2021 19:51:48 GMT
I wonder if the interior LED lighting can be set up to flash in time with your music, disco stylee? My experience of Merc interior lighting was that it felt very "70's disco", so that's probably an option they'll add later on. |
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Post by Ben on Feb 27, 2021 7:26:44 GMT
Mercedes design is getting very Russian doll if you ask me. It always has been, hasn't it? This just looks like a smaller E-Class. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2021 12:42:23 GMT
I am sure we have had an E class not that long ago, in exactly that colour and looking exactly the same. Rather removes the point in buying an E class perhaps.
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Post by Roadrunner on Feb 27, 2021 13:07:31 GMT
I am sure we have had an E class not that long ago, in exactly that colour and looking exactly the same. Rather removes the point in buying an E class perhaps. Unless you want the extra space and extra two cylinders on the engine which the E Class will provide... |
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