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Many people thought the C-Class interior in general looks a little "spartan". I sort of agree. I love the design and the quality is top notch, but I do feel that Mercedes could have made it a bit more "lively". At the same time, darker interiors don't look that good to me and many people. I personally prefer lighter interiors like this one:



The materials are good and the interior looks and feels solid and well constructed. The dark plasticky looking material feels very soft and is a leather-like padded material (I suppose this has advantages in the event of a crash, just like when it first appeared on the W116 Mercedes S-Class in 1972). The cockpit feels premium and the buttons are pleasing to use overall, especially the A/C controls!

W203 C-Class: 2000-2007

W204 C-Class: 2007-201X

No problem, I have a lot of fun posting this stuff.

You need to see it in real life, and sit on the inside and feel the atmosphere etc. It's a quality interior for sure, but a little spartan as some people said. It lacks to lively visual effect you get with the Audi A4 interior, especially in darker tones. I think most people look to much at the huge soft plastic/leathery slab on top to examine the whole interior open mindedly.

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Not really, see my post towards ENI. There were a lot of younger people (late 20s and 30s) there, but they were mostly in the back sitting down and enjoying the "free" beer and food.

It's true though, there were more old people there than younger buyers. I guess most of the younger buyers are waiting for the C-Class Sportcoupe - which has always been very popular here.

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Hi Christian, Wonderful post and pics, the avantgarde grill looks more prominent in the real life pictures, really good. help, help, help.

You just answered my question reguarding the interior quality of the new C-Class, thanks.. I also agree with you that the interior looks best with lighter colors. Great post and writeup Wimmer!

Nothing but depressing gray and black interiors. And the wheels will be hard to keep clean with all those spokes. Weren't there ANY beige interiors? What about that new metallic red? Is it darker than Barolo Red?

I still would like to know what the front and rear wheel offsets are since I will be keeping my C320's 17" (7.5 & 8.5) AMG wheels just in case they might fit the new car.

What color is that Elegance S-OP2350? Looks like red or is that orange seen in the publicity pictures. Looks like the interior might be beige.