German Car Zone

Well the new C-Class Premiered in Mühldorf today and I was up there checking them out. I didn't bother taking that many pictures since the place was crowded with visitors.

I finally got to try the rear seats of the C-Class. This was really perfect today because people would sit infront and try the drivers seat and I would quickly sneak into the back and see how I fitted. Well, I am 6'4" tall and I am sorry to report that the rear passenger compartment of the W204 C-Class is still pretty small. The rear of my head bumps against the ceiling and my legs barely fit - and the front seat wasn't even positioned all the way back too! If you're tall, forget it. Other than that, the rest of the car seemed perfectly fine. I am really diggin the Avantgarde version. Just sexy.


Classic: Not much to say here. This is the basic trim car designed for taxi, police and business fleet usage. What the car lacks on the outside, it somewhat makes up for on the inside. The interior is just as good as the Elegance or Avantgarde models, but less visually appealing (different steering wheel etc.). I didn't spend too much time in the base version.

Elegance: I'll skip the exterior (since it is nice) and go right to the interior. The wood trim adds a nice touch, but I felt that the Avantgarde version looked much better with the use of aluminum. By the way, I think the Elegance version can look really hot with the proper rims for example. Like this one:



Avantgarde: My favorite trim level. Visually, this version is just stunning. Sleek, dynamic, classy and conservative looking. I love it. The interior looks even better than the Elegance version with wood. I feel that the brushed aluminum has a nice sporty presence inside the W204 cockpit.

Here are the pictures. Feel free to ask questions!

PS: TESTDRIVES START NEXT WEEK (NOT THIS COMING WEEK)!!!


THESE PICTURES WERE TAKEN YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. I STOPPED BY THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY WERE PREPARING THE SHOWROOM FOR TODAY. SAW MY FIRST ELEGANCE W204 C-CLASS!









AVANTGARDE INTERIOR IN DETAIL













SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 2007!!!

C220 CDI Avantgarde







C220 CDI Elegance with interior shots!

























C200 Kompressor CLASSIC with me and a crazy mime the dealership hired to apparently piss people off!











Another C220 CDI Avantgarde...








New Smart



Outside the dealership, they had this...


...and this! Bavarian Roast Chicken!!!


Hope you liked the pics!

I've just wanted to ask, how the presentation of the new C-Class was... Thanks for posting all these interesting stuff... Can't wait to visit the dealer on Monday...
I will contribute some pictures then.
edit: I want to give you some karma - but I am not allowed to do...

I hope our dealer will have some C-Classes with leather interior...

Thanks for the report bro. Love the exterior of the C-Class, Mercedes has gotten conservative + sporty figured out.

Nice write up again, Christian, thanks for that .

Surprise to see though, that was no AMG kitted W204's there!!

Bloody hell! Christian...you are on tall bugger!

How tall are you?

Thank you very much for the pics.

Christian, have you spoken to other people there? What are their opinions on W204? Do Opas & Omas like die neue C-Klasse?

Great photos.
If possible, please post a photo of a PALLADIUM colored car.

The AVANTGARDE interior looks really boring, dont' really like the black on black colour combination. How is the interior quality, does the silver trim feels like metal at all, and does all the interior buttons and nobs feel solid to use ?

So this is the new re-designed C-class. How many years did the prior generation C-class last? What year did that prior one start?

thanks