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Well my sister's 1-Series interior is very plasticky but well made. I'd personally probably rank the 1-Series interior a bit above the facelifted W203 interior since the panel gaps are a bit smaller and the alignments overall look much better.

I have the M-package in my car and I haven't notice anything bad in my car, sure some few parts are plastic (for instance the "ventilation bars"* *english word(?)) but it aint much. The interior materials are just as good as Audi A3 and not worse than a C-class or a 3-series, also its better than japanese cars .

The interior is solid and the dashboard is driveroriented which I like.

I forget, but when is the reveal for this car? Isn't it like next week or something?

M

January 27.

If you look at the last revealed pictures carefully, you will realize that rear-view mirrors are identical to SLK & CLS's facelifts ones.

I wonder if the C will get the new mirrors in '09, though I think the C's are specifically designed that way to mirror the headlights.

Will the new CLC hit north american showrooms next year?, any word from MB?

The C "Fuel Economy" concepts was shown with these mirrors; this even was their first appeirance actully.

One is sure, if I had a C-Class the first thing I would do would be to put these lovely mirrors instead of the ugly giant ears it has.

AFAIK there are no plans for the CLC to be sold in the US. I mean MB took out the C-Class Sportcoupe of the American market because of poor sales. The CLC probably won't do well in the US anyway so why bother bringing it over?

However, I guess we'll have to wait for the official MB press release. If the BMW 135i can be popular, maybe a 305-hp CLC350 could be too.

Here is that picture, but larger, from Swedish AMuS site (click):



I hope it retains the little see-thru window of the old coupe; that seemed like an effective, practical design. And gives illusion of a slimmer rear.

Photoshopping around the mirror looks weak.


Online translators seem to murder the Swedish language, so here are the brief points:

"Soon am arriving the another bokstavskombination that hold order on with Mercedes: CLC. Model sneak out on fair via a modevisning in Berlin next week and initiates sell in May. Foremost competitors is BMW 1- series coupé."

Available engines
Diesel
2.2L 4-cylinder, 136hp and 170hp (currently 122 and 150 PS)
Gasoline
1.8L 4-cylinder w/kompressor, 156hp and 184hp (currently 143 and 163 PS)
2.5L V6, 204hp
3.5L V6, 274hp

"All motors combine as standard with six-speed manual box...
Motors are modernized and give up to 11 percent lower [consumption?] compared to the old Sportcoupé.
CLC ska as hittills build in Brazil, which imply that celebrated able have one's way on competitive level: CLC find that buys in Germany from 28.000 Euro when sale initiates in May."

That compares with 27.549 EUR for the current 6-sp manual C180 Kompressor with 143 PS.


Possible cabrio variant:


Source:
Mercedes CLC siktar mot BMW:s 1-serie - Auto Motor & Sport - NYHETER - biltester, bilnyheter, bil-tv och bilfakta på nätet