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Thanks for the review Christian.

To me, when I look at the new C-Class, sometimes it catches my attention, while some other times it looks like it's going to age quite quickly. This however, is definitely up to the wheels. I've noticed lately that Benz's with AMG rims look that much better.

Nice review, the car looks really good!

BTW, have you driven a W204 320 CDI yet Christian?

Thanks.

Sadly no. There's really no demand for a '320 CDI C-Class here so all the C-Classes at the dealer are C200 CDI's, C220 CDI's, C180 Kompressor's and C200 Kompressor's. Once they had a C350 Elegance up there but that's long gone.

I did however drive the W203 C320 CDI with the 7Gtronic and that car is a monster. The acceleration is just brutal.

I decide today that White is not a good car for the C Class. Black is perfect!! White hides all the chrome detailing that make the car look so special. Black makes it stand out like a swollen thumb!!!

Thanks for the review mate. This is convincing my dad to change to a diesel more torque and less fuel consumption... This 220CDI has 400Nm right?

Anytime.

Do you guys finally have the diesel MB's down in Singapore?

C220 CDI currently has 400 Nm, correct.

Yes, we can finally import them in! We're looking at a C220 CDI Estate. How's the fuel consumption like?

If driven normally expect values in the mid 6's or under 7 liters per 100 km. The C220 CDI has a pretty "old" engine under the hood. It's been refreshed and the power output has been improved but the replacement engine is just around the corner.

According to AMS this is a newly designed 2.0 or 2.2-l 4-cylinder engine which in the next "C220 CDI" will make 200-horsepower.

Nice review, thanks for posting it!

I wonder how different is the 3-spoke AMG steering wheel (that comes also with the Advanced Agility Package) from the standard 4-spoke steering wheel? Is it smaller in diameter? Is it thicker? Does it have a different leather texture?