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C-Class Gets Avantgarde Touch

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Mercedes C Avantgarde 200 Kompressor AT

  

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Mercedes C Avantgarde 200 Kompressor AT

  

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Mercedes C Avantgarde 200 Kompressor AT

  

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Mercedes C Avantgarde 200 Kompressor AT

  

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Mercedes C Avantgarde 200 Kompressor AT

  

Overview

First introduced in 1993 as a replacement for the 190 range, the C-Class was nicknamed the "Baby Benz" as it was the smallest model in the marque's lineup, until the 1997 arrival of the A-Class.

The C-Class is built at Mercedes-Benz factories in Sindelfingen and Bremen, Germany, as well as in Mercedes's factories in Brazil and Daimler Chrysler's South African factory in East London.

Special Edition Mercedes C-Class

People who love exclusivity & limited edition things, Mercedes-Benz India has launched a very attractive & stylish variant of the C-Class which is a Limited Edition variant - The C-Class Special Edition. The new Special Edition C-Class looks awesome with its sporty, elegant design features, reserved for this model only, a high-quality interiors. Only 60 units of the special edition will be built to maintain exclusivity.

Sporty passion, exciting dynamism and effortlessly superior style – these are the distinguishing characteristics of the new Mercedes C-Class Special Edition. The striking C-Class design that has won a number of awards has now been given an even finer, and yet at the same time more sporty, air by Mercedes-Benz through the addition of some charismatic details. Playing a major role in the vehicle’s image are its darkened front headlamps with a dark cover frame & 17" Spoke light-alloy wheels with mixed-size tyres available.

Other distinct features include shoulderline trim strips in polished aluminium, the finned radiator in brilliant silver matt with chrome highlights and an integrated star, front fog lamps with a chrome ring and chromed twin louvres, chrome highlights in the bumper, rub strip and boot lid plus the B-pillar trim painted glossy black.

Exterior Features & Changes In New C-Class Special Edition

- New Chrome Finish Front Grille Dominated By Big Mercedes Logo
- Chrome Ringed New Front Fog Lights
- New High End In-Car Entertainment System
- 6 Airbags With ABS, EBD & BAS
- New Aerodymanic shaped Air In-Takes
- New 17" Alloy Wheels
- Electrically Foldable Outside Rear View Mirros
- Avantgarde Design All New Front & Rear Bumper
- Boot lid plus the B-pillar trim painted glossy black
- Chrome highlights in the bumper
- Darkened Front Headlamps

Interior Features & Changes In C-Class Special Edition

- 2 Tone Seat Covers Made From Black Leather & Beige Shade Fabric
- Brushed Aluminium Finished Parts
- New Floor Mats
- Contrasting Thread Used In stitching Of Seats, Center armrest & Door Panels
- Multifunction Controls On Leather Cladded Steering Wheel
- Bi-xenon Headlamps With Variable Light Distribution
- Parktronic Reverse Parking system

According to a press release of Mercedes Benz the interior is based on the Avatngarde design and equipment line. Its aesthetics have been streamlined and its sportiness sharpened through the inclusion of further high-quality materials and carefully coordinated details. The seats – exclusively manufactured for the Special Edition – made from black ARTICO man-made leather with Liverpool fabric in como beige. There is contrasting topstitching in comobeige embellishing the seats, centre armrest, door centre panel and floor mats, serving to underline the dynamic theme. The floor mats also bear the “Special Edition” lettering. Leather seats are available as an optional extra – also in two-tone variants featuring black/sahara beige or black/cognac brown.

Trim parts in brushed aluminium which have been designed exclusively for this C-Class Special Edition contrast with the interior in black and beige, creating an ambience full of soul. The standard specification includes armrests with a double cup holder and a stowage compartment at the front and rear, 1/3 : 2/3 folding rear seats with a through-loading feature, a luxury multifunction leather steering wheel with a 4.5 inch display in the instrument cluster that boasts three analogue round dials with tapered tube-style surrounds, not to mention a shift/selector lever in leather, plus seat heating.

The range of equipment includes some superb technical innovations such as Agility Control, Adaptive Brake and Blue Efficiency, helping the C-Class to set standards in the compact premium-car segment. Also part of the standard specification on board the Special Edition is the Intelligent Light System featuring bi-xenon headlamps with variable light distribution, an active light function, dynamic headlamp range control plus a cornering light function that ensures optimum adaptation to the current visibility. Yet more comfort is afforded by Parktronic with its acoustic and optical distance warning.

Special Edition C-Class Is Available In 3 Shades:

- Carneol Red
- Obsidian Black
- Calcite White

Mercedes Benz India has priced the C-Class Special Edition At Rs. 28,40,000 & 31,30,000 for C200 Kompressor Petrol & C220 CDi Diesel respectively.