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Originally Posted by HighestOfHigh  I believe Mercedes-Benz did an outstanding job with the new C-class. I know alot of people have been saying its a baby S, but except for the front grill and position of the headlights I see no similaities like the old S and C. The rear lights are completely different. The interior may have some buttons like the S-class, but the interior is completely designed different from the navigation to the shifter.
My one and only problem is power. I was really expecting over 300hp plus for the C350. Especially considering the IS, G35 and 3 series numbers.
Is Benz laying off the horse power games? If the S-class can jump 302 to 380 plus then why can't the C-class numbers get a boost?   |
This is true, but rarely does MB introduce a new engine with a totally new model at the same time. The only cases in which they did were with the 1990 500SL (32V V8), 2005 SLK350 (3.5L V6) and of course the new S550 with its new 5.5L V8. Do you remember any others? I fully expect MB to leapfrog the 6-cylinder 300hp barrier thrown up by competitors BMW/Lexus/Infiniti/Cadillac. I'm betting on about 320hp, if not 340hp. Turbo, direct-injection and one or two new tricks. Mercedes probably didn't expect the class to shoot to 300hp so soon. The new DOHC V6s just came out in 2004 (?) and usually MB takes anywhere from 5-7 years to update engines. They're hand is being more or less forced this time around.
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