What's the best thing you could possibly do when a brand new German saloon with a diesel engine is launched? Take it to the Autobahn and let it really stretch its legs, of course.
The brand new Mercedes C-Class comes in many exciting new flavors to chose from, but for a company car buyer none are as exciting as this one, the new C220 CDI. The numbers pretty much speak for themselves: a 2.1-liter turbo engine with 170 hp and more importantly a meaty 400 Nm of torque. 0 to 100 km/h takes just 8.1 seconds while the top speed is a very respectable 234 km/h.
Perhaps more importantly, this fast, luxurious rear-wheel drive saloon is as economical as a city car. In town, it will do 5 l/100km but thanks to an efficient seven-speed auto, those numbers drop to 3.7 l/100km on the highway, provided of course you are saintly with the throttle.
As you can see, or rather you can hear, it also makes a great sound as the throttle blips on downshifts. It's got performance disguised as efficiency wrapped around a core of luxury, easily a best-buy of the whole 2014 C-Class model range. In Germany, where this clip was filmed, the C220 "limousine" will set you back upwards of €38,675 (this being its base price).
Don't let the C63 AMG at the beginning of all the videos fool you, this is all about diesel power.
Mihnea's favorite cars have already been built, the so-called modern classics from the '80s and '90s. He also loves local car culture from all over the world, so don't be surprised to see him getting excited about weird Japanese imports, low-rider VWs out of Germany, replicas from Russia or LS swaps down in Florida. Full profile
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