Our US friends and readers will find it hard to understand why we're getting excited about a diesel executive mid-size. But if you want a good car all-round that people will respect and still turns its fair share of heads, you could do a lot worse than the C220 CDI.
In full luxury, this car will produce only 117 grams of CO2 and consume 5 liters of fuel every 100 kilometers of the urban cycle. If you compared that to a Renault Clio TCe's 5.6 l/100km and 105 grams of CO2, you realize just what an amazing car this is.
And while the 170 hp and 400 Nm of torque are well short of a mighty V8 sports saloon, the C220 CDI is still dynamic and a bit of a hooligan. This next video shot by BerlinTomek shows how the car can put down rubber and even do donuts in a parking lot. No, it's not an SLK with two extra seats, but it is the next best thing if you live in the real world.
Acceleration isn't a problem either and as you'll see overtaking everybody on the Autobahn is a breeze. But going 110 km/h in seventh gear, you can barely hear the diesel engine.
This being the brand new C-Class we're talking about, it looks the absolute business, like a baby S-Class but without giving off a shrunken vibe.
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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