The Mercedes-Benz C 200 Avantgarde has been given minor updates for the 2016 model year. From what we understand, these changes made it off the production line as early as November 2015.
The biggest visual change would be the new 18 inch staggered five-spoke wheel setup, wrappped with 225/45R18 tyres at the front and wider 245/40R18 tyres at the rear. This replaces the 2015 car’s 17 inch wheels with 225/50R17 tyres all-round.
Other than that, the chrome trim on the front bumper air dams as well as on the sides of the rear bumper next to the rear wheels have been removed. Look closely and you’ll notice the wing mirror has been de-chromed as well – there used to be a small strip of chrome above the signal indicator.
On the rear, you’ll notice that the integrated exhaust tips in the rear bumper are now functional. The C200’s exhaust piping is new as well, with one exhaust tip at each side of the rear bumper.
Previously, the C200 only had twin tailpipes on the left side of the rear bumper which faced downwards with faux integrated exhaust tips. Of course, the new functional exhaust tips look better.
No changes to the interior except the AGILITY SELECT feature has been renamed to DYNAMIC SELECT so the label for the button has been changed from AGILITY to DYNAMIC.
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Seriously I do not understand why car makers are so obsessed on giving us large wheels with skinny profile tyres, I mean look at our Malaysian roads – I would say they’re not just unforgiving but very dangerous. One can easily dent or break the wheels and tyres – these aren’t cheap. Furthermore they’re heavy to steer and gives a really hard ride. Why don’t they upgrade the size of the brakes rather than the size of the wheels? Every time when I look at cars that has a big rim size, it has a small brake, some are even drums at the rear!
17 inch run flat RM600/pc.
18 inch run flat RM1000/pc
Why complaining or u’re at the wrong place? Merz is not for the poor la.
I am driving an E36 325i on a Michelin PS3 215/45 17-Inch on an original wheels. I got hit on a deep large pothole just 500 meters reaching KLIA.
Seriously our road sucks. Not point having these expensive tyres. I downgraded to 205/65 15-Inch with a cheap durable strong kevlar Goodyear Triplemax.
So instead of paying RM450 for one piece of 17-inch Michelin PS3, The Goodyear is around RM250. I save RM800 and have a happier ride by not damaging my backbone.
Safe a few hundreds bucks…but is it safe to have suck a drastic downgrade?
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No, I trust the ride is better and the car last longer as it does not rattle that much… I think you are brainwashed by current trend of large rims with a thin wall of rubber…
If you own one of these you won’t be asking this question. Look at the owners FB page for Benz or BMW and you see everyone opting for 18 and 19 inch wheels and some hardcore ones using 20.
Well it is a choice.
I grew up with Mercedes-Benzes, the tyre profile thinnest is 55.
The problem with most Malaysians is that they care how big are their wheels, or if they have some chromes on their bumpers and such. Importance whould go on not just how fast the car goes, but does the car stops good? Bigger brakes.
People fix larger wheels is because they need to accommodate a larger disc brakes. 20-inch but the discs are still standard leaving a huge gap in between? It is like seeing Myvis with 18 inches. It is just silly.
Potholes, uneven roads, gravels, sands, rocks, objects or rubbish on the road, kerbs, you name it.
Again, as I was saying it is a choice.
I choose comfort, safety and durability
Having an extra inch of a wheel does not give you extra performance, or perhaps maybe just 1/10 of a second around tsukuba circuit.
What is the wheel size got to do with you grew up with mercedes benz?
Buyers demand, company give la….nobody wants to look like an unker driving small rim car. Plus it is stupid to upgrade to big brakes since we don’t have autobahn here.
Large wheel – more handsome
Skinny tyre – less friction, better fuel consumption
RFT tires do not break easily…
The only problem is that the bridgestone potenza coming with this car are the worst in the world:
http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/Bridgestone/Potenza-RE050A-Run-Flat.htm
anyone has any idea about the ckd c200 exclusive? According to the salesman the official specs sheet for that model is not out yet.
Kinda miss the chrome strip at the front edge of the airdam. At least it provides some differentiation from other Benz models/variants which now share similar face.
Lesser Chrome, cheaper price = No increase of total price
the design look a bit subtle..but still nice.
this wheel really dam ugly
Easier to clean
sportier car should have no or less chrome !
Paul’s fav car :-D
Personally prefer the old rims though..this one looks…boring.
I never like the rear. So “jambu”
Kudos to Mercedes for giving more without raising prices. Unlike some local marque.
Yeah, they have many good cars now at good prices too. The AMG’s are a real bargain at their prices
They could have picked a better looking ‘Avantgarde’ rim design…
Recond f30 rim is much better
I like the front but the rear looks like a inbred kid!
The CKD C200 Exclusive will launch in March 2016. I have spoken to the main office and they did indicate that production will begin sometime after CNY. To me at least,the Exclusive model is the one to get,there is something special about..driving down the road with a gun-sight logo bearing the 3 spoke star moniker on the hood as compared to the ‘in-grille’ design. It defines character, a time when you didn’t have to shout that its a benz approaching with the huge oversized(in your face) logo but a more bauhaus appreciation of class and distinctive style. The point is Benz is one of the few brands that provide you a choice and I hope it stays that way.
Ram, aren’t you the sales man from Merc Benz Glenmarie?
The size of the brake somehow didn’t show the performance. The braking design depends on few factors, the cross section area of the brake piston, brake pump pressure, type of brake pad used, the weight of the car itself and the cruising speed of the vehicle will take into account too. Big rims with small calibre definitely didn’t look nice but didn’t mean the car won’t have enough braking power to stop.
Mercedes should have fired their designer.the new rims looks like an ahpek car compared to the pass
These wheels are so ugly ! Never seen something that looks so Japanese on any Merc…
Yes, the C200 Avantgarde wheels are very UGGLYY!! They look like cheap steel rims.