W205 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Estate makes its debut

Mercedes-Benz C 300 BlueTEC HYBRID, T-Modell (S 205) 2014

Official images of the W205 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Estate have been released. The long-roofed version of the fourth-generation compact executive sedan has been spotted undisguised before, but this is our first proper look at it.

As with the sedan, the estate has grown substantially over its predecessor, spanning 96 mm longer at 4,702 mm and 40 mm wider at 1,810 mm, with the wheelbase now up 80 mm to 2,840 mm. Despite this, weight has actually dropped by up to 65 kg thanks to an aluminium content of 49%.

The exterior is as you would expect, being identical to the sedan from the B-pillars forward, but the estate does get wider E-Class-style tail lights that this writer prefers.

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The increased dimensions bring manifold benefits to interior space and practicality, the new car getting more shoulder room, elbow room and headroom over the W204. Rear-seat passengers in particular receive the biggest gains with a generous 45 mm increase in legroom, while luggage volume increases by five litres to 490 litres.

If that’s not enough, you can unlatch the rear seats (now split 40:20:40, instead of 60:40 previously) electrically to fold them flat, increasing boot capacity to 1,510 litres, ten more than before. Optional features include an Easy Pack powered tailgate, as well as a Hands-Free Access system that enables you to open the tailgate by waving your foot under the rear bumper in a manner similar to Ford and BMW systems.

Mercedes-Benz C 200 BlueTEC, T-Modell  (S 205) 2014

The estate will be powered by the same range engines as on the sedan, with four four-cylinder turbodiesels making between 115 hp and 204 hp as well as four petrol engines (three four-cylinder mills, one V6) with outputs ranging from 156 hp to 333 hp.

A C 300 BlueTEC Hybrid diesel with 204 hp plus 27 hp from the electric motor is also available, while a plug-in C 350 Hybrid with a 208 hp petrol four plus a 67 hp electric motor will arrive in due course.

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Jonathan Lee

After trying to pursue a career in product design, Jonathan Lee decided to make the sideways jump into the world of car journalism instead. He therefore appreciates the aesthetic appeal of a car, but for him, the driving experience is still second to none.

 

Comments

  • heybadigol on May 22, 2014 at 6:24 pm

    This reader loves ’em tail lights too, and basically all estates. Wish this would come here, but judging by Malaysians aversion to estates (and love of SUVs), one can only see it on the internet.

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  • I love estates car.but this one just look wrong.very ‘hearse’like. Previous one was a handsome car.its so good looking that for few months i had the amg version as my wallpaper.

    Hopefully this new look will grow on me

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  • Merc & BMW can not beat Audi in this segment… the others segment Merc & BMW better than Audi..

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  • Denaihati on May 22, 2014 at 10:30 pm

    spacious interior and really fully utilized which rear have a side compartment. Hybrid diesel is the interesting part, but i believe not so popular here because of price, higher than Japan MPV.

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  • kadajawi (Member) on May 22, 2014 at 10:32 pm

    115 hp! In a car this big! Take that, people who complain 120 hp is too little in a B segment car!

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    • Germany on May 23, 2014 at 10:24 am

      Car might be big but it is significantly lighter then the outgoing model. Speed performance has nothing to do with size but to do with weight. Duh!

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  • teamsleepnine on May 23, 2014 at 1:27 am

    torque number on the 115hp engine anyone?

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  • Josh Ling on May 23, 2014 at 6:12 am

    almost mistaken for an E-Class estate, but yes, the rear is much much better than the sedan’s. it’s just weird still for me to see the rear lights so far apart from each other and have so much empty space in between them.

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