Mercedes-Benz Malaysia has previewed its plug-in hybrid sedan, the Mercedes-Benz C 350 e, ahead of its launch in between four and six weeks’ time – with deliveries starting end-October or early November. Likely a response to the BMW 330e (which will be launched this weekend), today’s reveal showed that the car will not be positioned as a like-for-like rival, but more as a higher-priced, value-added alternative.
Unlike the BMW, which is expected to retail between RM240k and RM260k, the C 350 e will carry an indicative pricing of RM299,000. This positioning will put it slightly under the RM307,888 C 300, which it will replace in the local C-Class lineup. A wallbox charger will be offered as an option, priced at around RM7,200.
Propulsion will come from the ubiquitous 2.0 litre turbocharged four-cylinder engine in a similar tune to the C 250, making 211 hp and 350 Nm of torque. Providing additional power is an 80 hp/340 Nm electric motor sandwiched between the engine and the 7G-Tronic Plus seven-speed automatic transmission, resulting in a total system output of 279 hp and 600 Nm.
As a result, the C 350 e will go from 0-100 km/h in just 5.9 seconds, while combined fuel consumption is rated at 2.1 litres per 100 km on the European NEDC cycle. The car has an all-electric range of 31 km, with a maximum speed of 130 km/h in this mode. Carbon dioxide emissions sit at just 48 grammes per kilometre.
The electric motor is juiced by a 6.2 kWh high-voltage water-cooled lithium-ion battery fitted at the rear of the car, resulting in a stepped boot floor and reduced luggage space from 475 litres to 335 litres. Charging time is around 1 hour 45 minutes through the wallbox or around two hours using a standard 230 V domestic socket. The charging port is located under the right tail light.
The car shown here is a pre-production car from Thailand, in Exclusive trim – local-spec cars will receive the full AMG Line kit with aggressive front and rear bumpers and deeper side skirts, as well as the same 19-inch AMG multi-spoke alloy wheels as the C 300. The cabin will also receive the AMG interior design, including an AMG flat-bottomed multifunction steering wheel.
Most of the kit will be identical to the C 300, including a panoramic sliding sunroof, the 590 W, 13-speaker Burmester surround sound system and Thermotronic three-zone automatic climate control. Additional kit will include Airmatic air suspension, a 360-degree camera system and a climate pre-conditioning system that will allow you to programme the climate control to turn on at a preset time.
Here are the specifications of the C 350 e in detail:
- Indicative pricing of RM299,000 (C 300 was RM307,888)
- 2.0 litre direct-injection, turbocharged engine
- 211 hp and 350 Nm of torque (C 250 power level)
- 80 hp and 340 Nm electric motor
- Total system output of 279 hp and 600 Nm
- 0-100 km/h in 5.9 seconds
- 2.1 l/100 km on the NEDC cycle
- All-electric range of 31 km, up to 130 km/h
- 6.2 kWh high-voltage water-cooled lithium-ion battery
- 2.0 hours charging time with 230 V domestic socket
- 1 hour 45 minutes with optional wallbox (around RM7,200)
- 335 litre boot (down from 475 litres in non-hybrid form)
- Airmatic adjustable air suspension
- 360-degree Surround View camera
- Climate pre-conditioning system
- AMG Line package with 19-inch multi-spoke wheels
- Open-pore Black Ash wood interior trim
- Artico faux leather seats, dashboard and door cards
- COMAND Online
- 13-speaker, 590 W Burmester sound system
- Thermotronic three-zone automatic climate control
Rest as per C 300 AMG Line:
We’ve driven the Mercedes-Benz C 350 e in San Francisco – read the review here.
kerajaan sudah tunai janji. I love UMNO. They can be trusted. Tengok sendiri, harga kereta dah turun!
Kalau UMNO janji 30% cheaper, then why cars under RM100k still the same?
Perodua Myvi – RM50k
After 30% – RM35k, save RM15k
Honda Jazz – RM75k
AFter 30% – RM52.5k, save RM22.5k
Yang 30% tu semua above RM200k!
Forrester, dari Rm211k ke Rm145k. 31% price reduction. Now can even get at Rm129k. Cukurrrr
Mangkuk la you
Quoting 2.0XT turbo not 2.0i
Then why the 2.0 XT Forester price increased for 2016?
GO and cuci mangkuk
U pulak nak sama-kan Biza 5star ASEANNCAP dgn poor pipu spec, siapa yg lebih mangkuk? Hayun betui lu!
Got another one, Renault Fluence, from RM115,000 to just RM79,888 (also 30% reduction).
bull shit, fluence reduction due to change new design. now is clear stock.
Hello..
Myvi masih lagi RM50k,
less 30% save RM15k
jadi RM35k
City masih lagi RM75k,
less 30% save RM22.5
jadi RM52.5k
Yang 30% tu semua kereta mewah above RM200k!
Pick bmw 330e or benz 350e?
For average buyers, of course 330e if it is 60k cheaper.
The best buy is still X5 PHEV.
Ahh finally, Airmatic suspension!
Not sure, it depends on how smooth the transition between both the electric motor and the combustion engine. I read so much about the 330e and it is good, not sure about the 350e. Then comes from the extras like do we have to pay for the speed charger, for Mercedes case we have to. Hope it comes free with the 330e
At 240k, 330e not even equipped with a proper rear view camera. Better tell bmw to go fly kite.
All those who bought C250 and C300 are now crying. thank you MBM for cheating all these customers.
Bodoh Government, reduce car prices for luxury cars. But Myvi, Persona, Axia they don’t reduce car prices.
Stupid government is one thing. Your attitude is another thing. Cursing and complaining dont make you a better person. Work harder and change your attitude bro
kerajaan dah tunai janji turun harga kereta. Kenapa tak puji???
Dah puji mah! Tengok berapa Like u dapat tu.
Bro Autofrenz, harga Perdana skrg sebijik rm130k…
Dulu uncle beli Perdana top spec rm93k jer.
Naik mendadak 40% beb. salah PM kiter nie…kihkikih
Dulu dulu wira spec kosong 46k. Sekarang Persona spec banyak pun 46k. Ini mesti semua salahPM kiter nie… kikikikih
Perdana sekarang 130k 2.4l lor, dulu punya 2.0l saja
kenapa tak puji kerajaan? Harga dah turun! Najib sudai tunai janji
Ohhhh FO
Just like how telco Maxis cheat their loyal customers
The hybrid and EEV incentive apply to all car maker. It is up to these company either want to reduce or jack up their profit even they entitle for the incentive. Remember Camry Hybrid?
C250 at RM288k is still cheaper. The cost of the C350e will be much higher if you factor in the hybrid battery replacement cost in the future even after gaining the fuel savings which, honestly, is quite minimal after you factor in the increase in your electricity cost to power up the battery at home.
Lexus NX 200t also 288 CBU. Better than C250 CKD.
E Class 350e rm358k
As I said before, everybody has the tendency to follow big brother UMWT style. Basic instinct ya?
358k + 30k and you get a vehicle one class higher, yaitu X5 PHEV.
Many older people may have difficulties in the ingress and egress of higher vehicle and hence they choose sedans; you go and try on X5 and see.
Now, tell us your strong points of E350e vs X5.
Holy crap that interior colour is really ugly. Ughhh
totally agreed with you. from outside it does look very good and solid but once inside the cabin, it doesn’t possess the elegant styling anymore. just look at their rival from ingolstadt and you will know.
Hafriz needs to change his car again.
More than happy with the C300, thank you :)
Hafriz, so far your car got any problem ? Mine with loud wind noise while crusing at high way and poor sound proof.
tonight Hafriz sure cry. He say only he is happy but now his RV just dropped by 30k overnight.
You should ask MBM to compensate you Hafriz.
Moral of the story, don’t buy any cars until all car brands come out with their plug ins.
this car can smoke new persona and bezza.
that’s what i call the real car. others are akin to a bullock cart.
Superior from BMW 330e in every direction (power, peak performance, price) at same 2.1 litre FC. Nice.
600NM is very nice to have underneath your right foot. But that boot is a tad bit small. Maybe not suitable for those with 2 kids or more. But there’s always the C250 for them.
like the 330e, you’ll get one run and then spend the rest of the day charging the battery just dragging the engine like a second ac unit
What are you talking about? this is not full electric la
Theres a reason why its called a hybrid, but I guess English is not ur forte
The article says it only takes 2 hours to charge with a normal domestic socket. ipad takes longer to charge than that.
Holy cow that 600NM torque. Wonder how it feels on the road.
It feel tyre spinning all the way if u have tamper tandrum.
This is not a tesla where all torque avail from 0 rpm. The sprint time same as c300 with 370Nm.
If they had priced it at RM250k, they would have killed off the 3 series and other competitors at this segment. I thought Mercedes Malaysia would have gone for the kill but I guess they just couldn’t resist on boosting their profits, at the expense of the consumer. It is interesting to see how they price the E Class Hybrid.
At RM250k it might kill off the 3 series but it will also piss off many who already bought the C-Class and even the CLA. The delivery of the 350e will then take at least one year or more because of the high demand which will further piss people off.
looks like the rich are getting richer but are spending lesser on luxury cars.
the poor is getting poorer but forking out more on affordable cars!
U r right. I m doing business and going from almost bankrupt to very rich now. I can say, rich become richer thanks to normal to low income ppl which are our customer. If u notice, these categories of ppl tend to spend more and more so than rich ppl. My income all come from middle to low income group and damn, their spending power is really great. Im so stingy at everything, u can say calculative , im still using the slow samsung S3 and ipad 2 i bought in 2011. My socks got hole n im still stiching it myself. My parents thought me to be like that. But my white n blue collar customer all using iphone 6 n gs7. Drink plenty of starbuck. Buy branded wears n branded accessories thousands worth. Open champaign in club. Like money come so easy for them. Go outstatin twice a year. But they keep complaining no money. Driving the same myvi and viva for years. I spend the most on cars becoz i m car guy. I got s400 audi a6h and 528i and sonata at home. But once i get out frm my car and walk around, it seems like everyone is richer than me. They just look at me like they are billionaires. Guess i always wear t shirt bought from tao bao and they wearing proper attire and tie gua.
“A rich man will never go aroung and telling people he is rich but a poor man do”
Good write up. Clear, precise and useful comparison. Quality of article has improved to paultan era. Keep it up Jonathan
Err.. 330e 60k cheaper. Go for that.
That front grille looks rather ugly. Hope they will have a better design philosophy for their hybrid/electric product range in the future. Personally, I don’t think you can take a conventional ICE car and close all the holes in front to make it aerodynamic for the hybrid/electric models. The design seems quite off and half-baked. You need to design it from bottom-up.
Porsche has started a good project with their Mission E to steer the company’s electric cars’ design philosophy. Mercedes and BMW need to do something like this as well if they want to follow suit.
MBM likes to troll paultan & co.
Paul tan buy s-keras, then S400h launch.
Harve buy E-keras, E300 bluetec hybrid launch.
Hafriz buy C-keras, now C350e launch.
Next time paultan crew must declare what Mercedes they buy. Then, wait a bit, you’ll know MBM will launch tax-free version of that keras.
Hmm might not sell well with that price…and I don’t see many C300 on the road either as most opt for the C200 and C250. But Airmatic as standard for the W205? That’s uber comfy…with a tiny boot.
Sohai’s. Article about Merc and you guys fighting over Proton/ Perodua and etc on price reduction. Talk about the article la next time. Don’t be a keyboard warrior
Just too expensive. Defeats the whole purpose of getting the tax benefit ie to make it more affordable. It’s not meant to protect their existing price structure. If that’s their concern, they shouldn’t bring in the phev cars.
Ini macam price… hmmm… add around 10k get the C Coupe.
wow what an ugly interior colour for a beautiful exterior
Which is cheaper. Charging 0-100% and getting 20+km(real life scenario) or fuel for 20+km