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According to media reports, the new Beijing Mercedes-Benz C-Class and domestic Mercedes-Benz M254 (1.5T) engines have been launched at the Beijing Mercedes-Benz factory. The new Mercedes-Benz C-Class was unveiled at the Shanghai Auto Show in April and is expected to be officially launched in September. In addition to a substantial increase in size, the new Mercedes-Benz C-Class also uses a design language similar to that of the S-Class and will be powered by a new M254 engine. This series of changes may lead to an increase in the new Class C price, and the starting price is expected to reach about 320000 yuan.

The new Mercedes-Benz will provide a "big standard version" and a "stand-up version", in which the "stand-mark version" will become a special model in China, that is to say, the overseas version of the new Mercedes-Benz C-Class will no longer have a "stand-up version". From the point of view of the appearance, the new Mercedes-Benz C-Class uses a design language similar to that of the S-Class, the interior of the standard version uses a horizontal front grille, and the large version uses the middle grid of "Xinghe grille". More Mercedes-Benz trigeminal star logo elements are also used in the forward gas grille. In terms of body size, the new generation of Mercedes-Benz C-class length, width and height are 4751/1820/1438mm, wheelbase up to 2865mm, wheelbase longer than the new model.

The new Mercedes-Benz C-Class also adopts the new Mercedes-Benz S-Class interior design style, the new car is equipped with a horizontal 12.3-inch dashboard and a vertical 11.9-inch central touch screen, and the three-frame steering wheel adopts a new family-oriented design. the overall texture is significantly higher than that of cash models.

Power is also one of the great changes in the new Mercedes-Benz C-Class. The new car will provide 1.5T, 1.5T+46V light hybrid, 2.0T in-line four-cylinder powertrain with a maximum power of 168,204hp and 204hp respectively. In terms of transmission system, it is matched by a 9-speed automatic gearbox, and some models provide 4MATIC four-wheel drive system.

The price of the cash in the Mercedes-Benz C-Class is 307800-474800 yuan, and the configuration of the cash model, especially the interior control screen, is still a relatively small version, so the price of the new C-Class may increase by 10, 000 yuan to 20, 000 yuan.

Beijing Mercedes-Benz C-Class competitors are mainly Audi A4L and BMW 3-Series. According to the data, the cumulative sales of Mercedes-Benz C-Class from January to May in 2021 were 73126, BMW 3-Series and Audi A4L were 83632 and 69870 respectively. From the data point of view, BMW 3-Series sales are the highest, its sales even exceed Accord, Camry and other mainstream joint venture models, the momentum of rapid growth. In contrast, Audi A4L performance is relatively weak, it mainly depends on market terminal discounts, whether with Mercedes-Benz C-Class or BMW 3-Series have a large gap.

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