2021 Mercedes-Benz C-Class: all you need to know

The all-new 2021 Mercedes-Benz C-Class has been officially unveiled. Available in sedan and estate body styles, the new C-Class brings an evolutionary design, new interior and improved technology. Here’s all the essential info about the new C-Class.

Interior

The cockpit features a full LCD driving instrumentation screen, positioned right in front of the driver. Customers have a choice between a 10.25-inch or a 12.3-inch version.

The era of digitisation is also obvious in the central console, where a large touchscreen serves as the main interface into the car’s various functions, including navigation. Like the dashboard, the screen is orientated towards the driver. The central display has a screen diagonal of 9.5 inches as standard. A larger version measuring 11.9 inches is optionally available.

Powertrain

At launch, the C-Class is available with three petrol and two diesel powertrains, as well as a plug-in hybrid with electric range of up to 100km. All powertrains are matched with a 9-speed automatic transmission, and drive the rear wheels or all four wheels for 4Matic models.

Overview of Saloon and Estate models (petrol engines):

 Overview of Saloon and Estate1 models (diesel engines):

Technology

Rear-axle steering

The new C-Class is available with the optional rear-axle steering and the accompanying, more direct steering ratio at the front axle. At speeds below 60 km/h, the rear wheels steer in the opposite direction to the front wheels by up to 2.5° to aid parking and low speed manoeuvrability. At speeds above 60 km/h, the rear wheels steer up to 2.5° in the same direction as the front wheels for improved handling stability and safety at high speeds.

Digital Light

The new C-Class is equipped with LED High Performance headlamps as standard. The Digital Light system familiar from the new S-Class is available as an option. This revolutionary headlamp technology allows new functions, e.g. the projection of guide lines or warning symbols onto the road ahead. For example, Digital Light projects two guide lines when encountering roadworks. These roughly delineate the vehicle’s width. The driver is therefore given even better guidance in the narrowed roadway. The intelligent technology also highlights pedestrians in the danger zone with a spotlight function and clarifies their position with projected direction points.

Augmented Video

Augmented Video is available as optional equipment. A camera registers the surroundings in front of the vehicle. The moving images are shown on the central display. In addition, virtual objects, information and markers are superimposed on the video image. These include, e.g. traffic signs, directional arrows, lane-change recommendations and house numbers. This can make navigation much easier, especially in urban areas.

Dimensions

With a length of 4751 mm and a width of 1820 mm, the Saloon and Estate models are considerably larger than their predecessors. The wheelbase has increased by 25 mm to 2865 mm. Both the front and rear passengers benefit from the increased exterior dimensions.

Here are the most important dimensions: