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Mercedes-Benz C-Class Estate S205

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Product Overview

Mercedes-Benz C-Class Estate S205 is a compact executive station wagon in production from 2014 to 2018, whereupon it received a facelift. It was available with a range of inline-4, V6, and V8 engines that displaced 1.6 to 4.0 liters.

Compared to the S204, the S205 C-Class Estate is based on a more elegant W205 C-Class sedan. While this language did not work as well for the sedan, the S205 Estate may be argued to be rather successful (though the S213 E-Class Estate is better to many).

Powertrain-wise, Mercedes could no longer resist the downsizing trend, and the S205 suffered as a result. These smaller, turbocharged petrol engines have proven to be more reliable than BMW and VAG's equivalent units, though they are still not comparable to their NA predecessors in terms of ease of maintenance and long-term durability.

One positive is that the C 63 and C 63 S AMG models used the powerful and torquey M177 bi-turbo V8. However, we should be mindful of the likely shorter service life of this engine compared to older Mercedes V8s due to the hot-vee configuration that causes heat accumulation around the engine head.

Mercedes-Benz has made a good effort in aerodynamics, with a decent 0.28 coefficient of drag to show for it. Drivers who appreciate handling will be pleased to know that the Mercedes-Benz finally got rid of MacPherson strut suspensions in favor of a setup found in higher-end Mercedes vehicles.

Ratings

What we found

Neofiliac score 86%

Pros

Double-wishbone / multi-link suspension setup
Much more elegant styling
9G-Tronic automatic transmission

Cons

Downsized turbo engines

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Specifications

Variants shown:

AMG C 43 4MATIC

AMG C 63

AMG C 63 S

C 160

C 160 MT

C 180 7AT

C 180 9AT

C 180 MT

C 180d

C 180d MT

C 200 4MATIC 7AT

C 200 4MATIC 9AT

C 200 7AT

C 200 9AT

C 200 MT

C 200d

C 200d MT

C 220d 4MATIC

C 220d 7AT

C 220d 9AT

C 220d MT

C 250 7AT

C 250 9AT

C 250d 4MATIC 7AT

C 250d 4MATIC 9AT

C 250d 7AT

C 250d 9AT

C 300 7AT

C 300 9AT

C 300h

C 400 4MATIC

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