2012 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Goes Official

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Mercedes-Benz has just unleashed its revised 2012 Mercedes-Benz C-Class, which receives a very modest facelift for the new model year. The majority of improvements produced towards the C-Class are on the underhood side, or to be more exact where Mercedes-Benz is providing an all-new four-cylinder engine option here within the United States.

Style tweaks are only a new aluminum hood with slightly revised headlamps as well as LED running lamps down beneath. It looks very comparable against the 2011 model. The styling tweaks towards the rear finish are barely noticeable too.

The new four-cylinder engine are replacing out the six-cylinder engines to supply better fuel economy. Based on the specifications, the new direct-injected 1.8-liter turbocharged engine looks to be a more potent, with 201 HP plus 229 pound-feet of torque on tap. That is about 27 HP less than the mid-range 3.0-liter V6, still the 1.8T features 8 more pound-feet of torque. The result is both the C250 as well as the mid-range C300 4Matic will do the 0-60 sprint in only 7.1 seconds.

While for fuel economy, the C250 returns a combined of 24 mpg as well as the C300 results in approximately 20 mpg. And the top-of-the-line C350 also gets a number of assist from direct injection, which means that the three.5-liter V6 now supplies 302 hp plus 273 lb-ft, that is a gain of 34 hp as well as 15 lb-ft over the previous version.

Aside from these revisions, the 2012 C-Class also gets other technological features like a driver assistance systems, a 3-D display, Lane Keeping Assist, Blind Spot Help and Parktronic, as well as a wireless music via Bluetooth.

Mercedes-Benz plans to have the 2012 C-Class makes its world premiere at the upcoming Detroit Auto Show which will be hled on next month, and it will be later going up for sale next summer in the stateside.

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