Mercedes-Benz South Africa is currently trying to obtain a contract to produce the new C-Class in South Africa. It was said that the bid currently sits around R2 billion, where the contract will secure around 2,000 new jobs. The production is expected to take place in four-years time, and Mercedes-Benz South Africa are trying their best to land the deal. They are chatting...

Mercedes-Benz in South Africa will now offer the C-Class 180 CGI and 200 CGI BlueEFFICIENCY with a four-cylinder turbocharged engine. This motor will connect to a six-speed manual gearbox which allows for better fuel economy without harming power. The 1.8-litre turbocharged C200 model will pump out 135kW with 270Nm of torque, where the fuel consumption is 6.8...

Daimler will launch the brand new C-Class DR 520 in the UK market where it will be based on the C 63 AMG. The special edition DR 520 will boast an extra 60-horsepower for a total of 520-horsepower (about 388kW) with 650Nm of torque. The C-Class DR 520 will be available with a 0-100km/h time of 4.1 seconds and a top speed of 301km/h. Body-styles available include the Saloon...

Mercedes-Benz has decided to go ahead and change up the C-Class lineup. The German automaker added a new 1.8-litre entry level engine to the range. This BlueEFFICIENCY motor boasts direct-injection and 115kW with 250Nm of torque. A 0-100km/h time will bore with a 9.0 second wait. The 200 CGI BlueEFFICIENCY motor has also been added to the C-Class range. These two motors...

Mercedes-Benz are planning to launch their new C-Class Coupe during the 2011 year. That’s correct, the C-Class coupe has finally been confirmed by the company. Mercedes will develop their new coupe in Bremen, Germany where it will be built on the same line as the E-Class, SL and SLK models. The C-Coupe Coupe will replace the CLC model, and the German automaker has...

What seems to be new, but yet old, news online concerns the Mercedes-Benz C-Class model. It was first thought to be the Facelift model, however it’s apparently just the ILS — intelligent light system — model. The Mercedes-Benz C-Class ILS includes day-time running lights instead of the normal foglight set. Alongside the light changes, there is a new...

Piecha Design has created a new package for the Mercedes-Benz C-Class. The new C-Class T-Model can be ordered in separate parts, where the grand total of everything will work out to €9,330. The kit starts with a new set of LED lights, headlight masks, spoiler and a two-lamella grille in the front. The rear will have a new diffuser and an original AMG exhaust system. Customers...

Reports around the Mercedes-Benz C-Class state that the company is in fact planning to replace the CLC with a real-deal C-Class Coupe. The replacement will occur around 2011, and the C-Class Coupe will then not only replace the CLC, but also the CLK — which was discontinued earlier this year. “We went back and studied what made our coupes so popular in...