Mercedes Benz C Class

It’s a Mercedes-Benz so the complaints and cribbing of a sadly finished interior won’t be much. Get inside the C250 Avantgarde and you are welcomed by all the instrumentation.

The gizmos and gadgets run an orchestra to commemorate your entry in the vehicle.If fine suiting, fine dining and an exquisite taste for all the supreme things in life define you then the Mercedes-Benz C250 Avantgarde can be a humble addition to your collection.

The 3 spoke 12 button steering wheel greets you first as soon as you get inside the cabin. The steering wheel can b electronically adjusted for its rake and length settings. The chrome Benz logo sits in the middle of the wheel.Just let your eyes travel beyond the steering wheel and you can see triple barrel instrumentation. The instrumentation is done in shades of white and grey, which looks really stylish. The central barrel which houses the speedometer has a 3D display with all the necessary information display on fuel consumption, gear engaged, tripmeter and also other host of informations that the vehicle wishes to communicate.

To one’s disposal after the central armrest is the Jog dial controller for the Audio 20 System.The dashboard has a tactile grained surface finish to it. It houses the PARKTRONIC at the top. The 14.7cm TFT Central display screen is followed by the Audio 20 setup, which has a phone pairing option too.

The THERMATIC climate control system senses the ambient weather conditions and sets its self to the optimum settings. Reaching Siberia conditions doesn’t take time at all and is just a crank away on those aluminum finished dials.

The rear section gets an air-con system too but without controls. Some sort of control arrangement for the rear would have been a nice touch.TheAvantgardebadge fits well under the Air-con. The tag is not too loud but just a subtle touch.Leather clad auto-transmission shift stick stands firm on the front central console.The Panoramic sunroof when activated opens in two stages with the front and rear section getting rolled towards the central beam. The illumination coz of this is really nice as the entire cabin gets lit up with the outside sunlight.

Interiors of the Avantgarde boast of leather upholstery. The ARTICO man made leather beige colored seats do its bit in giving its bit of comfort to the passengers. The seats can be electronically adjusted and come with memory package.The memory package can save upto 3 permutations of font seat arrangements. I loved the electric seat arrangement button on the door trim, which saves the hassle of digging besides the door for the same. I am 6`1 but I had no issues sitting inside it with my legs almost stretched in the driver’s seat.

My favorite position in the extremely down and legs stretched. It gives this pseudo super car driving position. But in my attempt to be a supercar driver, the one sitting at the rear won’t enjoy it much.The rear legroom is not too generous, which is a slight deviation from all the positive vibes of the front.All the luxury cars that feature in this class come fully loaded with advanced features. These features are basically to make it less human driven and more towards the computer driven scheme.

The C250 CDI is no less than a technological innovation and comes with lots of gizmos.The Blue EFFICIENCY that Mercedes endorses is an environmental friendly package. It optimizes the fuel consumption using advanced aerodynamic measures. The optimum utilization of resources is done by combined efforts of different equipment.

Thus, there are sensors monitoring every behavior of the vehicle and accordingly it takes the necessary action.The Audio 20 audio system with 6-CD changer and 8 on board speakers together form a good audio setup. The tracks can be selected with the help of the media button on the steering wheel, which displays tracks on the central instrumentation. This avoids getting distracted from the central display while driving.

The Intelligent Light System has bi-xenon headlamps and operates in as much as 6 different modes depending on the different driving conditions. The PARK-TRONIC sensors are very sensitive and emit ultra sonic signals from the front and the rear of the vehicle; it can detect even the minutest obstruction that comes on way of the vehicle.

C250 CDI comes fitted with 6 airbags throughout the car. The Front airbags deflate in two stages sensing the severity of the car crash.NECK-PRO Head restraints promise avoiding whiplash injury in case of an accident. The NECK-PRO restraints move up by 30mm and forward by 40mm on an rear impact occasion.

The Coffee mug displayed on the central instrumentation is the ATTENTION ASSIST system. This system detects the drowsiness of a driver and alerts with audio alerts. It works between speeds of 80km/h to 180km/h. It monitors the steering positions and the vivid vehicle behavior and then intrudes to alert the driver.Then there are other usual features like auto lights, auto wipers etc, which have found a place in basic cars as well.

The Benz C250 has its share of spacing at different levels throughout.The Glove box on the front dash provides enough spacing for the mundane needs as well as it can carry a Netbook along with other documents very swiftly.There is a small ash tray section immediately under the Thermatic air-con system. Twin cup holders on the central console. The central armrest splits open into two for central storage. The central storage also houses the USB/AUX input options.

There are utility nets around the lower platform. The door trims have spacings for small nitigrities. In case you wondering where a bottle of water can be snugged in, the utility webs can contribute here.Front co-passenger seats have storage options under it.

Central armrest for the rear passenger splits open in many folds to take in necessary documents and two glasses.Luggage space is a generous 475 litres with hooks for shopping bags.