2015 Mercedes-Benz C300 4Matic | Driven: Car Review | The New York Times
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- With the CLA now occupying the entry-level spot in the Mercedes lineup, the 2015 C-Class moves upscale.
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2015 Mercedes-Benz C300 4Matic | Driven: Car Review | The New York Times
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its almost 2 years since the review has been upload. I finally be able to afford this car :D
congrats...am so poor
congrats man hope u enjoy it
Broseidon Congrats, bro.
Broseidon how much?
I just got a late 2015 looks just like the one in the video with styling , with the red leather and 19 inch amg wheels. fully loaded except its not 4matic. i think sticker was 58k about, i got it used with 18k miles with 2 mores years of bumper to bumper warranty for 36k. there was a silver one without the sunroof or driver assists and no air suspension for only 30k. (20k miles on that one)
Admittedly, I’m more of an Audi and Lexus person, but Mercedes really hit a home run with their current lineup. Very nice vehicle.
The interiorrr is just Wow 🔥
jimmy nguyen Until you start pressing on the trim.
@@ryanlittleton5615 actually that's a BMW feature
@@joskjj3625 Maybe so. But look at this. czcams.com/video/ciMY_MKKGpM/video.html
@Joskj j why you make him drive his bmw 330i off a bridge bro. He was just a little boy. He never got to be a man bro
bought one last month for my wife. it's a beautiful car. handles very well and is quite peppy with the 4 cylinder. very nice ride -- not quite as smooth as my e-class but very nice none-the-less. interior is gorgeous. two quibbles: 1. the keyless start/off feature makes putting the key away somewhere awkward; because you want the key to lock the car as you leave. you can open the lid on the console but that's a nuisance. 2. the eco-stop feature which turns the engine off when you're at a stop (ostensibly to save on fuel -- with a 4 cylinder??) and then starts the car as you release the brake is quite a bit of a nuisance as well. you can program it to be off but it seems to always come on first thing and I have had to manually push the button on the console to deactivate it. apparently, opening the door or unlatching your seatbelt will reactivate it again. dumb.
How has it held up over the years, and how many miles have you put on if you don’t mind me asking? I got a 2015 model now at 51,000 miles (8,000 in 5 months since I’ve bought it) and so far so good!
That car is so BEAUTIFUL!
This is truly a wonderful review! it really helped me deciding if I should buy this car. Thank you
Good job on being straight forward about the + and the - . Some of the car reviewers out there are pretty subtle about the inconveniences.
Beautiful Getting for my 27th bday 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍I love you c300 4matic!!!
Man the spec on this thing is amazing
To come back to that spare tire thing:
You only do not get one if you have run flat tires, which allow you to drive 100km at least with a flat tire. The computer will tell you that you lost air compression and that you have to drive to a workshop soon. So as a matter of fact, you have a more convenient and durable solution and save weight of carrying a 30kg wheel with you which uses more fuel and lowers performance.
To the German/American story. the cars are almost the same only slightly adapted to the market they are being sold in. They are assembled in the USA but the engineering, the processing and developing is done in Germany. You have that with all manufacturers these days. Take an X5, most of them are being produced in the USA. Internationalization does not stop at the borders of Germany, friends :)
This is exactly the color I’m expecting this December on the 31st 💃💃💃💃💃💃
Beautiful...I love it!
I just got one now ready to go
Can't wait to drive one
i love this car so beautiful
@3:41 .... HE KNEW ABOUT THE TOILET PAPER BEFORE THE PANDEMIC EVEN STARTED !!!!
Can I please know how did you get a c300 in red interior. I can't find it any for for sale let alone even as a option on Mercedes Benz it's self? Please let me know.
jackmiller954 launch edition model fully loaded. This color is now only available on the C63 I believe.
Great little car...prefer the C300 to my C63 that was at Mercedes a few times every year with continous sensor problems...
I like the looks of my 2013 more. However, I will get a newer one some day.
That is one sharp looking interior. I still feel like the pricing on this new model is quite aggressive however. For $50,000 one should be able to own a well equipped C400.
+Winter is Coming The C450 is coming to the U.S. very soon and if you don't include any of the "special package deals" it amounts to about $53k. With all the packages it can be around $65k. I'm thinking about getting a C450 with little to no packages instead of a decked out C300
Absolutely Beautiful!!!!!
This car goes for 16-25k now crazy
You sell cars
14k even
I got mine for 15k in 2024
I’m thinking bout getting one no lie
I actually just got mine today LOL
Congratulations
I love this car
What years can I find the air suspension on the c300?
It was an option for W205 generation (2015-2021).
That car did have real leather, or it wouldn't have been able to have ventilated seats. So it was the real stuff!
my dream car...
Thinking about getting this idk yet
I purchased my 2015 C300 sport 4matic in 2018 as a certified preowned car. However, in the last year and with only 65k miles on it, the car is very sluggish in C mode and even in S mode. I took to dealership and they said everything is normal. I hate that i have to floor the pedal to get some good acceleration and even flooring the gas lacks adequate pickup.
InsahAllah i am gonna have it
Hi
Is their a luxery edition. Mine is lexury so it doesn't have that grill. It got the custom classic on the hood. Best car in the snow Ive ever had too.
Yes, I just took mine over Vail pass in some of the worst snow conditions I’ve ever seen (big avalanche hit the road a few hours prior) on stock tires with the 4Matic AWD system. Absolutely fantastic machine, and felt safe passing just about everyone else even in their big lifted SUVs and trucks.
Mr Charles Patrick is the best recommending him to all beginners who wants to recover losses like i did.
how did he get red interior with c300? on mercedes site (CA) it doesnt let u pick red interior unless u pick c400
I'm interested in this, too.
Are you building it with the Sport Package? Try that. C300 is available with cranberry leather in the U.S.
Driven Car Reviews right, but you stated in the video it was synthetic. You can't get red with the synthetic leather. You have to get the leather interior package which is big $$
BananaChipzzz Looking at the MBUSA website, you are correct. I'm not sure how my build combination was possible except to say that it was a pre production car.
Driven Car Reviews why doesn't this car have spare tire, in my guess 4MATIC shouldn't take space back there because for the first Mercedes is rwd, and the only where it should take more space is in the engine compartment for the mechanism for the fwd
0:53 is he really leaning on the side mirror of a $50k car? 😂😂😂
Jessica Paczkowska it's not 50k it's about 35
Bye. ......
Ejje wkasksj if you paid attention you would’ve heard him say the vehicle he was testing was $52k.
what packages does it have especially the light package.liking the headlights
Yep, but for $58k I was wondering why this tester didn't have the multimedia pack...
+Kingsun Cheung and the driver assistant pack as well...
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I'm thinking of getting this car but don't know how the ride quality and reliability. If you're a current or former owner please respond me. Also typical maintenance cost and how often do you have to do it. Thank you very much and I always love mature responses.
G'day mate. I just picked up a new C250 with the AMG, seat comfort, vision, command and all other packages and the car is amazing. Ride quality is smooth and the flappy paddle gearbox is surprisingly useable.
Mind you I'm in Australia so our cars are slightly different.
Give the car a test drive and you won't be disappointed.
Andy BroncoAus Thanks for your reply. ill use your advice.
If you're worried about ride quality, get the airmatic suspension.
You can set the suspension stiffness to your liking.
Luis Magana I have had this car for four months and 3500 miles... I got the c300 4matic with the distronic plus package and lighting package. It is more than a treat to drive it. I actually prefer to drive it over my 2014 bmw 535i. It handles very well and the ride quality is very nice. It is simply a comfortable car to be in. The only things I have found wrong with it is that it doesn't have an auxiliary cord, which is surprising nonetheless. It does have Bluetooth and two USB inputs so that's fine. One time I was driving (this happened recently), the infotainment system got screwed up. When I would hit the speak button to change the song I was listening to, it showed quotation marks and the screen was stuck on that page for maybe 5 minutes when it went back to normal. I do not know what that was all about. One last thing that I found was that when you are in sport +, the it shifts the gears very loudly and a little choppily.
i agree the sport plus is a little choppy with the gear shifts. im mostly ride in comfort mode unless i want to drive fast. but even in comfort the car is surprisingly fast. sounds like i have about the same car you have. the adaptive cruise is amazing honestly. like you said it is simply a comfortable car. i came from a older car with no options at all (not a benz) and driving this is a dream. the wipers work themselves, when you drive at night the brights go on and off by them selves when a vehicle is coming. and it stays in the lane and stays at the right speed, it basically drives itself lol. i love it. i live in northern MN so the roads are bad and there is alot of deer you can risk hitting, so my next car i want is the new e class with that amazing lighting package and the night vision option. that would be amazing with deer and things at night.
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Nice
sir, why is there a small yellow orangie light at the corner of the headlamp? standard?
All US models have that kind of reflector at the corner of the headlights, i think its for safety. Here in Europe we dont have that :)
+Linus Kracht thanks for the reply. :)
no problem, you are welcome :)
Just got one similar to this in white, love the car to death!
Is it reliable ?
@@Alexdiaz12022 for the most part.. save a few grand per year for repairs, you should be alright!
I love this car my stepmom has one
Lo mejor de lo mejor
One day ima get that car. one day
Naw. today. Go to the Mercedes dealership rn
amen
I wish I could buy this one
so will there be a new body C class coupe? or only sedan
+dpetrosiann the new coupe comes out in 2017
How's the gear even selected? Kinda confusing!
i am sem 11 year from the netherlands, my father ride a cls.
great video.
um wtf i saw this vid on the first week it came out and I forgot about this review and yea tbh its a good car, I saved up for my dream car
I use to make fun of snobby people that drove the c300, BMW 323 sedans and 5 series , but I have to give it to Mercedes this car is a lot better
Wow
The spare is built into the tire.
Is there a reason why my 2015 c 300 has different headlights than this car?
they have the lighting package so that means there's is LEDs
Why would you get the s-class when you can get this? They're practically twins.
Can anyone say what the car is like being tall(ish)? I'm 6'1" and am curious to know if I'll ride comfortably or not. Also, with my seat settings being pretty far back, will my backseat passengers be cramped? Thanks so much!
I’m 6’0. Plenty of headroom for myself, but I do have the panoramic sunroof package which seems to help. Either way no issues there. Leg room is very good up front and decent in back at my height. The adjustable thigh support is also very nice as someone with long legs.
@@sagew7377 if you don’t mind me asking how did you’re car hold up
@@kingwilliams3785 absolutely lovely car! Issues I’ve had in the 40,000 miles and 2 years of ownership on my early 2015: P205e engine code (oil filtration separator, not essential to fix from what I’ve heard in community - so haven’t), set off Pre-safe system on a dirt rode doing some more ‘spirited’ driving, which cause my sunroof to get jammed and not close on one side. That was most costly repair, around $2500, door handle exterior lights tend to fail in about a year (gave up on getting them fixed but did it twice under remaining warranty), steering column was making a strange squeak but also got that replaced under remaining warranty at dealership. I was surprised but glad that they went for a whole new steering column under warranty. Final issue was A/C system vent actuator that began clicking (replaced under warranty period). Oh, and it sounds like my front ball joint needs greasing or replacement. Tires do go fairly quick on this car, so expect only 25k miles per set, I’ve had good luck buying very slightly used tires on Facebook market place in my city so hasn’t been all that expensive.
Decent bit of small issues in the time that I’ve owned it, if you have $6k extra for repairs lying around you could skip the warranty, but I was sure glad to have 10k miles of warranty when I got my car to get all of the kinks ironed out. Most of these issues I would say stemmed from my aggressive driving behavior and potentially expedited by my AMR stage 1 tune (love it). I also drive on very rough Colorado roads most of the time- even took this car on the Moab section of Kokopelli trail haha. Overall, the car was very worth it and I couldn’t recommend it enough for driving style, appearance, customizability, and interior quality. The car has never let me down.
@@kingwilliams3785 share.icloud.com/photos/0LsX0bHo1vS8Abf9EFDdEt4fQ there’s all of the visual changes I’ve done too, you can make them look much nicer than stock
2021 I may get C class someday
When will the diesel version arrive in the US? I think it's supposed to be a C250 BlueTec.
Diesel Drives diesel? Electric is the future, diesel is dying.
open door with right hand, not left. then you automatically turn your body and face the window, which means you see the traffic as well. Proper german engineering
KBB had this as the biggest loss of value from new of any car in the class.
Are you sure that's synthetic leather? Mercedes has a synthetic leather called 'MB-Tex' and is only offered in black. The cranberry red you have on your test car can only be selected with the 'Interior Package', which includes 'Leather upholstery' (Supple, richly grained double-stitched leather is hand-fitted to the seating surfaces and head restraints.)
No it's offered in any color you want and it's actually more durable then real leather and easier too keep clean.
Many companies offer it cause there are many people that will not use animal products including leather seats in their cars.
Sorry but it is in fact real leather. Go ahead and option out a C300 sport or C400. If what you are saying is correct then it is impossible to get real leather in the new C class. I am positive that that is real leather.
Real leather is available at cost.Just go to their website and build a C300 ,or 400 .
I have. Many times. Please show me anywhere that shows you can get cranberry red in MB-tex (which is their synthetic leather). I'm telling you, cranberry red is only offered in real leather. You must get the interior package which comes with leather upholstery when selecting cranberry red. Your stubbornness can't change that.
How’s their reliability? How expensive are their repairs?
What is wrong with the "tailoring in the rear"? Please keep opinion out of a review.
Wait it doesn’t come with a spare? Wtf am I supposed to do when I inevitably get a flat? My 07 c class has a spare lol
Matthew Edwards run flat tires. They’ll let you go at least 100 miles to get you to a tire shop.
The duct taped on ipad is a deal breaker.
I’m gonna buy this soon. May God help me ❤
I bought one for 20k 🤣
Miguel Torres where
Philly Accord dealership
Miguel Torres I saw one near my dealership for $21,000
do you like it? whats the pro's and con's
I’m almost ready to buy one as well. Did you do a pre-purchase inspection ? I’m always worried about Mercedes and reliability. The 2015 had some concerning recalls
rumor has it that a class is coming to the usa?
It is in the US. It has been for years.
+KillerKing the A class??
Oh yeah I know that's been here forever I've had a 1998 a 2007 a 2010 and now I have a 2015
price?
+Shillex Shill Did you watch the end of the video? Or use google?
I ask because I've seen some prices, some very low , the second higher
i just wish the rear wasnt so ugly. the cla killed it with the rear. what happened with the c class?
Why would car manufacturers not include a spare tire?
ichig085 no space
ichig085 they are run-flat tires!
save money
is that black or black metallic?
Nope Obsidian black is the only black metallic
Lol
This one is black, the metallic (obsidian) is somewhat lighter.
The non metallic black (040) is a deeper black.
Why tf my c300 ain’t got cooling seats
Yes, this car is a very solid design in Merdedes' idiom. However, I'm not sure if I would shell out close to 60 grand on a "German" car that's built in USA. Maybe it's just me, but I want my German car to be made in Germany. No knock on the good folks in Alabama, but it's more of a matter of principle. A German car that's not built in Germany is not a true German car to me
don't worry, they ship the car over to the US in a few pieces and robots and a couple of dudes screw them back together and mercedes saves on import taxes and customs. it's not like they "build" the car in alabama. that's like saying ikea is homemade.
swunt10 Worried? Who? Me? LOL!!! Hey, look. I think you're really discrediting all the hard work from the folks working for Mercedes factory in Alabama with what you said. But the truth is these cars ARE fully assembled in that factory with a considerable amount of North American manufactured components. I personally do not believe the cars that are manufactured here and over there in Germany are the exact carbon copies of one another, contrary to what MBZ would wants you to believe. My preference would definitely be the German manufactured one simply because that's where these cars have been conceived and put together. Plain and simple, just like I would prefer an apple pie cooked in my mom's kichen in the good ole US of A.
Where do you think 99% of the cars on the road are made? Their made in middle America . It's not the workers that make bad cars it's the designers that's the problem. The 2010 C300 I owned was made in south Africa. My ML'S MADE IN THE USA e-CLASS WAS MADE IN Germany .Tooling and car design is all German.
UltraSupra I would agree but I took a chance and I’m pretty happy with their craftsmanship. Nothing feels cheap or poorly put together at all.
I don't like the black colour on it though, royal white is much better
I thought the same thing... Especially with red seats.
Celina Smith yep, they would totally go together, good eye
I think it looks best in black, although white is nice too.
To me gray/silver looks the best
I was looking for that interior color but couldnt find it
Mr Mr Jims if I remember correctly, it was a launch edition color that was only reserved for fully loaded early 2015s and now C63s. A shame because it is gorgeous.
No spare? Boo. You know, I own a Lexus LS and have never needed one, but it seems like it should be a standard feature b/c you will completely ruin your wheel if needing to hobble tens of miles without a spare should you have a flat in remote territory....
this car how much???
39k-73k
I have iit
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I m American but it is sad how you prefer General Motors (ats) over Mercedes Benz?Very sad.Yes we make the best jet fighters on the planet ,but not cars
2015 Mercedes-Benz C300 4Matic
$58K for an entry level class sedan! LOL!
The c-class is no longer an entry level Mercedes, that's why they allowed themselves to invest in it more.
C-Class is slightly below E Class now. CLA took its place. Fully loaded $58k...crazy I know but that's basically E-Class territory.
$58K for a car that's slower than a 2018 Honda Accord 2.0T.
Didnt know Trump did car reviews.
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The C class has a better style than the E class
this car or 535i bmw?
My last Benz was stolen
How 💀
Great looking car until you get to the rear end
Trump is that you
58k though... wtf
wayyy over the budget. Lol. let's skip.
just waited and got a 58k one that is fully loaded used for about 35k. worth the wait lol. and if you wanted a few less features they had a couple for 30k with 20k miles on it. could buy this beautiful car or a chevy Malibu for the same money. i know where I'm going lol.
How do you like your new(used) Benz?
Got mine just about fully loaded used for 23k. Now is a good time to buy!
Trump reviews cars now?
$52k -I'd rather have the Tesla Model 3
Prefer the older body style. This looks too Japanese. Also prefer a V8, but not to be had in the C class. I'd settle for a V6 over a 4-banger, regardless of Turbo.
White hot ???? Wtf
trump
Not even real leather for 58grand!?? Synthetic leather aka vinyl lol
$58k for a *C-CLASS*?! Are you kidding me?! For that kind of money you could get an awesome & gently used S-Class and be much happier. And yes..I drive an S Class. =)
Fully loaded and they said they're going up scale towards E-Class hence the E-Class prices. CLA is what you want to keep under $35k
Moaiz Shahzad
Too much money. I'd rather spend that and get a nice used premium car.
Such as? Old S Class?
Moaiz Shahzad
Sure. S-Classes drop 10% in value their first year..and keep dropping quickly. But personally..I'd rather get a nice Lexus LS to avoid all the repair & reliability issues MB has. If you need the flash and to impress others..S-Class. But if you want better quality & reliability..Lexus is still tops in that.
+Nightbird LS is $80k lol
lol c300 full spect 58.000 usd u said expensive ...
c200 entry level cost 90.000 usd in my country..
american rich but cant afford car .-.
Mr Sausage it’s all relative. The average price people pay for a new car is $34,000 here. Generally we get vehicles cheaper than other parts of the world, so most people consider anything above 50k to be a big investment. With that said, plenty of people are happy to buy them. In Colorado, fully loaded Mercedes, Escalades, Range Rovers, Audi’s and BMWs are the norm.
Trump????
Seriously, it really requires a level of apathy and ignorance to buy these cars with a clear conscience. Worse, to advertise them!
Geez strong words man, what would you buy instead?
why exactly?
To me there is just no need to spend that much $ on a car that expensive. Much of the price comes from the marketing anyway, it seems like messed up priorities
Fernando Hidalgo Keep in mind people buy these cars for the image and the brand. quite opposite of apathy.
Let me clarify, apathy towards others