Mercedes is known for its premium, luxury, and high-end cars. The brand has maintained this reputation with its more affordable sedans as well. One such example is its sports sedan, the Mercedes C-class or Mercedes C 300, which is a strong and efficient car that commands all attention on the road. Despite its sporty build, the C 300 promises a smooth and comfortable ride across all its trims, including the Premium, Exclusive, and Pinnacle.

Engine and performance
A smaller, sportier version of the Mercedes S-Class, the C 300 is powered by a 2.0L inline-4 turbo engine with a mild hybrid drive to ensure top-notch performance on every drive.

Interiors and comfort
Living up to Mercedes’ standards, the C 300 has a high-tech cabin with a 12.3-inch digital gauge display and touch-sensitive controls. This tech party continues with the 11.9-inch vertically oriented infotainment display in the center of the  console, which is slightly tilted towards the driver  for ease of use.

The C 300 has a 4-wheel independent, 4-link front/5-arm multi-link rear suspension, which offers superior ride comfort to all the passengers in the vehicle.

Fuel economy
This is what makes the C-Class a truly practical option. The Mercedes C 300 offers a fuel economy of 26 mpg in the city and 36 mpg on the highway.

Safety and driver assistance
The Mercedes C 300 has a host of safety and driver assistance features. This starts with the PRE-SAFE® system, with PRE-SAFE® sound and PRE-SAFE® Impulse Side, which monitor the driver throughout. During emergency situations, the system quickly tightens the seatbelts, adjusts the seats, and shuts the windows and roofs to minimize impact. To lessen the noise during a collision, the car also plays pink noise.

Apart from this, the C 300 can be customized with a Driver Assistance Package, which includes active blind spot assist, active steering assist, active distance assist DISTRONIC®, active lane keeping assist and lane departure warning, attention assist with active brake assist (including Turning and Cross-Traffic function), active parking assist with PARKTRONIC®, active stop and go assist, evasive steering assist, congestion emergency braking, and standard adaptive high beam assist. The adaptive cruise control with lane-centering is available as an optional add-on.

Warranty and maintenance
All Mercedes cars come with standard offerings that cover the car for up to four years or 50,000 miles. However, buyers looking for more comprehensive maintenance services can opt for additional prepaid maintenance, which covers the cost of future repairs at today’s prices. This can be a huge relief, especially given the rising costs of vehicle parts.

Price
The base price of the Mercedes C 300 starts at $48,100 (Premium trim). The Exclusive trim option is priced at $50,150. It comes with additional features such as illuminated front door sills, MB  navigation, no-charge online navigation map updates for 1 year, 1 year of Live Traffic Information,  Car-To-X communication, Burmester 3D Surround Sound system, online music streaming, sound personalization, surround view system, and a Guard 360° Security System.

The top-of-the-line Pinnacle trim starts at $52,200 and is lush with all the above features, in addition to LED digital light headlamps with projections, MBUX Augmented Video for navigation, and a head-up display.

Buyers can further customize their vehicles with available packages like:

• The AMG Line w/ Night Package ($3,400) adds on features like 18-inch AMG 5-spoke wheels with black accents, Gloss Black exterior accents, AMG body styling, sport suspension and steering, Chrome Star-pattern grille, Sport Brake system, Sport steering wheel, brushed stainless steel pedals, AMG Line interior with sport front seats, and an MB-Tex upper dash trim;
• The Winter Package ($450), which adds on a heated steering wheel and heated windshield washers to the car and
• The Driver Assistance Package ($1,950).

Before making a decision to buy the Mercedes C 300, one can visit the nearest Mercedes dealership and ask for a test drive. To find a local Mercedes dealer, all one needs to do is visit the Mercedes Benz website and click on Find a Dealer. There, enter the area ZIP code and choose from the available list.