2009 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Consumer Reviews Page 5

Superb Engineering and Perfromance

Written by: Todd Rauppius on 10/13/2008

Vehicle

2009 Mercedes-Benz C-Class C350 Sport 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl 7A)

Review

I picked my C350W at the Sindelfingen factory as part of the European Delivery Alps/Black Forest rally trip. The level of comfort, quiet, and road performance is simply outstanding. As an engineer I really appreciate all of the hidden details and overall sophistication in the design features. I have driven stretches of autobahn at 110 MPH and the car is serenely quiet and rock solid at this speed. This is combined with strong brakes, effortless tracking on winding country roads, and unexpectdly good mileage on this trip 24.9 MPG overall. Firm seating comfortable for long stretches, awesome HK Logic 7 sound system, smart HID lights, and great instrumentation and controls.

Favorite Features

Great exterior looks (lots of stares in US), ride and handling, strong brakes, smooth and powerful engine and transmission, MultiMedia system, Bluetooth cell-phone integration.

Suggested Improvements

A tad more rear legroom, upgrade to AA rated all-season tires, mode to direct gas injection engine for more power and improved fuel efficiency.

30 out 31 people found this review helpful

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Not impressed after just 5 months

Written by: Steven Miller MD on 09/30/2008

Vehicle

2009 Mercedes-Benz C-Class C300 Luxury 4dr Sedan (3.0L 6cyl 7A)

Review

My wife and I purchased a 2009 C300 this past May at a local dealership. We got employee pricing via a friend who works there. We read a lot of great reviews and some bad reviews and found both sides to be true. The car drives smooth and quietly on highways and backroads but is boring to drive. The suspension is soft but contolled. The engine is smooth but drinks gas like an SUV. It is also not that powerful for a $46k luxury car. The exterior look is what got us to consider it but the interior plastics are very low quality. Steering is a bit disconnected. The brakes feel squishy after long high speed stops.

Favorite Features

Exterior design. Glass roof is unique. Decent trunk size. Good front seat comfort and leg room. Good A/C.

Suggested Improvements

Must address fuel economy- what we get and what EPA states are 2 different things- EPA says 17/25, we see 13/17. Dealer said its quite normal to see 13/17 but there is nothing they can do. Reliability is poor-2 times in just 5 months it needed repairs under warranty-failed start, e-sys, emission control

60 out 82 people found this review helpful

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This is an Amazing Car

Written by: avatar1 on 09/26/2008

Vehicle

2009 Mercedes-Benz C-Class C300 Luxury 4MATIC 4dr Sedan AWD (3.0L 6cyl 7A)

Review

I have owned many cars over my lifetime and I have not had a car as quality crafted, as well thought out, as sensuously feeling and as nice looking as this new C300 model. I owned an S500 in 2000 and a Porsche Cayenne, so I am used to quality cars. This car is better. It's quiet (big deal to me) and it's fast enough. It's not as fast as others in this price range, but it's not a high priority to have super fast pick-up. The electronics are the best I have seen and I shopped for a year. My small list of complaints is that it doesn't have a place for sunglasses and the iPod contents are visible on the dash screen, not on the console screen, it should be. Test drive this car, fantastic!

Favorite Features

The stereo is amazing, it brakes better and has far more traction than my other 4 wheel drive cars. The seats are comfortable yet firm, the controls are in the perfect places. The engine is quiet and road noise control is excellent. The quality of the materials are very high.

Suggested Improvements

There's no place for sunglasses in this car. I found a spot but that should have been thought of. The usable hard drive for music is only 6 gb. The memory card interface is non-standard, don't understand why. Voice dialing takes too many steps, the nav is "challenging" so you have to study.

14 out 16 people found this review helpful

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Solid car

Written by: JulesH on 09/17/2008

Vehicle

2009 Mercedes-Benz C-Class C300 Sport 4MATIC 4dr Sedan AWD (3.0L 6cyl 7A)

Review

Car seems to have much more HP than advertised. Engine lot of torque at low RPM, transmission always find best gear. It's a great car for normal driving, it's only when you floor it that you realize it has only 220hp. Very solid chassis, good handling, nice ride. Interior is very high quality. Lumbar adjustment and center console opener bit hard to reach. 09 has pelvic airbags, memory seats, power adjust. steering wheel, but no power fold in mirrors. Tech. in car is very advanced and very easy to use. Stereo is excellent. Ipod works great. Navi will give street names in center of speedometer. voice contrl.Front end low, easy to scrape. Car needs very little maintenance, interval is 10k.

Favorite Features

The way it drives and downshifts right when you want it to. On highway 85MPH is smooth. The handling. The ease of use of the navi, phone, and stereo. The pop-up screen. The way it looks. People stare at this car. From the front it looks great. MPG better than advertised. Takes E85. Very safe car.

Suggested Improvements

Front end low be careful parking, The stuff in the P2 package should be incl in P1 (Xenon's). Needs rear sensors/back up camera like other cars in it's class. MPG should be better for HP car has or vice versa. Extra 40HP would be nice. Lumbar and console open buttons hard to reach.

21 out 24 people found this review helpful

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Love to Drive

Written by: Rizkalla on 09/04/2008

Vehicle

2009 Mercedes-Benz C-Class C300 Luxury 4MATIC 4dr Sedan AWD (3.0L 6cyl 7A)

Review

I have a C300 Luxury 4 Matic, Premium 1 & Multimedia packages, IPod Integration Kit. I have test driven Lexus ES and BMW 3 series sedan and found that this car is by far more enjoyable to drive. The C300 Luxury sedan easily wins in value and prestige for the money. 2009 model has 40GB hard drive and 3 memory settings for the driver seat, which includes the power wheel, and mirrors settings.

Favorite Features

Multimedia package is great in all aspects.

Suggested Improvements

Adding power retractable side mirrors. Remote Comfort Access System (keyless access to car, keyless engine start).

25 out 26 people found this review helpful

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Great Car

Written by: Joel on 08/27/2008

Vehicle

2009 Mercedes-Benz C-Class C300 Sport 4dr Sedan (3.0L 6cyl 6M)

Review

2009 Mercedes-Benz C-Class C300 Sport Sedan has met all of my expectations for a sport sedan. The performance and look of this car is terrific. I have a C300 Sport with the 6 speed manual transmission, Premium 1 & Multimedia packages, IPod Integration Kit, and the 18” AMG wheels. I have driven many cars of different make, model and price range. The C300 Sport Sedan easily wins in value and prestige for the money.

Favorite Features

Between voice command, buttons on the center dash, buttons on the steering wheel and a mouse dial that can be used to navigate the center screen – there are about 4 different ways to access and control the navigation system, radio, video, and CD/DVD player. Fun!

Suggested Improvements

My only wish is that the 2009 model came with power retractable side mirrors. This was an option in 2008. You need to retract the mirrors by hand for the 2009. Not a big inconvenience but I had this feature on other cars and used it for garage parking and parking lots.

16 out 17 people found this review helpful

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A awesome car

Written by: merc2009 on 08/07/2008

Vehicle

2009 Mercedes-Benz C-Class C300 Sport 4dr Sedan (3.0L 6cyl 6M)

Review

Got the Mercedes after having being a happy driver of two Honda Accords since 1994. Then carefully planned a new purchase after having tried many similar size, entry level, luxury sedans, both German and Japanese. Went for the Mercedes for its optimal combination of smooth ride quality, plenty of power (last Honda was around 140 hp), quality built, and of course the looks. Mine came manual (still love the thrill of shifting gears), with all the "high end packages", so came to about 42,000 $, pretty similar to other cars in that category. So far driven it for a week, with a good combo of city and highway mileage, and love it. And any manual car only gets better with time!

Favorite Features

Ride, manual transmission, looks inside and out, navigation.

Suggested Improvements

Little more interior storage space would be useful. Had trouble automatically loading phone numbers from my cell phone into the bluetooth telephone in the car.

36 out 44 people found this review helpful

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