Mercedes-Benz C-Class Estate review

Mercedes will release pricing in July ahead of the first cars arriving in the UK in the autumn, but we expect the C-Class Estate to cost roughly the same whether you’re buying outright or leasing as its main rivals (the Audi A4 Avant and BMW 3 Series Touring), and a bit more than the outgoing car. A starting price of around £40,000 looks likely. We’ll update this review as soon as we know more. 

We already know the new C-Class Estate will initially be available with three engines – the C200 petrol and C220d/C300d diesels – rear-wheel drive and a nine-speed automatic gearbox. More about all that under the ‘Driving’ tab. Company car drivers may want to consider waiting for the plug-in hybrids, the first of which arrives later this year and claims upwards of 60 miles of electric range, to benefit from low BiK rates. Everyone else ought to go for the 2.0-litre diesel. 

All Cs get the big 11.9-inch portrait touchscreen from the S-Class and 12.3-inch driver display, wireless CarPlay and phone charging, LED headlights, heated leather seats, blind-spot monitoring and a rear-view camera. 

AMG Line – ever popular in the UK – adds bigger wheels and sporty-looking bumpers and side-skirts, while AMG Line Premium gives you the trick ‘Digital Light’ headlights, 360-degree cameras, memory seats and augmented-reality sat-nav. On top of all that, AMG Line Premium Plus buys you an excellent Burmester stereo, head-up display, something called ‘Thermotronic’ climate control, a panoramic sunroof and access to various music streaming services through the ‘MBUX’ infotainment system.