Archive for the ‘C Class’ Category

Ford, GM, and Chrysler now have a wide range of vehicles that are E85-compatible—meaning they can run on a blend of up to 85 percent ethanol, 15 percent gasoline—plus Nissan and Toyota have outfitted some of their largest trucks for it and it's now offered in the 2009 Mercedes-Benz C300.

There are now about six million E85 vehicles on U.S. roads. Despite frequent promotion by some automakers and energy companies, and even though it was a hot campaign issue this past year, public awareness remains lackluster. In a 2007 survey by Harris Interactive for Pavilion Technologies, 57 percent of drivers didn't think their car would run on biofuels,...

When a standard four-cylinder, four-door sedan won't do for your next out-of-town car trip, Hertz has a better idea: rent a Mercedes-Benz instead.

Luxury car rentals are mostly a niche market, but the nation's biggest rental car company has a Prestige Collection that includes everything from Audis, to Cadillacs, to Lincolns. Now it's adding the three-pointed star to its lineup with rental availability of 2009 C-Class sedans and 2010 Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class sport-utes.

All Hertz C-Class four-doors come with Bluetooth, a power sunroof and the COMAND controller for audio and phone controls. The Benz GLK350 utes provided by Hertz come outfitted...

We just returned a 2009 Mercedes-Benz C300 4Matic after a week's stay at TheCarConnection.com's Detroit office. It was this editor's first time in the new C-Class, an all-new car introduced last year.

The C300 is the more luxurious version of the C-Class, and this is a car that would make Mercedes-Benz traditionalists smile. The car's exterior is handsome and has personality ... in other words, as your eyes follow the body's character lines, you know you're looking at a Mercedes-Benz and not a Lexus or BMW. A more significant impression is the overall feeling of solidity that this car delivers.

The doors close securely. The steering has...