Mercedes-Benz C-Class Saloon (2014 - 2021) C 43 Premium Plus 4Matic 9G-Tronic Plus auto 4d Owner Review

Reviewing from the real world perspective. This car is heavily underestimated. On stock setup, my car has beaten RS3’s from a pull and from a stop all the way to the limiter.

Where it surprised me the most is that RWD cars like A c63 or M3 comps are behind you up to around 100-110 MPH in the dry and never in front of you in poor weather conditions (from a dig). Obviously on a race track where they exceed those speeds it’s not the case but if someone’s teasing you on the roads you can hold your own with this “baby” AMG.

Performance exhaust is a must for the best sounding V6 to date but if you only have the sports exhaust, do not fret. A resenator delete makes it sound like a deeper grumble version of the PE with no effects of drone. The resonator is only blocking the transmission farts and the subtle burbles.
Aftermarket valved backboxes are an option which introduce drone on the motorway with the valves open but increase noise to enjoyable levels, and it’s not too overpowering as long as you keep the cats.

In most UK weather and road conditions it actually does 0-60 in 4.0 seconds. A simple stage 1 remap will shave around a second depending on your car and how aggressive the tune is and with this tune you’re beating stock cars like C63s and cars of such category without a sweat.

MPG in eco sat at 70mph is 35, can push to 40 if you’re more sensible but in town it can be more realistic to be at the 23-25 mpg mark, 10 if being spirited.

All in all a comfortable and tasteful interior.

If you want pure thrill of driving spirited everywhere go for a BMW 1/3/540i. This sits at a position where you want all sound, performance and a generally more pleasing astheticness in the interior. A head turner when modded tastefully over it’s rivals but mod support is not as available as BMW’s.

Mercedes servicing is quite litterally having an apprentice change tour oil and filter. All others is visual inspections unless the cars at a certain age/mileage then preventative maintenance is done such as spark plugs.
Don’t get ripped off. An indie mercedes specialist will ensure warranty is maintained, ensure service history records are up to date on the mercedes computers and they will know your car better than mercedes.
No you won’t loose value for not taking it direct to mercedes because you lost all the value ny paying 2x the service. £600 for an oil change? Please, just… don’t. Your car will get better preventative maintenance a the indies as they deal with the more common faults/issues the manufacturer will refuse to recall.