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Mercedes-Benz C-Class.

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Mercedes-Benz C-Class.

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Paul Gover

29 August 2012

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...during testing at the Nurburgring.

The new look is hidden under plastic classing but it's safe to expect a chunkier new body, with looks more like the CLS coupe than the current C. The car should be a little higher and wider, but the big change will be in more efficient engines - including a baby four that switches back to two cylinders at cruising speeds. Here early in 2014 priced slightly less than today's.

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Paul Gover is a former CarsGuide contributor. During decades of experience as a motoring journalist, he has acted as chief reporter of News Corp Australia. Paul is an all-round automotive...

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