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Great design
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High entry price
Downsized turbo petrol engine needs more oomph
Annoying dash rattle
Byron Mathioudakis

Contributing Journalist

2 min read

The Mercedes-Benz C200 is the entry-level model in the sedan-only W206-series range, and is powered by a 150kW/300Nm 1.5-litre four-cylinder turbo petrol engine with mild-hybrid technology, driving the rear wheels via a nine-speed torque-converter automatic transmission.

Standard C200 features include electric front seats, satellite navigation, automatic parking, dual-zone climate control, artificial leather, digital radio, remote boot lid closing, 18-inch alloys, as well as an AMG Line body kit and interior trim, adaptive cruise control, Lane Keep assist, a 360-degree camera, auto high-beam headlights, keyless entry/start, fingerprint scanner ID tech for the new 11.9-inch media display and a 48V mild-hybrid system to help cut fuel consumption and emissions. 

On the safety front, there are now 10 airbags fitted (including dual-front combined pelvic/thorax airbags, front centre airbag, rear side airbags, window airbags and driver’s knee airbag), Autonomous Emergency Braking front and rear (including for cyclists and pedestrians, at speeds from 7km/h to over 200km/h), adaptive cruise control with active stop/go, a 360 degree camera, Active Parking Assist, drowsy driver monitor, Active Lane Keeping Assist, Blind Spot Assist, ABS anti-lock brakes with Brake Assist, Adaptive Brakes with Hold function, brake drying and Hill Start Assist, electronic stability control, traction control, dusk-sensing LED lights, rain-sensing wipers and runflat tyres with tyre pressure warning.

These go a long way to offset that $12,000 price hike at launch over the old, fifth-generation C-Class sedan equivalent.

Read the full 2022 Mercedes-Benz C-Class review

Mercedes-Benz C200 2022:

Engine Type Turbo 4, 2.0L
Fuel Type Unleaded Petrol
Fuel Efficiency 7.0L/100km (combined)
Seating 5
Price From $60,830 - $69,960
Safety Rating

Pricing Guides

$51,713
Based on 79 cars listed for sale in the last 6 months.
LOWEST PRICE
$40,800
HIGHEST PRICE
$62,800
Byron Mathioudakis

Contributing Journalist

Byron Mathioudakis connected with cars right from the start. His earliest memory is a dream of him driving an Austin A30. Soon after, Byron fell in love with movies watching Duel (1971) where a Valiant sedan takes on a murderous Peterbilt truck. Meanwhile, at Tottenham Primary, teacher Mr Chitty prised opened his world with Wheels magazines, later leading him to perform a one-person musical about the then-new Ford XD Falcon. Everyone thought he was strange. Eager to keep his car passion separate from work, he graduated from Advertising at RMIT, but wasn’t happy in that industry, so did the ‘90s Gen X thing of back-packing, with stints in hospitality, exploring his love of music working in a record store, tending bar, acting, dancing, modelling and even being a singing telegram, thankfully in faraway Canada. His eventual YouTube debut happened as an extra in a Violetine video of that era, You Know. Anyway, by 28, Byron realised he wanted to write about cars and nothing else, and on the eve of his 30th, landed a job at John Mellor’s Australian Automotive Business, a predecessor to GoAuto, where he still feels he belongs after four decades, breaking through with an unsolicited road test of his mother’s Peugeot 306. Going freelance in 1999, he worked at the long-defunct eauto.com.au (it’s still on Wayback Machine), then picked up a gig at Wheels magazine, citing 11 years of Car of the Year judging as a life-changing employment experience. Among scores of amazing people, it was there he became great friends with Peter Robinson, the editor of that first car magazine he devoured back in ’77. Do meet your heroes. In 2020, Byron started at CarsGuide, where he is a Contributing Journalist to this day. Other regular media outlets he writes for include the RAC WA and Australian Plumbing Industry Magazine. Note: though Byron has many old cars he loves, he has never owned an Austin A30, Valiant, XD Falcon or Peugeot 306. To paraphrase Bjork, to do so may break the charm. You can find Byron on LinkedIn. Education Associate Diploma in Advertising, RMIT | 1987-1990 Awards 2024 Newspress Australia Road Tester of the Year Featured Publications GoAuto | 1997-2022 Wheels | 2009-2021 CarsGuide | 2020-present RAC WA Australian Plumbing Industry Magazine
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Pricing Guide
$40,800
Lowest price, based on CarsGuide listings over the last 6 months.
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