2017 Mercedes-Benz C 300 Coupe Review – Tallahassee, FL

 Performance

The 2017 Mercedes-Benz C 300 Coupe is all new for this year and features a sleek sculpted shape that excites the emotions and slices through the wind with aerodynamic style. The C 300 Coupe comes with a 2.0-liter turbo inline-four that produces 241 horsepower at 5,500 RPM and accelerates from 0 to 60 MPH in 5.9 seconds by using Direct Injection and multispark ignition. With the standard seven-speed automatic, the EPA-estimated fuel economy runs 30 mpg on the highway and 23 mpg in the city*. DYNAMIC SELECT lets you choose your driving style with the push of a button: ECO, Comfort, Sport, and Sport+. Define your own mode by using the standard shift paddles to shift manually. Keeping the ride smooth is the four-wheel multilink suspension that includes AGILITY CONTROL®, which firms up handling at corners. Go for the optional AIRMATIC® for an adaptive suspension that uses pressurized air to increase performance.

 Interior

The interior of this speedster boasts four sport-contoured seats that are upholstered with rich materials and shaped by athletic spaces. Controls and instruments are designed to ease your control and display precise information. To turn your driving environment into a cockpit, aluminum trim highlights the doors and dashboard with Gloss Black trim shining from the wide center console. Feel like a racer when you lay your hands on the thick flat-bottomed sport steering wheel and put your feet on brushed-metal pedals with rubber studs. Optional wood trims include Natural Grain Black or Brown Ash and Linden. When you need to feel the wind in your face, open the glass panorama roof, which also includes an interior power sunshade that controls the amount of sunlight coming inside.

 Features

To handle both entertainment and information, two high-resolution screens sit on the dash. To liven up your audio, FrontBass technology and Burmester surround sound are available. Take every trip into the future with the optional Head-Up Display, which puts information such as speed and navigation above the hood, in front of the windshield. With Mercedes-Benz mbrace®, which you get for five years, you can download car-related apps to your car and rely on Yelp searches, stream audio and Wi-Fi, or remote starting. The standard hands-free Bluetooth®** interface hooks up your compatible smartphone so you can make phone calls without removing your hands from the wheel.

 Safety

The standard Collision Prevention Assist Plus features lets you know if you’re approaching a vehicle up ahead fast enough to cause impact. When you step on the brakes, Adaptive Brake Assist maximizes the stopping level to minimize a collision. If ATTENTION ASSIST® detects that you’re getting drowsy on long trips, it warns you audio-visually so you can wake up or pull over to a safe place to get some sleep.