MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS COUPE REVIEW

For The Mercedes C-Class coupe is a conservatively smart compact coupe with the improved quality and extra safety features recently fitted to the C-Class saloon. Engine range has something for everybody.

Against Fitting 18-inch AMG wheels as standard hurts economy and emissions because of the tyres’ greater rolling resistance. Rear headroom suffers as a result of the lower roofline.

What Car? says

33 5stars

The Mercedes C-Class Coupe is a proper compact coupe - something Mercedes has needed for years. This is more of a grand tourer than an overtly sporting coupe, but likeable all the same.

What Car? readers say

4.5

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The full Mercedes-Benz C-Class review

Performance
4 out of 5 stars
From diesel to V8
Ride & Handling
4 out of 5 stars
Standard AMG suspension not overtly sporty
Refinement
4 out of 5 stars
Gruff diesels are the weak spot
Buying & Owning
3 out of 5 stars
AMG package hits running costs
Quality & Reliability
4 out of 5 stars
Matches the revised saloon
Safety & Security
5 out of 5 stars
All you’d expect and then some
Behind The Wheel
4 out of 5 stars
Similar to the saloon
Space & Practicality
4 out of 5 stars
Strictly a four-seater
Equipment
4 out of 5 stars
Similar to the Sport saloon

There are 6 Mercedes-Benz C-Class versions available

Coupe C180 BlueEff. AMG Sport 2dr	£30,230	What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Coupe C220 CDI BlueEff. AMG Sport 2dr	£32,585	What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Coupe C250 CDI BlueEff. AMG Sport 2dr	£33,640	What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Coupe C250 BlueEff AMG Sport 2dr	£34,085	What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Coupe C350 BlueEff. AMG Sport 2dr	£37,645	What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Coupe C63 AMG 2dr	£57,775	What Car? says:4 stars out of 5

Buyer's notes

Target Price team says:

There are two big questions to be asked about the Mercedes C-Class coupé. The first is why it has taken the company so long to develop a compact two-door four-seater to rival the Audi A5 and BMW 3 Series coupés?

The second is why it is being offered only with AMG sports suspension, which introduces big wheels and tyres that, because of their greater rolling resistance, push up fuel consumption, emissions and company car tax considerably.

The car is offered with a predictable range of C-Class saloon engines – a couple of 2.1-litre diesels and two 1.8-litre turbochargd petrol units. There’s also a 3.5-litre petrol V6 not offered in the saloon and, at the top of the range, a 6.2-litre V8 delivering 481bhp in the C63 AMG.