Mercedes C-Class Estate review

You should find it easy enough to find a comfortable driving position in a Mercedes C-Class Estate because all models have plenty of adjustment in the seat and steering wheel. Lumbar adjustment is standard, making long-distance driving less taxing on your back. If you splash out on an AMG Line Premium model, and you get full electric adjustment with memory settings.

There are not many buttons on the dashboard of the C-Class, much like in the Volvo V60, but at least the touch-sensitive controls for the air-con are permanently displayed on the lower section of the display, rather than hidden away as they are in the V60. They’re still not as easy to use as the physical controls in the Audi A4 Avant and BMW 3 Series Touring, which you can almost use with muscle memory.

Visibility is fine looking forward, but the chunky side pillars, the placement of the rear head rests and the small rear window mean that the over-the-shoulder view is no better than in the C-Class Estate's rivals. 

A reversing camera and front and rear parking sensors are fitted as standard to assist when parking, though, and it's upgraded to a 360-degree camera if you plump for mid-range AMG Line Premium. 

LED headlights are provided as standard, with fancier adaptive units coming on AMG Line Premium and upwards.