Mercedes C-class coupe to take on BMW 4 series, Audi A5 - Automotive News

With the redesigned 2017 C-class coupe, Mercedes-Benz is aiming squarely at picking up sales against the BMW 4 series and the Audi A5. The redesigned coupe, with C300 and C300 4MATIC models, will debut next month at the Frankfurt auto show and go... A high-performance AMG model and a convertible are expected to go on sale in the fall of 2016. Mercedes says it wants to set a new competitive benchmark for technology, design and performance in the small luxury coupe segment. It’s based on the redesigned C-class sedan that debuted in 2014. The coupe shares interior design with the sedan but has a distinct exterior design with a lower, sleeker roofline. Skipping 2016. Mercedes is skipping the 2016 model year for the C-class coupe, but the 2015 C250 model remains on sale until dealer inventory runs out. Mercedes isn’t releasing pricing yet but expect it to go up in a fashion similar to that of the redesigned C-class sedan when it went on sale last year. The C300 will be powered by a 241 hp, 2. 0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine, replacing a 201 hp, 1. 8-liter four-cylinder engine. The C-class coupe is 3. 7 inches longer and 1. 6 inches wider than the outgoing model, with a wheelbase that is 3. 1 inches longer. Source: www.autonews.com