Mercedes C-Class Sport Coupe Spied with Redesigned Interior

by Sam Stockley
November 16, 2007 1:05 PM
Filed Under: German, Mercedes-Benz, Spy Photos

Following on from our previous spy photos of the car earlier this year, the Mercedes-Benz C-Class Sport Coupe has been spotted on the road again, this time revealing its redesigned interior over the sedan model. Having almost faced the axe before new boss Zetsche green-lighted the project, the new three-door C-Class will re-enter a market to fight off, among others, the new 1-Series Coupe.

Based on the C-Class' platform, much like its predecessor, the new coupe is styled for a seamless integration into the line-up, its front end synonymous with the effortless style as on the sedan. Taking cues at the rear from the previous generation, the coupe inherits the raised bootlid from the previous model but loses the rear screen which crept below this spoiler.

The newest shot is of a revised interior, chiefly showing the redesigning of the central console and a new three-spoke steering wheel featuring key controls. Air vents are built into the dashboard at the top of the console,which flows more seamlessly from the transmission tunnel.

Expect a range similar to that of the C-Class, with the entry-level C-Class Sport Coupe featuring a turbocharged 1.8-litre unit and topping off with a 3.0-litre V6 turbodiesel. Market entry is scheduled for late 2008 or early next year.

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Comments

bmwaddict

November 16, 2007 1:14 PM

As I recall it wasn't a very succesfull model. I wonder how this new model will sell. Enyway the 3 series coupe has no competitor.

carolinaluvr101

November 19, 2007 2:23 AM

the audi a5, a4, or tt... your pick because all are much better cars to look at and drive :)

stancoza1425

November 16, 2007 2:41 PM

I guess MB didnt learn the first time they tried introducing a hatchback, this one wont do much better. MB's attempt comes nowhere close to the BMW 1 series, if this has 230hp I would be surprised, let alone anywhere close to 300hp in the 135i, and look at the interior here, maybe its changed from the last hatchback they introduced, but its about the same as the last c-class, the only thing this shares with the new c-class is a front end, what a piece of crap.

zizo825

November 16, 2007 3:41 PM

that's the interior of the old c-class model sport edition and same old sport edition steering wheel, it can't be the same interior of the old one it's very obvious that the interior is camouflaged by that old one.

BENZian

November 16, 2007 3:42 PM

I would have really liked to see more distinctive styling on this model. As a BMW 1 series competitor it is adequate and the V6 turbo diesel will with it's abundance of torque easily match the performance of BMWs 3.0 liter twin turbo gas engine.

zizo825

November 16, 2007 3:44 PM

u can see that red side mirror in the photo of the interior which confirms that this interior doesn't belong to this car

Harajoshi

November 16, 2007 6:26 PM

You are absolutely right, zizo, thanks! Well I think this looks just great, even so hidden and covered it has still presence and elegance!

Sharky

November 16, 2007 6:30 PM

The only thing that appears new here is the front end. It looks as though they are just grafting a new C-Class nose to the existing 3 door body. The interior hasn't changed at all as far as I can tell.

benz_man

November 16, 2007 6:40 PM

I dont think these pics are interior camo. I think the coupe is still based on the W203 C-class, with a little external "freshening". If thats the case, I'll take a red 135i w/o iDrive please! The W203 was a decent small car, but a shitty Mercedes!

MB65AMG

November 16, 2007 8:45 PM

What redesigned interior. Thats the same exact interior the previous generation C class sedan had although i have no idea about the previous sportcoupe. There is no 'redesigning'involved, rather a 'transplant' unless the interior shown was just for testing purposes.

Harajoshi

November 16, 2007 8:56 PM

Gee mb65, it is a photo from the old model, just look at the exterior mirror! I don't know why silly wcf calls it an "interior-spy" from the new model.

MB65AMG

November 16, 2007 8:59 PM

Not really, these test cars aren't complete cars yet so these engineers take parts from other cars of the make just for testing purposes.

Harajoshi

November 16, 2007 9:08 PM

Dude, look at the colour of the exterior mirror und and how the car of the other spy-shots is painted!

MB65AMG

November 16, 2007 9:54 PM

Read my comment carefully. The exterior mirror could have been from another Mercedes that was painted red.

MB65AMG

November 16, 2007 9:56 PM

and look at the pictures of the front. The mirrors are taped over so you can't see the actual color of the mirrors except for a tiny spot they missed which is red.

Harajoshi

November 17, 2007 12:17 AM

Gee MB65, the pictures show the car also from behind, and there you can't discover any red exterior mirrors, dude! That also shows that there isn't "a tiny piece" which is red!

MB65AMG

November 17, 2007 3:20 AM

I meant one of the pictures of the front where there is a tiny piece of red showing in the left side mirror. The pictures from the back don't show the left side mirror, they only show the right mirror. No point arguing about this, you think what you want to think, I just see it differently.

benzboy

November 17, 2007 12:23 AM

The problem with this kinda of car what is the point of working hard to own and drive something special and unique, if they are going to put out a mass market car that will drive the desire for the brand name down?

BENZian

November 17, 2007 5:59 AM

If the 1 series does not hurt BMW then the C class coupe will not hurt MB.

Harajoshi

November 17, 2007 5:19 AM

Yeah, you could be right, on the interior-shot you see a part of the exterior in silver, well, we'll see.

Philthy82

November 19, 2007 3:07 AM

Trust me guys, everything you see here is from the same car and will be what you see when the "new" C-Class hatch is unveiled. Look at the mirrors on the external shots, they're covered in black tape but you can see the mirrors are red underneath. The interior isn't a testing mule or camoflage job, it's the actual interior. You can see they've updated the centre console and switchgear to match that on the new A and C-class sedan, and it's integrated well enough to definitely indicate this isn't a testing mule job.

As has already been reported here and everywhere else about a hundred times, the new C-class hatch is essentially the old one, still on the old platform, with a new nose grafted on. They're also replacing the taillights, giving it a new hatch and updating the console and switchgear, but there ain't much else to see here. Considering it's a facelift of a pretty underwhelming car, indications are it will continue to sell poorly.

benz_man

November 19, 2007 5:38 AM

Philthy82 very well written...

MB65AMG

November 19, 2007 6:17 AM

That just shows the extent of the cheapness and the lack any care whatsoever by Mercedes for this sportcoupe. If there's a new c class, there should be a new sportcoupe and why would they even bother facelifting the car anyway. It sold so poorly even after one or two facelifts from the first one that came out. At least the front looks a little better, but the ridiculously high and swollen back end makes the car look so disporportionate.

coopergt

November 20, 2007 3:49 AM

no where near audi's quality

Robbo

November 21, 2007 7:09 PM

Quality of an Audi? Dont make me laugh, thats just a posh VW!!

Zaskar

November 22, 2007 7:17 PM

@Robbo driver ANY Audi after 03/04 and compare it to a Mercedes in the same class. Then youll know what quality is and feels like ....

@all Just saw that Sport Coupe from the picture ( red mirror on drivers side ) on Stuttgarts Roads an hour ago. It is based on the old CL .... the interior does look like in the old C-Class.

elsonlau

November 24, 2007 8:40 AM

I rather wait for the BMW 3 Series Compact to compete with this car.

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