Mercedes-Benz: C-Class face lift

Will probably take a while as the current shape was launched recently.
http://www.mercedes-benz.co.uk/pc/index.html

Present range of diesel engines
2.0, 2.2, 2.7 litres

DAS
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"Neil Lawson" <co.uk> wrote in message
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On Wed, 22 Oct 2003 13:42:31 +0100, "Dori Schmetterling"
<co.uk> wrote:
 

I keep thinking that, but it was actually about 3 years ago.
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Neil Lawson wrote: 

The C203 face-lift will take place at the end of
February 2004 (as one hears - no guarantee it
will not be the beginning of March...)

The changes - as far as one has heard, so again
NO guarantee for this! - will be:
- New bumpers on front and rear
- clear-glass headlights
- _brilliant-style_ rear lights
- interiour with new seats, new switches,
new instrument cluster, ...
- air condition standard for all models
- much likely http://www.mbspy.com/achs.htm
as an option
- COMAND system with DVD



If I would be in the position to want one I
would _definitely_ wait for the face-lifted
version.

Haven't heard about new diesel engines - remember,
the C200CDI and 220CDI have just been updated
(C200CDI up from 116 PS to 122 PS, 220CDI an
unchanged 143 PS, but max. torque up from 315 to
340 Nm).
Also note that there will be CDI engines for the
C-Class with particulate filters, CD says:
(cite on)
In Germany Mercedes-Benz is offering the
combination of EU 4 and diesel particulate
filter for the four-cylinder CDI models for
a price of € 580 (incl. VAT). When registering
such a vehicle for the first time, Mercedes
customers in Germany, the United Kingdom,
Belgium, Sweden and the Netherlands will
enjoy tax benefits which effectively reduce
the additional cost by a significant amount,
or even balance it out completely.
(cite off)



Juergen








Juergen

Neil Lawson wrote: 

The C203 face-lift will take place at the end of
February 2004 (as one hears - no guarantee it
will not be the beginning of March...)

The changes - as far as one has heard, so again
NO guarantee for this! - will be:
- New bumpers on front and rear
- clear-glass headlights
- _brilliant-style_ rear lights
- interiour with new seats, new switches,
new instrument cluster, ...
- air condition standard for all models
- much likely http://www.mbspy.com/achs.htm
as an option
- COMAND system with DVD



If I would be in the position to want one I
would _definitely_ wait for the face-lifted
version.

Haven't heard about new diesel engines - remember,
the C200CDI and 220CDI have just been updated
(C200CDI up from 116 PS to 122 PS, 220CDI an
unchanged 143 PS, but max. torque up from 315 to
340 Nm).
Also note that there will be CDI engines for the
C-Class with particulate filters, DC says:
(cite on)
In Germany Mercedes-Benz is offering the
combination of EU 4 and diesel particulate
filter for the four-cylinder CDI models for
a price of € 580 (incl. VAT). When registering
such a vehicle for the first time, Mercedes
customers in Germany, the United Kingdom,
Belgium, Sweden and the Netherlands will
enjoy tax benefits which effectively reduce
the additional cost by a significant amount,
or even balance it out completely.
(cite off)



Juergen








Juergen

Oh, well.

I agree with Miknik, it seems like 'yesterday' but is quite a while ago.
(Sorry for misleading comment, Neil -- fortunately there are some more
knowledgeable people in this NG.)

So a facelift soon is not out of place.

DAS
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"Juergen ." <com> wrote in message
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There is definitely a new diesel engine under test. I met an MB test team on
Mt Ventous in France (where MB, BMW and other manufacturers regularly test
their new cars because it is one huge mountain). They were testing a CLK
fitted with a new diesel engine, and the inside of the car was packed with
geeks and computers. They told me it was a new engine, but you could not
exactly miss the fact that it made a very strange tinging noise, I guess it
must have very high compression ratio. They wouldn't answer any more
questions - "geheim", they said.

"Juergen ." <com> wrote in message
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They could do with new switches. I've had my C class two years and still
have to think before pressing the window switches, the mirror folding
buttons, or the central-locking button. Really illogical swtiches!