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BMW 320d vs Mercedes-Benz C220

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BMW 320d
BMW 320d

$32,900 - $44,990

2019 price

Mercedes-Benz C220
Mercedes-Benz C220

2019 price

Summary

2019 BMW 320d
2019 Mercedes-Benz C220
Safety Rating

Engine Type
Turbo 4, 2.0L

Turbo 4, 1.5L
Fuel Type
Unleaded Petrol

Premium Unleaded/Electric
Fuel Efficiency
6.4L/100km (combined)

6.4L/100km (combined)
Seating
5

5
Dislikes
  • Rear headroom
  • Warranty
  • No spare

  • Boot space in Sedan and Estate is on the small side
  • Artico upholstery in C 200 feels 'plasticky'
  • Some wind noise around wing mirrors
2019 BMW 320d Summary

Over 44 years BMW has produced more than 15 million examples of the 3 Series. That's roughly one every minute and a half... for over four decades.

And the latest, seventh-generation version of what the famous German maker defines as the "heart and soul" of its brand has landed in Australia.

The new '3' is longer and wider. It's also claimed to be slicker aerodynamically, up to 55 kilos lighter, more fuel efficient, and faster.

And it'll need every advantage it can muster to take a chunk out of its arch rival, the all-conquering Mercedes-Benz C-Class.

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2019 Mercedes-Benz C220 Summary

Do you know how many bones you have in your body? Stop counting, there are 207. And if say half those bones were replaced with different ones would you consider yourself to still be the same? Well that’s what Benz has done with the new C-Class – sort of. Of the roughly 13,000 parts which make up a C-Class car, 6500 of them have been modified or changed.

You don’t need to know every change to the new C-Class, but at the end of this review you will be across the differences that you can see, feel and hear.

Just a note before we start. The top-of-the-range Mercedes-AMG C63 S arrives in early 2019 and wasn’t available to drive at the Australian C-Class launch. That’s why we’ll focus on the other grades here - the C 200, C 220 d, C 300 and C 43. We’ll test drive and review the Australian C 63 S when it arrives – promise.

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