 What is up you guys, I'll go back to another one. If you are new to the channel, I'm Gold Pony as a new car truck, SUV reviews on YouTube. And today we are in the brand new 2023 Mercedes-Benz C300 sedan, courtesy of Mercedes-Benz of Hagerstown in Hagerstown, Maryland. For more information on their inventory, please feel free to check out the link in the description box below. And so we are in this one today because I personally love the styling of this thing. And I've actually been reviewing this car for eight years now. That means I'm getting freaking old. But it also starts at under $45,000, which is pretty impressive for what this thing offers as well. So ultimately in this video, we will be testing out and going over everything about this one from acceleration to braking, steering feel, ride quality, sound system, exhaust clip, all that fun stuff. So having said all that, what do you guys say? Let's just go ahead and jump right into it. And as always, let's start with pricing. And so MSRP for the rear wheel drive will start at $44,850. Then you got the four-matic all-wheel drive starting at $46,850. But regardless of the configuration that you go with, the power plant on this one is going to be the same. Powering the Beast is a two-liter turbocharged inline four-cylinder with a mild hybrid system, putting out 255 horsepower at 5,800 RPM, 295 pound-feet of torque coming in at 2,000 RPM. Again, power sent to rear wheels or all wheels through a nine-speed automatic with paddle shifters, which we will test out here in a little bit. Zero to 60 time-according to Mercedes coming in at approximately six seconds flat with MPG numbers coming in at 25 in the city, 36 on the highway. That's dang impressive for the rear wheel drive. And then 24 in the city, 33 on the highway for the all-wheel drive, taking premium, unleaded fuel. And so before we do any kind of fun paddle shifter or acceleration test here in our C300 Sedan, I did want to mention to you guys the drive modes. There's a button labeled Dynamic that stands for Dynamic Select. Through that, you were able to pick between Eco, Comfort, Sport and Individual, adjusting things like the shift points, the throttle response and the steering sensitivity. All right, so we got it in sport driving mode. I got it in full manual shift mode. Here we go. Yeah, baby. Yeah, that's plenty quick. I will say for whatever reason, there is some sort of slight delay to the paddle shifters. It's funny, you know, however many Mercedes I've tested, some paddle shifters to AMG's obviously are ridiculously quick, like among the best. And some of them do have a slight delay to them. And that is the case in the C300 Sedan. But having said that, as far as acceleration goes, you're most definitely not going to have any issues with merging onto the highway. This thing is plenty powerful for what it is. But anyways, to go along with that acceleration as always, braking is equally important. So as you would expect, four-wheel disc brakes do come standard, cross-straw road rotors, typical Mercedes fashion. They do tend to do that. I love that. So as far as the 6C0 stopping distance goes, it's going to come in at a very impressive 112 feet. That's a brilliant number. That's sports sedan good, you guys. A lot of sedans come in the 120s. So 112 feet, that's excellent. So as far as braking feel goes, it still brings you to a stop. You guys probably heard my backpack go flying there because yeah, it's excellent braking power in the C300 Sedan. But then touching on suspension and handling, up front you're going to get a four-link front suspension in the back, five-arm multi-link rear suspension. But you know what else you get standard? An adaptive damping suspension. I love those because essentially with that is it's going to monitor each shock absorber individually, not only adjusting to the road imperfections, giving you a smoother ride, but it's also going to tighten up the suspension during heavy cornering, really giving you the best of both worlds, the better handling there as well. So I always love when vehicles have that. And so as far as ride quality goes, is we're going two miles per hour right now and now we're coming to a stop. It's been plenty fun and that's due in part because of that adaptive damping suspension. It feels like a Mercedes Benz in terms of ride quality. So I absolutely love that. As far as steering feel goes, it is a noticeable difference, like I said, dependent upon the drive mode that you put it in. So if you put it in that sport driving mode, it's going to be a much heavier weighted steering feel as if you were to put it in the comfort driving mode, it's going to instantly loosen up that steering feel for you. So you really get the best of both worlds there. As far as cabin noise goes, I will say the only thing I'm really hearing personally is the turbocharged engine, which is a pretty cool sound to hear quite honestly. I like hearing that. Other than that, it is a very serene cabin and I did want to mention there is actually an option for the C300 sedan. That's an acoustic glass package that goes for $150. That's not only going to give you an acoustic laminated front windshield, but also acoustic laminated front side glass, which isn't even always the case in luxury vehicles, because like I said, it is an option. So that's a rare one. You get that in the S class, but even amongst luxury vehicles, typically you'll get the acoustic laminated front windshield, but not the front side glass. That is brilliant. And that's going to give you the most serene cabin possible if you were interested in that for the C300 sedan. But then touching on visibility, I can see perfectly fine out of my rear view mirror. So visibility as you would expect is 100% on point. Brainstancing windshield wipers though, do assist with forward visibility and that does come standard for every single trim level across the board. So you got to love that as well. And there is an optional head-up display available if you wanted that. That's going to project your speed, speed limit and safety features up on your windshield. So you could better focus more of your attention on actually enjoying the drive. Once again, the system with forward visibility, but that pretty much rounds out the performance segment of this review. You guys will still go ahead and take a look at the exterior of our brand new 2023 Mercedes-Benz C300 Formatic sedan. All right, so here she is you guys, the new 2023 Mercedes-Benz C300 sedan finished in polar white. In case you were curious of the exact exterior color name that we had on this one here today. And so since this one was recently redesigned in 2022, not much has actually changed for 2023. So let me start by saying that and let's go ahead and get started with where this one is actually built and assembled actually. So taking a look at the van first character is the letter W indicating that the C300 sedan is built and assembled in Germany. Love it as it should be. So taking a look up front here, Mercedes diamond block front grille will come standard. I would do what I mentioned though, there is an AMG line night package that goes for $3,400. We do have that and that gives you much more aggressive styling throughout, not just on the front end, but also the side skirts in the back end as well. And also plenty of gloss black exterior accents that go along with all of that. But to the sides, LED headlights do come standard. They'll come with LED daytime running lights as well. Of course also with the automatic feature, meaning when it starts to get dark at night, those headlights will turn on automatically for you there. And automatic high beams. So if you have your high beams on at night and then since the vehicle coming in the opposite direction, it's gonna automatically dim them back to low beams. Then when that vehicle is gone, it's gonna automatically then bounce it back up to high beams. So very convenient feature there. But the one package I really wanna mention upfront is the adaptive digital light headlights. So that goes for $1,100. And that gives you actually more than just what you think. So obviously little brighter illumination at night, but again, they're adaptive. So I love adaptive lighting because essentially with that is when you're going around to bend at night, those headlights are going to swivel based on the direction of your steering angle. Better help illuminating what is around that bend. So you're less likely to hit a deer or a squirrel or whatever the case. So it's really a safety feature in itself. And you get added illumination of course as well. And actually they also include ultra wide high beams to go along with all that. So plenty with that lighting package. So I don't know. I think that's pretty cool. Do what I mentioned there down below. Traditionally you will get a chrome front lip unless you go with that AMG line night package, in which case you're gonna get a gloss black front lip. Of course, and of course to the sides, you will find some front air curtains helping direct air around the wheel and tire combination. For a little better added aerodynamics there as well. But that pretty much rounds out the front end of this one. So we're gonna go ahead and make our way to the side. All right, so now since we are around to the side of this one standard configuration, you're gonna get chrome windows surrounds obviously with AMG line, you're gonna get gloss black like I keep mentioning. Chrome accents on the door handles as well. We still got those body color power adjustable sign mirrors coming standard with integrated turd signals. And there will also be power folding coming standard as well. So when you lock this thing up, it's gonna fold the mirrors in. When you unlock it, it's gonna fold them back out. So that's a pretty cool standard feature there. Take a look down at the wheel setup, 18 inch five spoke alloys coming standard, 18 inch AMG specific alloys for the AMG line package that you guys are looking at right now. I always love the wheel designs that Mercedes Benz pulls off. It's so unique unlike any other vehicles on the road. So so stinking cool. And of course there's plenty of 18 and 19 inch designs available to really make this one your own. And of course since we have the AMG line, we do have some specific side skirts found on this one that you're not gonna get otherwise basically. But anyways that pretty much rounds out the side profile. Love the look on the side of this one. But let's now go ahead and make our way to the back. All right, so I've been outside so you're all around to the back of this one. Very first thing I wanna mention because this is so different than literally every single other vehicle on the road is Mercedes Benz doesn't give you a shark fin antenna all the way to the top or really any kind of visible antenna on the roof of this thing. Every single other manufacturer that I've seen does. It's so much cleaner of a look on a Mercedes just because of that alone. But anyways, rear spoiler is available for $350. You can actually get that in gloss black or body color to your choice. It doesn't come standard, but it is available for $350. LED tail lights do come standard as well added illumination there. But having said that, I do believe you guys know what we have to do next here. As always, here is that exhaust clip. And so now since we are around to the back of the C300 when it comes to opening that rear trunk, it is a power trunk that does come standard. There is a button on the driver's side door, of course a button on the key fob and a button on the trunk itself then as well. But once opened up, cargo capacity comes in at 12.6 cubic feet behind that second row there. If that was not enough space, there's a 40, 20, 40 split meaning the rear seats do fold down. There's actually a button in the cargo area to kind of powerful down those rear seats, which I don't think I've ever seen in a sedan. The fact that it's power folding. So that's pretty darn cool as well. Of course there is some cargo lighting back there. There are actually two grocery bag hooks, which again, another feature you don't typically find in sedans. There's also four chrome plated tie down anchors as well. And if you were to lift up underneath of that cargo floor, you will find some decent amount of in-floor storage. Another feature you don't typically find in sedans. So love that as well. You can put a tire and flater kit or an ice scraper or whatever you want back there. So that's pretty cool. But anyways, then make our way up to the rear leg room coming in at 36 inches, even I'm an even six feet tall for reference. This is how much space I have back there. There is a rear center armrest with a tablet or cell phone holder back there. So that was kind of interesting. Also rear ventilation coming standard and a little bit of storage if the rear passengers look forward under that rear ventilation there as well. But then make our way up to the front seats, power adjustable front seats with memory settings do come standard. And memory settings, by the way, not just for the driver, but for the passenger as well for up to three different passengers. That's something you don't typically find on other vehicles out there. So love that. Heated front seats coming standard, MBtex upholstery coming standard. You can get leather seating for $1,620. Then you can get ventilated front seats for $450 if you were interested. But overall, as far as seat comfort goes, it was okay. Not too bad. I would have preferred vertical seams. I say that in pretty much all of my videos because there's no awkward pressure points. But overall, plenty fine. No issues with the seating for me. Then take a look at the steering wheel. It is tilt and telescoping. It is a leather app, a perforated leather actually. So absolutely love that. You can actually get a heated steering wheel then for an additional $250. I do like the flat bottom that comes standard on this thing as well. Very sporty look to it. But then make your way to the startup. Let me start by showing you guys the key here. You got your Mercedes-Benz logo all the way to the top which doubles as your lock button. That's pretty cool. Unlock just below and of course the button to pop the rear trunk there. But it is all keyless entry with a push button start. So all I'm going to do here is simply put my foot on the brake and press that engine start button located just to the left of that infotainment screen which we'll get to here in a little bit. But taking a look at the gauge cluster here it is a 12.3 inch digital gauge cluster. So stinking cool. Which by the way can be completely changed up if you didn't like the look of it. So there's an understated look. There's a sport look and there's a classic look and it completely changes the look of the gauges up there. So I actually like the sport look. So I think I'm going to leave it on that but you can put it on classic as well. So amazing look. By the way the sport look is almost like a 3D gauge cluster kind of fades off into the distance. It's so stinking cool. You got the G4 statistics on the left too. But anyways it tells you how many miles you have left into empty outside temperature. Pretty much everything could possibly one up there. And like I said it is completely customizable because it is digital. But now let's go ahead and make our way to overall interior quality. Power sunroof is going to come standard. However there is a panorama roof available for an additional $1,000 if you wanted that. We do have that today. So I love that. Home light controls do come standard as found just below the rear view mirror for up to three different garage doors. Dual zoom climate control coming standard. So both driver and passenger can set their room temperatures there. 64 colors of ambient lighting. That is stinking cool. And I love how Mercedes still puts the ambient lighting within the vents right now. So right now that ambient lighting is actually changing colors of I am sitting here. It's going from blue to cyan to red. It's just constantly changing colors. It's so stinking cool. I love that. And again it's inside the vents that I'm looking at right now. So it's kind of like a subtle thing. I don't know, I like it. But plenty of interior options as well. You got ash wood, walnut wood, metal weave, natural grain blackwood. So plenty of options to make at your own. And I like this kind of weave carbon fiber pattern ish looking look just surrounding the cup holders here as well. It's a pretty darn cool look. It's very smooth too. Nice gloss finish to it there. There was always Mercedes Benz always crushes it with their interior quality. The only thing I would probably add is maybe a suede headline or at least have it available. But other than that, absolutely amazing interior quality in this thing. But now let's go ahead and make our way to the infotainment screen. Like I said, it is an 11.9 inch color touchscreen display portrait style. So it's not a horizontal display like Mercedes has done in the past. So I like that. Of course it is touchscreen. It's a very easy reach as well. So you don't need to touch pad controller or anything like that in this thing. But there is also that functionality where you can say, hey Mercedes. And then it'll essentially respond to you and do whatever you ask it to do. So that's pretty cool. Bluetooth and audio streaming coming standard Android out of Apple CarPlay. Factory navigation system is available for 650 bucks. If you wanted that, check out your climate control settings up there. Of course your ambient lighting settings as well along with your radio information. So standard sound system actually is a front base five speaker sound system. But there is an available 15 speaker Bermester 3D sound system available. That's actually the one that we have today that comes with 750 watts by the way. So having said that, let's go ahead and turn on the radio. See what we got playing today. And let's test out the clarity of this one. All right, so that wasn't serious XM by the way. That was just regular FM radio. I can tell there was a ton of bass and plenty of clarity. Honestly, that sound system is fine. It could have been a lot better if we had serious XM hooked up to this thing right now, but we don't yet cause this car just came in. But I will say it was super easy to turn up and down the volume as well. There's a little button all the way to the bottom right hand corner where you just slide your finger to the right for up, slide it to the left for down. That was very easy to use as opposed to just the traditional knobby thingy. So I like that way of turning it up and down. But anyways, sound system is definitely plenty fine in this thing. But last thing I want to mention to you guys on the infotainment screen is when you do put the C-Class in reverse here, you will find a rear view camera coming stated across the board. And there's a surround view monitor as well that is going to be optional. That's found on all the way to the left there. And there is actually a complete bird's eye view as well that you could set across the whole screen if you wanted to as well. So plenty of different views and just using your finger, you can actually look all around the vehicle. This is so stick and cool. Like I could play with this for a while. This is really cool technology. But anyways, the parking assistance feature all the way to the top there where you can essentially it'll search for a parking space and then you can tell it if you want to pull in or back and that's a really crazy feature as well. But anyways, as always, all of that is going to lead us into safety. And so to start, I first want to mention in 2021, the C-Class was an IIHS top safety pick plus, which is the very highest rating given by IIHS. It hasn't yet been tested for 2023, but typically vehicles only get better over time. So I'm sure it would be perfectly fine if it was tested. But anyways, front side side current airbags do come standard driver's knee airbag as well. Rear side impact airbags are available for an additional $700 if you wanted to go that route. In the back also you're going to have latch AKA lower anchors to tethers to children for the rear car seats, rear child door locks, tire pressure monitoring system, but also coming standard, attention assist, active brake assist, adaptive braking technology, Mercedes-Benz emergency call service. So if it detects that the airbags go off and you've been in an accident, it's going to automatically call you and ask you if you need an ambulance or the police or whatever the case. Love that. Blind spot assist with exit warning as well. And then on top of that, there is a driver assistance package. It gets for $1700. That's going to include adaptive cruise control, emergency stop assist, lane change assist, lane keep assist, speed limit assist, active steering assist, evasive steering assist and route based speed adaptation as well. So overall, I would have come to my final thoughts. Excellent interior quality. Mercedes always crushes it with that, especially their ambient lighting. That always impresses me. It takes plenty quick as well. Certainly didn't have any issues there. Very, very good braking. That's 60-0 in whatever I said, 112, 114 feet. I forget what I said now. That is incredible. That's an incredible number and it definitely brought me to a very quick stop in this thing. As far as room for improvement goes, I really do think safety should be standard. I'm going to keep saying this my Mercedes-Benz reviews until Mercedes-Benz makes it standard because that driver assistance package I just read off to you. Traditionally, that will come standard on Toyota, Hyundai, Kia, Honda. Brands like that give you all of that for free. You don't have to pay any extra for it, but on Mercedes, it's a driver assistance package for $1700. So Mercedes, if you're watching this, make safety standard, please. Another thing that rearsight impact airbags that gets for $700 in this thing, you get a standard on a Corolla. I'm just saying. That leads me to my next point. The C-Class can get pricey very quick in typical Mercedes fashion. And I guess they do it that way so people can get into the brand just because it's a Mercedes-Benz that can get into the brand at a lower price. But when it's all said and done, you're probably going to end up with a lot of options jacking up the price a lot higher than that standard MSRP that you started with. But anyways, let me know what you guys think of the C300 sedan in the comments section below and that is about it for this one. You guys, thank you so much for watching. 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