 What is up you guys I'll go back to another one if you're new to the channel I am go pounding on to new car truck SUV reviews on YouTube and today We are in the brand-new 2023 Mercedes-Benz C 300 formatic coupe 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 So we're in this one today because it is snowing right now is supposed to snow today So I thought I can get some pretty stinking cool shots of this thing and I think we will but also It's been seven years since I've reviewed a C-class coupe So I'm happy to hop back in this one today because it is an incredibly good-looking car So ultimately in this video, we will be testing out and going over everything about this one from acceleration of braking steering Fuel ride quality sound system exhaust club 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 essentially there are two different configurations for the C 300 coupe You got the rear-wheel drive variants starting at forty nine thousand five hundred and fifty dollars And then the formatic all-wheel drive being the one that we have today starting at fifty one thousand five hundred and fifty dollars But regardless of the configuration that you go with the power plant on this thing is going to be the same powering The beast is a two-liter turbocharged inline four cylinder putting out two hundred and fifty five horsepower fifty eight hundred rpm 273 pound-feet of torque coming in at eighteen hundred rpm power against into the rear wheels Or all-wheels through a nine-speed automatic with paddle shifters Which you guys know we will be testing out here in a little bit zero to sixty time coming into approximately Five point nine seconds. That's plenty impressive there with MPG numbers coming into twenty two in the city thirty one on the highway Taking premium a leaded fuel So before we do any kind of fun acceleration or paddle shifter test here in our C 300 coupe But wouldn't I mentioned you guys the drive modes it's labeled dynamic a sense for dynamic select Essentially that's going to give you drive minutes like eco comfort sport sport plus an Individual adjusting things like the shift points the throttle response steering sensitivity and the eco start stop system as well So having said that what do you guys say? Let's go ahead and get set up Let's do a quick paddle shifter and acceleration test here And let's see how quickly the paddle shifters are going to react for us here and let's see how quickly We can get this one here up to speed and sport driving mode. Yeah, baby manual shift mode It's going to tell you that on the gauges and here we go And there we go Paddle shifters are quick. I Like it man. This thing is plenty quick Your moves definitely not going to have any issues emerging onto the highway That was fun and he even tells you when to shift if you are in the manual shift mode It'll kind of give you the green arrow up to the next gear on the digital gauges here So that is pretty darn cool. I love that acceleration definitely plenty quick and the paddle shifters We're actually surprisingly pretty darn quick as well I'm not the very quickest but Mercedes-Benz does have some quick reactive paddle shifters on their AMG models I'll say that but these aren't as quick as that But there's still plenty quick without it being a dual clutch or anything like that So plenty of fun in this thing But anyways to go along with that acceleration as always breaking is equally important So up front you will find 13 inch ventilated front discs in the back 11.8 inch solid rear discs as far as that six easier stopping distance goes It comes in at an incredible 112 feet. So as far as breaking feel goes, it's insane Holy cow, it's a firm breaking feel in this thing. It instantly brings it to a stop not a soft breaking feel whatsoever So wonderful sport sedan breaking and this isn't a sedan I don't know why I said sedan but wonderful breaking gear in the C-class coupe because again very firm breaking feel 112 feet That's definitely an impressive number there But then touching on suspension and handling up front you're gonna get an independent four-link front axle in the back Independent five-hour multi-link rear design also though an adaptive damping suspension does come standard So what that is it's essentially gonna monitor each shock absorber individually not only adjusting to the road imperfections giving you a smoother ride But it's also gonna tighten up the suspension during heavy cornering really giving you the best of both worlds So a lot of times even on other luxury manufacturers That's gonna be an added option, but on the seat 300 format a coupe here. It comes standard So absolutely love that so also with the AMG line package and we do have that AMG line package Actually with us here today that starts at $2,100 by the way, there's two of them But anyways, that's gonna add a sport suspension and sports steering to that as well So overall as far as ride quality goes, it's been perfectly fine in my short test drive here today I would say the steering feel is definitely something I'm a fan of so Leans on the heavier side of things the instantly points you in the direction that you want to go That's really what I'm enjoying in my short test drive here so far So the steering feel is weighted beautifully as far as cabin noise goes. This is a perfect example. We're going 57 miles per hour There's a little bit of road noise. I will say that you're gonna get that with high-profile tires But there isn't any wind noise whatsoever. I got the AC or the AC I got the heat on right now You guys might hear that but yeah, it's freezing in the 30s I don't have the AC on but a little bit of road noise, but it doesn't bother me personally then touching on visibility I can see 100% perfectly fine out the back Definitely not gonna have any issues there rain-sitzing windshield wipers actually do come standard So if the C-class here detects any kind of mist or rainfall, it's gonna automatically turn on the windshield wipers for me So just one last thing you got to worry about there So I love that and if you wanted to head up display that is going to be available It is an added option for an additional $1,100 that essentially projects your speed speed limit and safety features up onto your windshield So it adds forward visibility for you there So you could better focus more of your attention on actually enjoying the drive in this thing So that about rounds off the performance segment of this review guys Let's now go ahead and take a look at the exterior of our brand new 2023 Mercedes-Benz C300 coupe. All right. So here she is you guys the new 2023 Mercedes-Benz C300 Formatic coupe finished in polar white in case you were curious of our exterior color name But as always let's go ahead and start with where this one is actually built and assembled So taking a look at the VIN first character is the letter W indicating that the C-class is indeed built and assembled in Germany as it should be in my personal opinion But anyways, let's go ahead and start up front on this one because we got something special front and center of course But Mercedes diamond block front grille of course coming standard and that has always looked good very timeless design there But I'm gonna get up a little bit closer here. So you guys can see this illuminated star This isn't added option. This goes for an additional $450, but on days like today This is so pronounced easily Identifiable if you're coming in the opposite direction of this thing I think that looks so dang good and of course juxtapose with the Exterior lighting that we have here on this one. I'll touch on that in a second Definitely makes a statement without a doubt But anyways chrome accent on the front lip unless you go with the AMG line package Which is gonna give you a much more aggressive front fascia overall So so you guys can see the snow is definitely starting to come down now. So pretty cool I love reviewing cars in the snow But anyways to the sides LED headlights do come standard with LED dates I'm running lights, of course as well automatic feature coming with that meaning when it starts to get dark in at night There's headlights will turn on automatically for you there and automatic high beams as well So if you have your high beams on a night It's into the vehicle coming in the opposite directions gonna automatically turn them back to low beams then when that vehicle It's gone. It's gonna automatically then mounts it back up to high beams So definitely a convenience feature there and you guys can see to the bottom corners there You do a front air curtains helping direct air around the wheel and tire combination But one of my favorite parts if you guys can see just above the LED daytime running lights It's kind of got like this fade-out effect on the upper portion or actually it kind of fades out towards the middle But absolutely love the look of that lighting. It's like nothing else on the road So huge fan of the front end. It is a very timeless design Still looks good to this day But anyways that pretty much rounds out the front end of this one Let's now go ahead and make our way to the side and something else since we are around to the side of the C300 cube here chrome windows surrounds again does come standard, but as I keep mentioning there's two AMG line packages I'm just gonna go over it now one of them comes with chrome accents. The other is a gloss black accent package Essentially, we got a lot of those gloss black accents so you guys can clearly tell what this here today I think it looks dang good But anyways the gloss black version of the AMG line package with with night package It's called just for $2,500 in case you were curious Whereas the other one I think I said is 2100 so body colored power adjustable side mirrors do come standard But if you go with that night package that we have today, it's gonna be gloss black side mirrors They will be heated with LED integrated turd signals then as well and power folding. I don't want to forget to mention that That's pretty cool I like the chrome accent found on the door handles as well And then taking a look down at the wheel setup 18 inch split five spoke alloys do come standard 18 inch AMG specific alloys coming with the AMG line packages You guys can clearly tell that looks dang good And I love those massive rotors and calipers behind those front wheels as well Definitely makes a statement the drilled rotors there So big fan of there are 18 and 19 inch wheel designs available for this thing as well to really personalize it and make it your own But anyways loving this snow. Let's now go ahead and make our way to the back All right Someone else says you are around to the back of this one first thing I want to mention if we didn't have that rear spoiler that you guys are looking at it kind of is an Integrated almost rear spoiler. So it has a good look to it either way There's also no shark fin antenna all the way to the top the Mercedes-Benz has been doing that a lot lately Which I love it's a very clean look to the back end So big fan of that but anyways rear spoiler goes to $350 you can get it in gloss black or body colored if you would prefer that we got the gloss black obviously So think that looks good with all of our other gloss black accents on this one You did the formatic badging if the C-class that you end up getting is equipped of course LED taillights very recognizable Very bright as well So you got to love that and then just below it all you're gonna find a gloss black rear diffuser if you go with One of those AMG line packages I think that looks pretty darn good as well But my favorite part perhaps Integrated dual exhaust outlets with chrome tips so they're integrated into the rear bumper always love that look very high-end look So having said that I do believe you guys know what we have to do next here as always here is that exhaust clip All right So now since we are around to the back of this one when it comes to opening that rear trunk It actually is a power trunk. There is a button on the key fob There's actually also a button on the driver's side door But either way is perfectly fine and then there's a button on the trunk itself to go ahead and close it But anyways once opened up car capacity comes in at 10.5 cubic feet if that was not enough space There's a 40 20 40 split meaning the rear seats do fall down the levers are in the trunk itself For a good bit of extra space then if you needed it there is some cargo lighting back there There's also some netted storage found in the corners And there are actually some chrome plated tie-down anchors, which you very rarely find in sedan's let alone coupes You never find that in coupe so was kind of surprised to see that but that's pretty cool But anyways the making our way up to the rear legroom 32 inches even is what that number comes in at So I'm not even going to try it not a whole lot of space for me But rear ventilation surprisingly does come standard you never find that in coupe So that is dang impressive and as far as the rear cup holders go There's no center armrest or anything But the cup holders are actually located right between the rear two passengers in case you're curious where that was So then making our way up to the front seats power adjustable front seats with four-way power lumbar does come standard There are memory settings for up to three different drivers a lot of times you'll find two on other manufacturers So Mercedes Benz always has a tendency to do three. I like that heated front seats do come standard leather finishes is available MBtex upholstery coming standard, but ventilated front seats then go for $450 overall as far as seat comfort goes. I liked the four-way power adjustable power lumbar That definitely helps with seat comfort had no issues finding my perfect driving position because of that having said that to perfect the seats I would probably go with the vertical seams because then there's no awkward pressure points because there's a lot of horizontal seams in these particular seats Anyways, then making our way up to the steering wheel. There's tilt and telescoping. It is leather wrapped It is an AMG specific steering wheel if you were to go with the AMG line package is one of the two at least So don't want to mention that and the heated steering wheel is available for an additional $250 and so now let's go ahead and make our way to the startup Let me start by showing you guys the key here essentially all of your buttons are located on one side of the key Got lock unlock and of course that button to pop the power trunk as well But it is all keyless entry with a push button start So all I'm going to do here simply put my foot of the brake and press that silver engine start button there And so once started up, I love the gauges with Mercedes Benz They got a 12.3 inch fully digital gauge cluster, which is completely customizable more so than any other manufacturer That I typically test so there's actually steering on mountain controls found on the left side of the steering wheel you get to choose between Sport progressive and Classic it completely changes the look of the gauges up front So I am a huge fan of that No, like I said, no other brands really allow you the ability to change it up as much as Mercedes Benz does So I was definitely quite fond of that. Of course, you could check out your driving modes up there outside temperature How many miles you have left until you hit empty everything else is pretty basic, but you can really customize these gauges Let me tell you but anyways then make your way to overall interior quality Let me start with a Panorama roof actually does come standard on the C300 coupe I love that overhead sunglass holder as well universal garage door opener on the bottom of the rear view mirror For up to three different garage doors there dual-zone climate control coming standard 64 colors of ambient lighting Absolutely love that. So we have it set to purple here Apparently wireless phone charger is available for an additional $200 that is located Kind of front and center there. So we do have that too just behind all that You got a couple cup holders within the center armrest decent amount of storage with the phone charging port actually in there as well But overall interior quality Mercedes Benz always crushes it Specifically with the ambient lighting. It's better than any other manufacturer that I know of so well done Mercedes Benz As always then take a good look at the infotainment screen here 10.25 inch high resolution display It is not touchscreen because everything is controlled by using the touchpad controller and buttons So don't want to mention that but Bluetooth audio streaming does come standard Android Auto Apple CarPlay as well and I also forgot to mention you have that hey Mercedes functionality So if you were to say that you can essentially tell it to do whatever you want it to do So that's pretty cool But of course you can just your ambient lighting settings up on that screen as well Along with your radio information is so when it comes to the sound system you get a 13 speaker Bermester surround sound system that comes standard with 590 watts and a nine-channel digital amplifier So having said that I do believe you guys know what we have to do next here 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 Yeah, it's plenty fine. Definitely plenty fine of a sound system Bermester the speaker quality is super high quality as well They're actually finished in aluminum. That's not a plastic that you're looking at right there So super high quality speakers there are plenty of bass clarity was fine So definitely no issues with that sound system whatsoever I'd so the last thing I wanted to mention to you guys on the infotainment screen is When you do put this one in reverse you will find a rear view camera coming standard across the board Surround view monitor is available giving you the bird's eye view, which is always it's going to lead us into safety And so first, let me start by saying IIHS top safety pick plus for the C class So you gotta love that it doesn't get any better than that front side side current airbags do come standard driver and passenger knee airbags as well In the back, you're gonna have latch aka lower anchors and tethers to children for the rear car seats rear child door locks, high-pressure monitoring system But also coming standard a driver attention monitoring system crosswind assist Blind spot monitoring system with rear cross traffic alert and adaptive braking technology then as well And so I did want to mention one more thing There is a driver assistance package that goes for $1,700 and that really gives you all of the other advanced safety like lane keep assist and speed limit Recognition just to name a couple, but there's a long list with that particular package So overall when it comes to my final thoughts here of the C300 coupe Still incredibly good looking to this day. I love the look of this coupe It's very elegant, but still very performance oriented at the same time the ambient lighting is absolutely wonderful on this thing Digital gauges are great because they're insanely customizable like I said still to this day I don't think any other gauge cluster out there can match what Mercedes-Benz can do with the customization when it comes to Those digital gauges great driving dynamics Of course as well when it comes to the braking the handling the acceleration paddle shifters all that fun stuff as far as constructive Criticism goes that last driver assistance package that should be standard safety should come standard especially on luxury Manufacturers just because the other manufacturers are putting it all as standard like Toyota and Honda and Hyundai and Kia And all of them give all of that stuff linky possessed draw speed limit recognition that all comes standard on those So it would make sense that Mercedes would do the same and this thing can get quite pricey with options as well I believe the tester here that we have is 59,000 or somewhere in that ballpark. 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