2025 Mercedes-Benz C-Class flagship gets thousands in extra kit for $100 more

The Mercedes-Benz C300, which sits atop the non-AMG C-Class lineup, has gotten a glut of extra equipment for an essentially unchanged price.

Available to order now, the C300 is now priced at $98,200 before on-road costs, up $100 from before.

That makes it the same price as the plug-in hybrid C350e launched earlier this year, which features a similar level of specification.

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Despite the tiny price increase, the C300 now includes the following equipment as standard:

• Driving Assistance Package Plus (stop-and-go functionality for adaptive cruise control)
• Digital Light LED headlights with Adaptive High Beam Assist Plus
• 15-speaker 710W Burmester 3D surround sound system
• Augmented reality satellite navigation

That’s in addition to standard equipment that includes:

• 19-inch alloy wheels
• Panoramic sunroof
• Rain-sensing wipers
• Proximity entry with push-button start
• Surround-view camera
• Wireless phone charger
• 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster
• 11.9-inch touchscreen infotainment system
• Apple CarPlay and Android Auto
• Head-up display
• Heated, power-adjustable front seats with memory
• Ambient lighting

The C300 is powered by a turbocharged 2.0-litre four-cylinder engine producing 190kW of power and 400Nm of torque, mated with a nine-speed automatic transmission and a 48V mild-hybrid system.

Mercedes-Benz has been busily tweaking the C-Class lineup in Australia.

This year alone, it slashed the price of the entry-level C200 by $4800 to $87,800 before on-road costs and added the plug-in hybrid C350e for $98,200 before on-road costs.

It also launched another C200 special edition, the Sport Edition, which followed last year’s Night Edition.

In the first half of 2025, C-Class sales were down 26.8 per cent to 816 units.

The rival BMW 3 Series had a steeper 44.3 per cent drop but remains ahead in overall deliveries, with 841 recorded.

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