Mercedes Is Making A Jalop-Edition C-Class!

"wbizarre - OEM fetishist" (wbizarre) 04/04/2015 at 10:43 • Filed to: Mercedes, wagon, Jalopnik, C-class

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Hey, remember that !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! ? A model conceived for people who thought new BMW's cost a lot more than they used to ( !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! ), and wanted a more affordable entry into the BMW brand (but didn't want a 2-series for some reason). The result was a de-tuned 2.0 320i that you could get with almost no options for a few nickles off the base price of a 328. The most important difference for Jalopnik readers? The numbers of the model finally matched the engine displacement!

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Apparently that idea was such a rousing success that Mercedes decided to jump in on the unofficial-Jalopnik-co-branding action! Well, not really. But they did bring the floor of the new C-class down a notch with this spartan-spec C160. Just like the 320i, the numbers on the trunk match what's under the hood, because this new base model is getting a 1.6 liter 4 cylinder petrol engine developing 129 hp. Those are Miata numbers if you squint! Even more intriguing is that this engine will only be mated to a 6-speed manual gearbox. And it will be available in wagon form. No word on their selection of brown colors yet, but I'm sure there will be a nice shade of Mocha or Pecan available. Oh, and you notice I said "petrol" earlier, and not "gas?" That's because in a classic Jalopnik twist, the car is only destined for Europe. Too bad. Or not - let's be real, no one would have bought it here anyways.

So in summary, it's this:

plus this:

which will set you back 33,349 tea-drinking euros.

Have fun reading the !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . Out loud in angry angry German, if you want. I'm not here to tell you what to do.

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Cebu > wbizarre - OEM fetishist 04/04/2015 at 11:33

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It's not on the used market, so it isn't as Jalop as it could be. If they'd listed it on BaT or Craigslist with a price of about 5,000 dollars, co-branded it with Volvo, and installed a roof rack on every model, then it would be the ultimate Jalopwagon.

Regardless, I still want one. Well found.