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Mercedes C-Class

MODELTESTED: Mercedes C 220 d AMG Line Premium PRICE: £46,215 ENGINE: 2.0-litre 4cyl, 197bhp

Running costs

53.6mpg (on test)

£99 fill-up/£155 or 29% tax

Practicality

Boot capacity

455 litres

Performance

0-62mph/top speed

7.3 seconds/152mph

THE fight between BMW and Mercedes for compact-executive saloon supremacy continues into another decade – but will the new C-Class overcome its rival? We’ve got the C 220 d here, in AMG Line Premium trim. The only extra fitted to this car is the Spectral Blue paint finish, which adds £685 to the £46,215 on-the-road figure.

Design & engineering

WHILE the latest C-Class marks an all-new generation and gets a new model code (known internally as W206), it rides

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