I have a 200 amg sport with becker, night pack, panoramic roof, heated seats, mirror pack, auto gearbox. The ride is very hard over uk' s bumpy surfaces, but fine on reasonably well tarmacked roads. Quite quiet inside, but some tyre noise. In ECO mode the accelerator is designed to limit a heavy foot and does take some getting use to. As the car engine has started to ease up after 800 miles, slightly firmer use of the acelerator yields the best reults. I have driven it mainly in eco mode about 400 miles on motorways and the rest on local roads with each journet about 6-8 miles , o / a i getting about 35 miles per gallon , on motorway driving gentlty about 43mpg. I anticipate that thos will improve a lot over time. In s mode the car is quite lively, but uses more petrol. In the flh it looks stunning in white with a black panoramic roof and 5 spoke wheels. It is an enjoyable on motorways. The pickup on the throttle in eco mode is sedate. On the open road it is a joy to drive, using very low revs to a achieve decent speeds. The steering is very precise and responsive on 18 inch 5 spoke wheels. The stop start is a bit of a pain and seems to have a mind of its own. I have a tendency to apply the brakes too heavily leading to some jerkiness when aproaching a stop.
I traded in a c class amg sport. Cleaning the car today i admired the compex deating of the bodywork and how well put togethe it is cf my 2010 c clas. It is a big step. I particularly like the location of the gear stick for the automatic , the electronic parking brake, these make the central console uncluttered. I like the front and back parking sensors, that are very effective, but have been averse to try parallel parking.
The car has lots of toys/ settings to play with, which can be a little distracting especially when the becker is on and driving in heavy traffic. On the motorways drving at the speed limit in hEavy rain it feels very stable and safe lending confidence.
All in all a beautifully put together motor which is a pleasure to drive on decently tarmaced surfaces. Comparing it with my 2010 c class it s a significant step forward in design and technology, looks very inidividual and in a different league to the BMW's and Audis.
