The brand new Mercedes C-Class W206 will now not have the star on the hood however will probably be built-in into the grille because it was in some sports activities fashions from Mercedes.
The brand new Mercedes C-Class W206 will now not have the star on the hood, however it is going to be built-in into the grille because it was for some Mercedes sports activities fashions.
The brand new Mercedes C-Class W206 will now not have a star on the hood in any model. The choice is considerably stunning as a result of the Mercedes image continues to be current on the hood on some fashions of the E-Class facelift and the brand new S-Class.
Mercedes had one other try to surrender the emblem on the hood however then gave clients the chance to decide on. Within the former technology Mercedes C-Class W204 constructed between 2007 and 2014, the Basic and Class variations had the star on the hood whereas the Avantgarde model, which was the sporty model, had the star within the radiator grille as you’ll be able to see within the image above.
The German journal auto motor und sport requested for a perspective from Mercedes and the reply was:
“The C-Class is more and more perceived by our clients around the globe as a sports activities sedan and the demand for the emblem on the radiator grille continues to develop with every technology on this collection. That’s why the subsequent technology C-Class W206 could have completely the emblem included within the radiator grille, ” declared a Mercedes spokesman quoted by auto motor und sport journal.
The central positioning of the emblem within the radiator grille appeared for the primary time within the SL fashions from the 50’s, designating the sports activities fashions of the vary. Then, the emblem positioned within the radiator grille grew to become a convention for AMG fashions.
However the Mercedes philosophy is a bit illogical as a result of the emblem embedded within the grille additionally seems on all Mercedes SUVs that aren’t by definition sporty fashions. The one SUV that retains the star on the hood is the brand new Mercedes-Maybach GLS.
