Mercedes C-class Estate (2007): first official pictures

By Ben Pulman

First Official Pictures

31 August 2007 12:08

About time the C-class Estate turned up…

It is, and while the new C-class saloon has only been around for six months, it’s so good that the old outgoing estate that's been soldiering on has suddenly been left feeling very long in the tooth. Merc has responded - and today presents the new estate. It’ll be shown in the metal at September’s Frankfurt Motor Show and then go on sale in the UK in summer 2008.

A lot of space. The old car could hold 470 litres with the rear seats in place, or 1354 with them folded. The new C-class Estate increases this to 485 and 1500 litres, respectively. That comfortably beats the BMW 3-series’ 460 and 1385 litres. The one challenger the C-class may have is the new A4. The boot in Audi’s recently revealed saloon is 480 litres, beating the Merc saloon by five, so expect the A4 Avant to be equally cavernous. Of course, if you want a proper estate, rather than a posing exec lifestyle one, you'll find plenty of rivals such as the Volvo V70 whose boots will make a mockery of these German wagons'.

By Ben Pulman