Mercedes-Benz Newcastle
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Good: Jawdropping looks. Wonderful engines and transmissions.
Bad: Not easy to see out of. Doesn\\\'t handle as well as E Class.
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Good: Bigger 2nd generation A Class. High seating position. Decent diesels.
Bad: Not good enough for the money.
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Good: Magnificently refined, luxurious and roomy. Handles well for such a large car and cruises in hushed comfort. Very well built.
Bad: Feels very bulky on urban streets. Heavy tyre wear.
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Good: Solidly built, very roomy, luxury car. Extremely refined for its time. Cheap these days and will run and run if maintained properly.
Bad: Repairs may cost more than the car is worth.
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Good: Refined engines and decent performance. Classy image.
Bad: Not as good as a Range Rover off road, not as good as an X5 on tarmac. Some build quality problems. Very poor result in 2005 JD Power survey.
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The first big improvement of the new A Class is the feeling of heavy, Germanic solidity. There’s nothing flimsy about it. The plastics are thick. The pile of the upholstery and carpeting is deep. Even the feel of the rear seats as you fold them is reassuringly over-engineered.
Seat and steering wheel are fully adjustable in all directions. The controls are all quite light, especially the steering (on Michelin Energy 205/55 R16 tyres). The manual B170 petrol comes with a 5-speed box, though most buyers will pay £1,390 extra to get the seven ratio ZF CVT Autotronic also available in the A Class and Ford Focus and C-Max 1.6 TDCIs.
Good: Solid, well built cars, decent to drive.
Bad: 2.0 litre diesels sluggish. Eventually rust.
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Good: Very good car in its day. Better than subsequent C Class.
Bad: Will eventually rust.
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Good: Sports version of a very solid car.
Bad: Eventual rust, and by 2007 most survivors had seen an eventful life.
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Good: Finest incarnation of a very good car. Smooth 6 cylinder engine good for 350,000 miles.
Bad: Rust gets them eventually, but takes a long time.
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Good: Innovative sandwich floor putting occupants above many accidents.
Bad: Disastrous quality and hugely expensive problems at over 3 years old.
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Good: Interesting idea, stretched with more rear legroom.
Bad: Disastrous quality and hugely expensive problems at over 3 years old.
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Good: Much better execution of original A Class concept. Feels far higher quality.
Bad: Some problems emerging, though nothing like those of the original A Class.
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Good: Bigger 2nd generation A Class. High seating position. Decent diesels.
Bad: Not good enough for the money.
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Honestjohn's impartial car review of Mercedes Benz BLK in Newcastle(2011 - ) with good points and bad points, reliability, car performance, car fuel consumption, car engine options and car technical information.Searchable list of car reviews by manufacturer and car model and derivativ??
Positive effort by MB to start trying to meed EC 130g/km fleet average by 2011 in Newcastle. Three models with different drive configurations, all of which are able to meet customer requirements in terms of sustainable mobility.
With the C 250 BLUETEC Mercedes-Benz in Newcastle launches its new generation of -cylinder engines in 2009. The strong, clean and extremely economical 2.2 litre drive delivers 204 hp and produces a maximum torque of 480 Nm –values which until recently could only be achieved by 6-cylinder diesel powerplants with a displacement of at least 3 litres.
Good: Hewn from solid feel, like a big Mercedes condensed and concentrated into a smaller one. Clever rear seat folding system. 320CDI 199g/km.
Bad: Parameter steering overlight at town and parking speeds. Sport has very aggressive grille.
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Good: Comfortable, well-equipped cruiser with a sporting edge to its handling. Excellent crash test rating. Good reliability record.
Bad: A 3-Series Compact drives better. Indicator stalk is awkward to use. Manual gearbox isn't the best. Some build quality niggles.
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Good: Solid aspirational car in its day.
Bad: Inferior follow-up to the 190. Overlight feel-free steering. Uninspiring. Rusts. ECU failure at 12+ years old scraps the car.
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Good: Classy looks, decent boot, smooth autoboxes. Excellent crash test rating. Good reliability record.
Bad: A 3-Series is a far better drive. Indicator stalk is awkward to use. Can be heavy on front tyres.
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Good: Generally well liked by reviewers who regard it as a great improvement on the previous C-Class. Basic C200CDI feels like it will run 1,000,000 miles.
Bad: Looks are heavy and Teutonic rather than svelte and graceful.
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Good: Beautiful looking car. Ferrari performance in comfort.
Bad: Big, expensive and has to depreciate rapidly.
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Good: Hugely roomy, plush coupe with refined engines.
Bad: On some roads, it feels massively bulky. On every road, it looks massively ugly.
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Good: Beautiful, elegant coupe. Ferrari performance in a silk glove.
Bad: Depreciates rapidly. Check for rust.
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Replacement for Mercedes C Class Sport Coupe in Newcastle. MB quote: \"The new CLC, available in the UK from June 2008, is an attractive and affordable entry into the Mercedes-Benz coupé family. The design, technology and equipment of the sports coupé meet the desire of young people for a car that is fun to drive and has a high lifestyle value.
Good: Good looks. Aspirational. And a convertible available.
Bad: Quality problems. C Class based with same drive and handling shortcomings.
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Good: Goes well, handles well and is comfortable. Attractive looks.
Bad: Some wind noise. Electrical problems are not unknown.
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Good: Jawdropping looks. Wonderful engines and transmissions.
Bad: Not easy to see out of. Doesn\\\'t handle as well as E Class.
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Good: A much better car than the C Class based CLKs. Enough headroom in the back. SE rides and handles decently.
Bad: Old fashioned touches such as non electric seat, keyswitch starter.
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Good: Highly rated icon of Germanic build quality. Million milers common and many still running.
Bad: They do rust, rear suspension becomes clonky and 4 cylinder petrol engines need regular timing chain replacements.
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Good: Good, solid, fine handling car. Convertibles are now recognised classics.
Bad: Not as bulletproof as W123. Long list of problems to check for.
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Good: The best estate car of its day.
Bad: Not as bulletproof as W123. Long list of problems to check for.
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Good: Good engines and good to drive.
Bad: Severe rust problem, body and structure.
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Good: Excellent range of cars: fast, safe, fine handling, problems sorted at mid 2006 facelift.
Bad: Too many quality problems prior to the 2006 facelift.
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The new W212 E-Class in Newcastle will arrive on the market in 2010 as the first of a total of three Mercedes-Benz models to offer the unique combination of BLUETEC, 7G-TRONIC and hybrid technology. The modular technology concept of the E 300 BLUETEC HYBRID consists of a new four-cylinder diesel that develops 204 hp and a maximum torque of 480 Nm from 2.2 litres of displacement, plus a compact hybrid module delivering an additional 20 hp.
Maybach size monster Merc in Newcastle as environmentally friendly as possible. Frankfurt 2007 showstopper. 5,170mm long, yet powered by a 1.8 litre petrol engine using two stage turbocharging to develip 235bhp, backed up by a 20bhp electric motor. )-60 in 72 seconds, top speed 124mph, combined economy 53.3mpg and just 1267g/km CO2.
Good: Supremely comfortable, genuine seven-seater that's immensely competent on and off road. Refined, luxurious and roomy.
Bad: It feels huge and rear visibility is poor. 500GL expensive to run and pointless as 420CDI goes better.
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ML 450 HYBRID in Newcastle on the market in 2009 to compete with the Lexus 400h. Two-mode hybrid system means it can be driven with just the electric engine; and the vehicle meets the highest expectations in terms of comfort. The V6 petrol engine produces 279 hp and 338 Nm of torque, while the two-mode hybrid module with two electric motors, develops 61 hp.
Good: Refined engines and decent performance. Classy image.
Bad: Not as good as a Range Rover off road, not as good as an X5 on tarmac. Some build quality problems. Very poor result in 2005 JD Power survey.
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Good: Comfortable ride, tidy handling and excellent engines. Plenty of safety kit.
Bad: Only five seats. A BMW X5 is a sharper drive.
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Good: Huge 6-seater car, armchairs for everyone, four wheel drive.
Bad: Feels American. Something missing. Doesn't handle as well as E Class or S Class.
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Good: Solidly built, very roomy, luxury car. Extremely refined for its time. Cheap these days and will run and run if maintained properly.
Bad: Repairs may cost more than the car is worth.
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Good: Magnificently refined, luxurious and roomy. Handles well for such a large car and cruises in hushed comfort. Very well built.
Bad: Feels very bulky on urban streets. Heavy tyre wear.
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