Duel at eye level

Mercedes has the c-class in the fountain of youth bathed, optically and technically refitted and ? Yes! ? trimmed more than ever on athleticism. That was ever betrayed, she was as close as it is today, their arch-rivals BMW 3 series never.By Martin G. Puthz Mercedes or BMW? This question provides fabric f?r hours meeting discussions. This is l?ngst no longer about, who builds the better cars either. Is there any brand preference, from h?ngt first and foremost by the worldview. And that is gepr?gt by cliches. BMW: sporty. And Mercedes: comfortable. So, that was fr?her. But that's also today still so? An interesting question, also f?r AUTO BILD-jury at the gro?en international test event in Rome. For the Stuttgart have bathed, optically and technically refitted their c-class in the fountain of youth and ? Yes! ? trimmed more than ever on athleticism. That was ever betrayed, she was as close as it is today, their arch-rivals 3 never. And not only the AMG trim and the 306 HP under the hood are to blame. Leistungsm??IG has begun catching up the C 350 to the rejuvenating Spa with the 335i. Clear signal in the direction of M?nchen: end with funny, it is serious! The BMW must prove although nothing in terms of sportiness. And Hochstapeln not quite. Still tr?gt his nameplate thicker on as n?tig: Unlike the Mercedes stuck not 3.5 litre engine capacity under the sheet metal, but only three. Missing respiratory volume makes up for the BMW by Turbo. The result is the hammer: W?hrend of the v6 teat-class until his lungs f?llen must, to at 3500 tours exhale with the power of 370 nm to k?nnen, l?sst the Bavarian series six his 400 nm thanks to the forced ventilation lot fr?her on the crankshaft los ? relaxed 1200 tours, just ?ber idle so. But we are not ready yet. First go.
Anything but a Lixouri: The 335i is acoustically very clearly knowing. The thick leather wreath of BMW special bursts a f?rmlich from the H?nden. Pressing the Start button, and the Sixpack z?ndet with such angry hissing that fall when the morning in the residential area the neighbors from the beds. No doubt: He wants to play not only! Significantly decent logs the c-class to the service. Their engine knocks on h?flich rather than to fall with the T?r in the House. However, by no means lacking her at Musikalit?t. W?hrend hoarse making acoustic on open pants r?hrende 3, modulate Mercedes driver with the right Fu? a melodic crescendo, ranging from a silk S?useln in the cellar of speed to the heldentenor, if the six pistons in the State of h?herer excitement up and niedersausen. The c-class seems to rest in itself, the 3 series in idle w?hrend how does a gedoptes racehorse that impatiently waiting for the Schenkeldruck of jockeys. Tats?chlich ?ffnen BMW pilots with the Gasfu? the B?chse of the Pandora. Mercilessly, the commencement of greedy six POPs his head on the Nackenst?tze them. No matter at what speed and what course: one needs only tender to pitch the top of this Dampfkochtopfs, already the ?berdruck escapes with explosive force. "Highly impressive", the d?nische AUTO finds image chef Jon Arskog. "But also kinda boring one-dimensional." If you instead of brutal bums in any situation on the classic sports motor characteristic, so a rising with increasing speed strength curve, abf?hrt, sits right in the Mercedes. The 350er f?hlt in its rotation behaviour freely and easily as a deep breath after a eucalyptus sweets. Beyond 3000 tour rei?t he m?chtig to. The ultimate kick prevents however that rather the kuschelte automatic transmission, which never quite loses their relative Schl?frigkeit in the sport mode in contrast to the waking BMW gearbox.

Technical data BMW 335i: six-cylinder, TwinPowerTurbo, front l?ngs ? capacity 2979 cm? ? performance 225 kW (306 HP) at 5800 RPM ? Max torque 400 nm at 1200 RPM ? rear of ? six levels of automatic ? L?nge/width/H?he 4531/1817/1421 mm ? top 250 km/h of ? 0?100 km/h in 5.8 s ? EU mix 8.7 l S ? CO2 202 g / km ? price: from 45.090 euro
Technical data Mercedes C 350: V6, front l?ngs ? displacement of 3498 cm? ? performance 225 kW (306 HP) at 6500 RPM ? maximum torque 370 NM at 3500/min ? rear of ? seven levels of automatic ? L?nge/width/H?he 4591/1770/1447 mm ? top 250 km/h of ? 0?100 km/h EU mix ? in 6.0 s 6.8 l S ? CO2 159 g / km ? price: from 46.529 euro