Open top, 6 cylinder: Mercedes CLE 450 Cabriolet driving REVIEW
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- This is our in-depth review of the Mercedes CLE 450 Cabriolet. We're taking a look at Exterior, Interior and the driving experience.
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00:00 CLE 450 Cabriolet
01:08 Wheels and suspension
02:38 Roof opening and closing
03:48 Belt reacher and cockpit
05:04 Seats and comfort
06:18 Aircap and deflector
09:13 Animal free interior coming
09:45 Rear seating
11:44 Trunk / boot
12:42 Engines with 6-cyl
13:05 Meeting MercBenzKing
13:17 Acceleration CLE 450
14:19 Motorway and Aircap test
16:28 Assistance systems
17:32 Retracting while driving
19:37 Price
19:52 CLE vs 4-Series vs A5
Colleague met: @MercBenzKing
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00:00 CLE 450 Cabriolet
01:08 Wheels and suspension
02:38 Roof opening and closing
03:48 Belt reacher and cockpit
05:04 Seats and comfort
06:18 Aircap and deflector
09:13 Animal free interior coming
09:45 Rear seating
11:44 Trunk / boot
12:42 Engines with 6-cyl
13:05 Meeting MercBenzKing
13:17 Acceleration CLE 450
14:19 Motorway and Aircap test
16:28 Assistance systems
17:32 Retracting while driving
19:37 Price
19:52 CLE vs 4-Series vs A5
Colleague met: @MercBenzKing
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Hi Tomas, always loving your reviews and love it that Lea has joined the team.
Just a quick note about the editing that is quick to cut you off in a few of the scenes abruptly. Couple of examples are right at the end @ 20:40 as you're getting into the consumption and the very ending when you're still unfinished and the video ends. Check it out when you can.
Otherwise, love you both.
Cheers!
M
The best car reviews by far. Let’s go!
thanks so much my friend !
One day, maybe you should make a Lea meter compilation video :) A very unique part of your channel that I enjoy to actually tell the difference in power with these vehicles.
Seems like I'm seeing Thomas Blue cars exclusively on this channel now!
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This is the best CLE cabriolet review so far, checked lots of questions I had. Can't wait mine 😇
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Last words: "My choice is already quite clear...", video cuts, and we will forever be wondering what the choice really was. Reminds me of "The Sopranos" finale last scene, very artistic editing! :-)
Well if u listened what I said before … 😄
Great review. Thanks Thomas 👍
Really enjoyed this.
One of my Fav auto channels!!!! Thank you! Great Review!
Thanks 🙏
Leah's camera work is very professional.
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What a lovely review in an awesome location :) Thanks, Thomas )
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Thomas does the absolute best reviews of any kind, especially since Henry Catchpole went to Hagertys, keep up the excellent work!
We really need those tshirts! 😊
Great review Thomas~
Few years back, I have watched your review and purchased my 2018 E-Class cabrio edition 1 in China. It is my favourite, love driving it all the time, most elegent car.
Before watch this one, I was wondering whether or not I should trade-in for CLE, but right now I am pretty sure I will not. 🤣
Cheers m8 keep tuning in!
From Japan. We enjoyed your wonderful report.
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Thank you, you really answered all my questions I had about this car. Cheers! (perhaps wait for the B10 A5 to see if they will offer a coupe as well?)
Cheers!
I definitely love this car!❤
Those alloys 😍😍😍😍
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Great review as usual. I had this car in my list. But as a USA petrol head. I went with the M440i
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My new favorite convertible, does this car have usb ports at the rear
U should put just the logo on front and then ur catch phrase on the back Thomas ❤
As a previous owner of the C238, they should have just made this a proper C-class coupe/convertible. Too many compromises and takes away from the fun this car could have been.
I‘m not too familiar with MB but wording wise I agree. Take the X-Class wording and at T-Modell, coupé or convertible. Back when they introduced the CLK I didn’t get why it was named that was while being a E-Class coupé. Before that you had E-Class coupé with the C123.
@@Staniii2360 The CLK was actually based on the C-class. While looked like the E. Last pure E-class coupe was the c124. No idea why they went away from that.
hey Thomas, I just saw you make a cameo appearance in merc benz king and I think you were driving the very car. You are just about to review, fantastic.
cheers yes thats right :)
Nice company t-shirt 🙂
Great. Finally somebody to seat in back and trll us real situation. Is 440i still have more space, or to go for cle?
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I see this 22 minute review posted 13 minutes ago and there is a comment saying "great review thank you!"
well maybe some are a couple of minutes in and already like it !
@@autogefuehlits because of the Thomas blue lol
Maybe he/she watches at 2x speed 😅
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You REALLY need a hobby.
I like Thomas's content by default, knowing ALL the time he provides with quality. So, to make you day, I will say "great video, right on point!" even before I watched it. Now that really must blow your matrix away
Good review nice looking car would like to see a diesel cab tested for noise levels. When can we get T shirts , love Lea being in the video should have had a t shirst on as well.
👍 preparing everything atm!
3:00 The roof mechanism and the speaker at the back are so exposed. If you open or retract the roof on a rainy day, either the speaker or the mechanism can get wet and potentially damaged.
You guys are great - fun with Leah in the video. But one question: do you prefer the "real" wind deflector or the AirCap? :-)
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...one of the earliest nice review.....Nothing replaces the real thing...Thomas Blue
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I love the colour, but is
Herr Gates really going to fiddle with that 'ping pong' net deflector? Ha ha ha.
Great review and love the T-Shirts. 'No Animal seats' please!
Thanks m8!
An extremely interesting review of a car segment I am also interested in, thank you.
I think it is a lovely looking car from the outside. I think the convertible part of the tech is gorgeous. I still can not live with Mercedes UI/UX decisions. The V6 is perhaps the last chance for ICE fun before we descend into mandatory EV. I am afraid I would not buy it at the price.
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Idea for new t-shirt…….”This T-Shirt is leather free and Vegan Society approved”. I will be soooo pleased when the auto industry stops using leather so I don’t have to listen to Thomas banging on about it over and over again.🎉🎉🎉
Hallo Thomas, deine Arbeit gefällt mir wirklich gut.
Erlaubt mir bitte, dir ein Paar Vorschläge zu machen:
Es besteht auch Interesse an Gebrauchtwagen. Wenn sich eine Gelegenheit ergibt, verpass es nicht...
Du bist eine positive, charismatische Person. Du hast keine Ahnung, wie sehr wir positive Menschen brauchen, die mit uns über schlechte Dinge sprechen... weitere negative Aspekte sind also willkommen.
Danke dir! Ist tatsächlich ein großes Thema, das mich auch sehr interessiert. Die Schwierigkeit dabei besteht, dann jeweils Gebrauchtwagen zu finden, die wirklich repräsentativ für das jeweilige Modell sind. Aktuell bin ich arbeitstechnisch auch komplett ausgelastet, dass ich nichts weiteres noch anfangen kann. Aber das irgendwie umzusetzen wäre natürlich schon spannend, der Gebrauchtwagenmarkt ist immer doppelt so groß wie der Neuwagenmarkt
Plz review the M440i convertible as well. so we can compare between M440i convertible and CLE 450 convertible .Big cheers from Korea 👍
thanks my friend !
The review is already there, together with Audi S5.
Guten Abend. Würdest du die 20 Zoll Felgen empfehlen oder lieber 19 Zoll? Zwecks ausreichender Komfort. Adaptives Fahrwerk habe ich bestellt. LG aus HH.
Auf jeden Fall die kleinere Felge! Und natürlich das Mikrofaser oder zumindest das Artico für die Sitze =)
@@autogefuehl ja hatte ich Dir ja erzählt. Mikrofaser wird leider nichts. Wegen dem ENERGIZING plus Paket. Mit Mikrofaser nicht möglich und da ist so viel drin Ambiente plus, Massage, Ironisierung (habe Asthma im Winter vor allem) usw. Danke erst mal und schöne Woche ohne Stress.
The roof reminded me of the VW EOS
Hi Thomas, can you remove the rear head rests?
Good question!
Do the 4 series convertible please.
It's already there. And nothing has changed other then some visuals.
I like it. It feels like the camera do not give the paintjob a good show, it looks to have some depth. If I have to complain about something, it is the dashboard. I do not like when it looks like they just glued ipad screens to the dashboard :) I prefer the old style look but with digital dashes.
Are you reviewing the new Camry?
I ll try to get hands on it when I have the chance to be in the US
MB saved money on the second pipe 💨
I'm surprised we haven't seen the CLE53 Cabrio yet, but this looks great except for the rear light bar.
Stay tuned m8
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Just keep following our Channel we ll keep u updated with all news 😎
if mercedes is known for comfort, how can they screw up the seats, that essential to comfort and unacceptable!
Is a beauty. What’s your current car Thomas
Stay tuned 😎
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Oh, let me take care of that!
Hope they make it electric in the future. Need more convertibles :)
In the 70s and 80s, Mercedes were adored for making some of the most comfortable cars in the world, how they have let BMW and others beat them in that field beggars belief
It is funny how always the animal-based seats are much more uncomfortable than the vegan ones😄
Nah, I would not state it if it wasnt true. Everything I say in my video I can back up a 100 %. If the animal seat would be more comfortable, I would have said "these seats are very comfortable, but for ethical reasons I would still not take them". The animal seats in this vehicle are truly horrible in comfort and the microfibre seats are way more comfortable and the perforated Sensatec seats in the BMW 4 Series convertible are for example also way better. Modern animal free materials are better also in comfort and performance features if you take a good quality grade. Of course there are also bad animal-free seats or rather used to be, most modern animal-seats are very convincing luckily. If you would have the chance to compare many different seats after each other like I have the possibility to do, you would agree to my conclusion.
I guess you have set the standard so high now with your videos that include Leah thats its not quite the same when shes not there, i still managed to get through the video though nice one ;)
She was in there? 😄
@@autogefuehl I guess thats true, not enough though! ;)
Thomas, you should buy one of these for your viewers. Draw some names and announce me the winner 😁
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We need a CLE 53 Convertible
Stay tuned here m8
Microfiber will absorb sweat so it starts to smell like a gym locker. Leather won't absorb the previous owner's sweat.
You should get the E-class with the 3 screen option(although get the 450 or E53 or E63 for the i6 and its reliability.) Outside of that I like the non-cabriolet version CLE 53.... erm, this one: th-cam.com/video/3GTW8Cw6TAc/w-d-xo.html . To be fair, that center screen just irks me; the triple screen in the E class looks so much better.
As a second car and not a daily driver makes sense as a lease only.
Sorry, but what's your personal daily car?
The only thing I'm worried about is that Mercedes will charge E class prices for C class materials.
Oof, those seats! Hopefully this is pre-production...
Mercedes now offers multiple leather trim levels. I suppose they have to justify why the more expensive “manufactur” trim exists by making the base trim bad.
Where can I get a T-shirt like that?
We are preparing an integrated shop for u atm and printing the shirts!
Animal leather skin is always better than any other leather. I’m glad Mercedes is using it on their cars.
Thank you very much for your interest in this topic. I also bought cars with animal skin leather seats before I did my research and got to know the industry. The most important thing is: With today's modern materials, you have nothing to lose, just to gain. You achieve the same kind of luxury and comfort or even better while having the same or better durability with less impact on humans, animals and the environment.
You can use fabric/cloth, microfibre or leatherette. The classic approach is using oil/plastic as source material. Overall, a vehicle contains about 300 kg plastic. A car seat needs about 5 kg plastic. So the overall plastic share for the seats is very low and it is at this moment the most efficient way to produce a car seat. A couple of litres of fuel equals a car seat basically. So if you want to save oil/plastic, rather look at consumption for energy, fuel and heating and to other car parts than the seat. Note that animal skin leather also always contains a plastic coating for durability. However, long-term we should of course find raw oil alternatives. So going further, seats can be made from recyclables (e.g. from PET-bottles or old fishing nets) or even increased share of plant-based materials (like pine oil, canola oil or start-up materials like Pinatex from pineapple leaves or Desertex from cactus fibre or the mixed-plant-based Mirum, so be seen at th-cam.com/video/S1aNZeoatmE/w-d-xo.html). On a calculation base, by ditching animal skin leather from car interiors, the amount of emissions (CO2e) is reduced by 85 (!) % (www.press.bmwgroup.com/africa-dom-easteurope/article/detail/T0403389EN/on-the-market-from-2023:-bmw-and-mini-models-with-vegan-interiors?language=en) - and that is a very conservative calculation. So it is at this moment the most important thing you can do to make car interiors more sustainable.
A good example for high-end luxury with ventilated animal free seats is the BMW X7 with Sensafin: th-cam.com/video/1pRNkW9nrrw/w-d-xo.html
And the Kia EV9 with plant-based oil share: th-cam.com/video/6vXePQi_MAk/w-d-xo.html
New leatherette materials can be superior in every aspect, even for cleaning: th-cam.com/video/u94YXJ72UTA/w-d-xo.html
More and more natural materials are rising: th-cam.com/video/nRSsXEnwHDo/w-d-xo.html
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Note that the footage is genuine and was recorded by a highly decorated investigative journalist in Germany I know myself personally.
Also a group of researchers and German journalists from public media could recent directly trace the connection between car animal leather production and illegal burning down Amazon rain forest:
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In a high animal skin grade, the animals are specifically raised for this matter. However even if meat is the "first" misuse case, the hide remains a profitable body part. That means: If manufacturers put animal leather in a car and you demand it as a customer, you give your money to an industry that earns money by oppressing humans, animals and harms the environment, you make them more profitable. Alternatively, you could support industries with your wallet which try to improve the sustainability of materials. Also, if you turn the argument around to "meat is the waste of the leather industry" you realize that it doesn't make sense (and is ethically doubtful) to discuss the primary use of individual body parts of mammals. Mind experiment: You are getting slain down on the street; would it matter to you if it was for your smartphone or for your purse? Remember that animal skin leather is no different to fur, fur is just leather where the hair is still on. And fur is widely not accepted for clothing anymore, and of course not for cars.
We cannot change what we have bought in the past, but with more information and compassion we can change how we decide in the future.
For a great insight into sustainability in the automotive industry, you can also check out our extensive documentary:
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Doesn't deserve the 'E' name
A cheapo Audi copy for fools 😂
It is not an E-Class, it is the CLE class. It's in the title of the video, also says it on the back of the car.
@@yellowhammer3 he's saying there's no E about the CLE. Price of an E Class yet poor quality interior from a C Class. They could've at least used the E interior.
@@carattentat4944audi copy? Take your meds clown
This is pretty much just the new c class coupe
Bit of a weird question, but I find Thomas almost always very sharply dressed. Where do you get those pants?
sup, pants I often shop at Banana Republic or Mr Marvis
@@autogefuehl you should ask a sponsorship. Just bought a pair of Mr. marvis actives and thay are amazing!
It makes no sense that this gets the in-line 6 cyl on a non-range topping model, yet the C63 S gets a 4 cyl.
What is the point of a convertible with 4 seats. Only the front seats are pleasant to drive. That's why the Z4 is king.
8:38 You clearly need a bigger wristwatch, how you see that tiny dial is beyond me 😂
The aircap should be working better if the rear windows is up😅
Hm, we had that?
Having seen this, I am very glad that I ordered a BMW Z4 instead.
Not impressed with the CLE at all. The exterior design is sort-of OK, but not spectacular. Couldn’t they have made this look a bit more like the SL? And I don’t like the dashboard or the steering wheel at all. Do away with all the digital nonsense! If there has to be a centre screen, then make it smaller and preferably add a sliding cover. And why is the gauge cluster just an iPad?
The existence of the CLE highlights just how similar the C and E-class are. Seems like Mercedes have a model differentiation problem.
What?
Model differentiation is the least of their problems.. the whole company is in shambles ever since Dieter Zetsche resigned and Ola Kallenius took over.
This is by all accounts the new C class convertible. They just chose to call it CLE to be able to charge more and compensate for the fact that E class convertible has been canceled.
Nah. It’s a middle thing because having two separate lines wasn’t profitable as coupes and cabriolets are unfortunately making way for suvs
@@MaticTheProto Correct.
Beautiful outside, capacitive BS inside.
Well i suppose the only reason this car exists is to get any meaningful market share in case bmw messes up the 4 series (not totally surprising based on the latest designs). Otherwise, just get yourself a 4 series, which is much cooler
It's my favor car reviews... if Thomas review Germans cars with his little german accent. 😀
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Thomas English translation to standard English: Rat = Red, Lack = Leg, Hat = Head, Salt = Sold, Beich = Beige. Good job as always, Tom. Btw did you say that A5 (i4 engine) is more fun to drive than a new 6 cyl CLE450?
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I will never stop hating on this car. As the owner of a current gen e-coupe, this is a disgrace to Mercedes' heritage. The current c-class is bathed in exclusively cheap materials and drives awful. It's more befitting of a $35k car than a $60k one. If the plan was to market the CLE as a merger between the C & E, the CLE should have a much better interior (either bespoke or that of the 214 E class). They just ripped the C-class interior and put it in the CLE. Yes, it looks great from the outside, has the size of the E class, and access to E-class features like the 6cyl. However, it's actually just a long c-class coupe. Instead of fusing the cheap interior of the C-class and size of the E class - they should have fused the quality and luxury of the E class with the sportiness of the C class. Without an S-coupe anymore, the only hope is the rumors that Maybach will do a version of this.
Aaaaaargh capacitive touch buttons on the steering wheel. They don't work with my fingers and palms...
It is a beautiful car, BUT Mercedess is really dropping the overall quality of their cars! Previous generation mercedes E class had much better built quality and materials. This is sad!
I want a video with Leah wearing a wet auto fuel shrt❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉
looks like a 4 series
Keep making engine cars like this. Germans should never ever think about competing against Korean brand in the EV market.
Who's Leah?
as seen in the video :) Lea it is though
I know how strongly you feel about "animal skin" but you might want to cool it in reviews - regular non-vegan-car-enthusiast people that see this channel often think you're crazy after they have the term explained to them. They don't understand what you're talking about before that, and think you're crazy after I explain it to them
Just naming it by what it is, why should the truth be crazy? And when interested, I have a detailed explanation and background.
I also bought cars with animal skin leather seats before I did my research and got to know the industry. The most important thing is: With today's modern materials, you have nothing to lose, just to gain. You achieve the same kind of luxury and comfort or even better while having the same or better durability with less impact on humans, animals and the environment.
You can use fabric/cloth, microfibre or leatherette. The classic approach is using oil/plastic as source material. Overall, a vehicle contains about 300 kg plastic. A car seat needs about 5 kg plastic. So the overall plastic share for the seats is very low and it is at this moment the most efficient way to produce a car seat. A couple of litres of fuel equals a car seat basically. So if you want to save oil/plastic, rather look at consumption for energy, fuel and heating and to other car parts than the seat. Note that animal skin leather also always contains a plastic coating for durability. However, long-term we should of course find raw oil alternatives. So going further, seats can be made from recyclables (e.g. from PET-bottles or old fishing nets) or even increased share of plant-based materials (like pine oil, canola oil or start-up materials like Pinatex from pineapple leaves or Desertex from cactus fibre or the mixed-plant-based Mirum, so be seen at th-cam.com/video/S1aNZeoatmE/w-d-xo.html). On a calculation base, by ditching animal skin leather from car interiors, the amount of emissions (CO2e) is reduced by 85 (!) % (www.press.bmwgroup.com/africa-dom-easteurope/article/detail/T0403389EN/on-the-market-from-2023:-bmw-and-mini-models-with-vegan-interiors?language=en) - and that is a very conservative calculation. So it is at this moment the most important thing you can do to make car interiors more sustainable.
A good example for high-end luxury with ventilated animal free seats is the BMW X7 with Sensafin: th-cam.com/video/1pRNkW9nrrw/w-d-xo.html
And the Kia EV9 with plant-based oil share: th-cam.com/video/6vXePQi_MAk/w-d-xo.html
New leatherette materials can be superior in every aspect, even for cleaning: th-cam.com/video/u94YXJ72UTA/w-d-xo.html
More and more natural materials are rising: th-cam.com/video/nRSsXEnwHDo/w-d-xo.html
Also check out what the animal skin leather industry tried to with our channel: th-cam.com/video/nP_CvLlaFlI/w-d-xo.html
For seeing how the animals are being treated and transported in the global leather industry, watch this footage: th-cam.com/video/tkjCAmq1_8E/w-d-xo.html
Note that the footage is genuine and was recorded by a highly decorated investigative journalist in Germany I know myself personally.
Also a group of researchers and German journalists from public media could recent directly trace the connection between car animal leather production and illegal burning down Amazon rain forest:
www.daserste.de/information/reportage-dokumentation/ard-story/videos/illegales-leder-video-100.html
In a high animal skin grade, the animals are specifically raised for this matter. However even if meat is the "first" misuse case, the hide remains a profitable body part. That means: If manufacturers put animal leather in a car and you demand it as a customer, you give your money to an industry that earns money by oppressing humans, animals and harms the environment, you make them more profitable. Alternatively, you could support industries with your wallet which try to improve the sustainability of materials. Also, if you turn the argument around to "meat is the waste of the leather industry" you realize that it doesn't make sense (and is ethically doubtful) to discuss the primary use of individual body parts of mammals. Mind experiment: You are getting slain down on the street; would it matter to you if it was for your smartphone or for your purse? Remember that animal skin leather is no different to fur, fur is just leather where the hair is still on. And fur is widely not accepted for clothing anymore, and of course not for cars.
We cannot change what we have bought in the past, but with more information and compassion we can change how we decide in the future.
For a great insight into sustainability in the automotive industry, you can also check out our extensive documentary:
th-cam.com/video/-8gNXlRGngA/w-d-xo.html
@@autogefuehl The issue isn't whether you're right on wrong, just the level of emphasis..most people can't afford cars with leather seats so it's a non-issue to you and them, but it still seems weird. It's like saying "Don't buy cars with real wood trim"" in every episode. You may be right, but 95% of people will never look at them so they don't understand why you keep bringing it up.
But you do you.
I don't see any harm in it, I almost exclusively opt for fabric seats or synthetic leather just as Thomas said, nothing to lose all to gain@@vicariousity3046
I have many many videos on cars where animal skin is available or even standard, it is declining however, and it depends on the brand. It is an essential part of the equipment just like I comment on wheel size, suspension type etc. It's like the configuration and I make every car review with a perspective of a potential car buyer
Yesss... Make vegan interiors, please! #mercedesbenz
No surprise there
Your body language and attitude is always "BMW is the leader"
We've had this "debate" before but your biased results speak the truth
BMW designs are currently the worst in the industry and their sales reflect this.
I have no brand bias. My initial “love brand” is Jaguar, unfortunately they’re dead. I m just focusing on whats the better car, and here it’s clearly the 4 Series whereas between GLC and X3 for example it is the GLC.
Made to them that choose electrics ... oups ...
Front is decent, side is nice, interior is nice but the rear is ugly.
Buy a Mazda mx-5 manual if you are on the market for a convertible, most fun and not that expensive.
Disaster Auto. 😢. Where is Mercedes? Best or nothing! And now is nothing 👎👎
What exactly? Have you ever driven the vehicle? A colleague said it was the best car he's ever had. He has the coupe. There are always some things that have to be criticized. But your description is nonsense.
Ventilated seats have a special top layer which makes them less comfortable.
Can’t believe how bad quality these new Mercedeses are. Thomas you need to get BMW.
You must be on a mission to capture Obama, you're Trump's secret agent, hahahahaha...
Or to bring him back for 3rd turn 😎
@@autogefuehl We'll have a better future for sure...😁
Now that's another ugly tail end by Mercedes-Benz. They need to skip that horisontal light bar. Disgusting!
Agree. Looks like a Chinese EV.
Looks good. Cry more
@@MaticTheProto In my opinion the only cars with good looking tail end light bar are Porsche and Audi (Q8).
@@johanjonsson lmfao no
$80K for this? no, just no.
all of this gadgets will break and will malfunction 😞 every body knows it
Obama is also here?! 🤣
😄
Awful fake exhausts
Do people still want to buy cars with an internal combustion engine?
And why wouldn’t they
Car designed by comitee. Aimless and without purpose. I guess it's nice if you have a middle life crisis . Dishonest car
The back is simply horrid
Not the prettiest car ever...
Mercedes have basically copied the front of the 8 series! 😂