2010 Mercedes-Benz C-Class

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Exterior - What the Auto Press Says

The 2010 Mercedes-Benz C-Class consistently earns some of the highest exterior scores in its class -- it's a sharp, bold-looking car.

• "Redesigned for 2008, the C-class has handsome exterior styling that mimics the top-of-the-line S-class sedan. C-class Luxury models come with a more traditional upright grille with the signature three-pointed star hood ornament. The Sport models have the three-pointed star within the grille itself, a treatment that Mercedes usually reserves for its coupes and convertibles." -- Car and Driver
• "The once-sedate C-Class comes alive with eye-catching sheetmetal and two different grille designs (one for Luxury, the other for Sport). Following the styling of the elegant S-Class, the C-Class now appears more on design's cutting edge."  -- Kelley Blue Book
• "The new C-Class Luxury and C-Class Sport sedans are stunningly beautiful -- taut exterior lines softened by rounded surfaces; each with an interior that easily rivals those of substantially more costly automobiles." -- Washington Post
• The C-Class is "not simply a miniaturized version of the new S-class as originally thought. The crease below the door handles is there, but thankfully the big sedan's bulbous fenders did not make the cut." -- Road and Track
• "Personally, my favorite aspect of the new C-Class is the styling, which moves from slightly apologetic to bold and a bit threatening on the Sport, clearly influenced by the tweaks AMG, Mercedes' in-house performance tuner, has made to its own models these past few years." -- Orlando Sentinel
• "The C-class shares the S-class' stiff-necked formality -- the level hood, the upright grille, the classic roof-line arch. All in all, very like an S-class, Sire." -- Los Angeles Times
• "The once-sedate C-Class comes alive with eye-catching new sheet metal. ...Following the styling of the new S-Class, the C-Class appears more on the cutting edge." -- Kelley Blue Book