2018 Mercedes-AMG C43 | Why Buy?

Lots of love for AMG’s mid-tier performance C-Class.

Jake Holmes

By: Jake Holmes

Jan 4, 2018 at 9:21am ET

Add Motor1.com as a preferred source in Google

Comment

– Detroit, Michigan

With a continually growing gap between their luxury models and high-performance models, many automakers are introducing even more finely sliced models with a more moderate dose of speed. At Mercedes-AMG, for instance, there’s now a “43” range of models that slot between the brand’s entry powertrains and the high-performance “63” and “65” cars.

As much as we love driving the wild Mercedes-AMG C63 (and its C63 S variant), there’s a lot of love about this middle-ground model, the C43. For starters, it’s got a heroic turbocharged punch that rockets the car to 60 miles per hour in 4.6 seconds. Then there’s the AMG-fettled suspension and brakes, both of which are able and willing partners on back roads. Plus, both inside and out, the AMG team has added various sporty styling elements to help identify the C43 as a performance car.

What do you think?

View

Comments

That said, the 2018 Mercedes-AMG C43 keeps a lot of the luxuriousness that we love from the regular C300. It’s quieter, more comfortable, and more fuel efficient than a C63. In other words, might this be the Goldilocks C-Class for someone who wants a daily driver that’s both fun and functional? Watch the video above to see as we put the C43 through our Why Buy? testing regimen.

Subscribe to our YouTube channel to catch Why Buy? every Thursday and lots more new car review content.

Mercedes-Benz AMG C-Class

Engine Biturbocharged 3.0-Liter V6

Output 362 Horsepower / 384 Pound-Feet

Transmission 9-Speed Automatic

Efficiency 20 City / 27 Highway / 23 Combined

As-Tested Price $71,280

We want your opinion!

What would you like to see on Motor1.com?

Take our 3 minute survey.

- The Motor1.com Team

Share this Story

GO TO COMMENTS

(

)

Got a tip for us? Email: tips@motor1.com

View all comments ( )

Popular

The 2027 Honda Passport TrailSport Proves An Extra Inch Goes A Long Way: Driven

BMW's First Electric 3 Series Wagon Spied Looking Nearly Ready For Production

Fiat's Weird Multipla Revival Could Actually Reach Production

Forget The Sedan: This Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio Is A Two-Seat Convertible