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The Mercedes-Benz W205 is the fourth and current generation of the Mercedes-Benz C-Class, a compact executive car produced by the German automaker Mercedes-Benz since 2014. It is the successor to the W204-generation C-Class.

The car was officially unveiled on 16 December 2013 and debuted at the 2014 North American International Auto Show. Production commenced on 4 February 2014 at the Bremen plant. European sales began in March 2014, while the vehicle went on sale in North America in September 2014, and in South Africa in March 2015. The W205 is the first car to use the all-new Modular Rear-wheel-drive Architecture (MRA) platform and features front axle four-link and rear axle five-link suspension. It was later facelifted in 2018 for the 2019 model year.

The W205 is available in sedan (W205), station wagon (S205), coupe (C205) and cabriolet (A205) body configurations. (more...)

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