Comparison: Mercedes-Benz C-Klasse vs. competitors

# Mercedes-Benz C-class Jaguar XE Genesis G70 Audi A4 ALPINA B3/B6/B8/C1/D3 (3-series) BMW 5-series Jaguar XF Genesis G80 Volvo S90/V90 Lexus LS ALPINA B5/B7/B9/B10/D5/D10 (5-series) Mercedes-Benz S-class Audi A8

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Generation
C-Klasse 206 (W206)
2021 - Now
X760 (1. Facelift) (X760)
2019 - 2024
G70 1. Generation (1. Facelift) (IK)
2021 - Now
A4 B9 (2. Facelift) (B9 (8W))
2019 - Now
B3/B6/B8/C1/D3 (3er-Reihe) G20/G21 (2. Facelift) (G20)
2024 - Now
5er-Reihe G60/G61/G90/G99 (G60)
2023 - Now
XF X260 (1. Facelift) (X260)
2021 - 2024
G80 2. Generation (RG3)
2021 - Now
S90/V90 2.Generation (1. Facelift) (P)
2020 - Now
LS USF50 (1. Facelift) (USF50)
2021 - Now
B5/B7/B9/B10/D5/D10 (5er-Reihe) G30/G31 (1. Facelift) (G30)
2020 - 2024
S-Klasse 223 (W223/V223)
2020 - Now
A8 D5 (1. Facelift) (D5 (4N))
2021 - Now
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Dimensions

Width including mirrors

1. Lexus LS 2021 (new) 2160 mm
2. BMW 5-series 2023 (new) 2156 mm
3. Audi A8 2021 (new) 2130 mm
4. ALPINA B5/B7/B9/B10/D5/D10 (5-series) 2020 2126 mm
5. Genesis G80 2021 (new) 2120 mm
6. Mercedes-Benz S-class 2020 (new) 2109 mm
7. Genesis G70 2021 (new) 2090 mm
8. Jaguar XF 2021 2089 mm
9. Jaguar XE 2019 2075 mm
10. ALPINA B3/B6/B8/C1/D3 (3-series) 2024 (new) 2068 mm
11. Mercedes-Benz C-class 2021 (new) 2033 mm
12. Audi A4 2019 (new) 2022 mm
13. Volvo S90/V90 2020 (new) 2019 mm

Boot/interior

Boot space

1. ALPINA B5/B7/B9/B10/D5/D10 (5-series) 2020 530 - 570 l
2. Jaguar XF 2021 415 - 563 l
3. Mercedes-Benz S-class 2020 (new) 325 - 550 l
4. BMW 5-series 2023 (new) 520 l
5. Volvo S90/V90 2020 (new) 431 - 507 l
6. Audi A8 2021 (new) 390 - 505 l
7. Audi A4 2019 (new) 415 - 495 l
8. Mercedes-Benz C-class 2021 (new) 315 - 490 l
9. ALPINA B3/B6/B8/C1/D3 (3-series) 2024 (new) 480 l
10. Genesis G70 2021 (new) 330 - 465 l
11. Lexus LS 2021 (new) 430 l
12. Genesis G80 2021 (new) 354 - 424 l
13. Jaguar XE 2019 343 - 394 l

Engines/drivetrain

Drive

1. ALPINA B5/B7/B9/B10/D5/D10 (5-series) 2020 All-wheel drive
2. Audi A8 2021 (new) All-wheel drive
3. ALPINA B3/B6/B8/C1/D3 (3-series) 2024 (new) All-wheel drive
4. Volvo S90/V90 2020 (new) All-wheel drive, Front-wheel drive
5. Mercedes-Benz S-class 2020 (new) All-wheel drive, Rear-wheel drive
6. Genesis G80 2021 (new) All-wheel drive, Rear-wheel drive
7. Audi A4 2019 (new) Front-wheel drive, All-wheel drive
8. Jaguar XF 2021 Rear-wheel drive, All-wheel drive
9. Jaguar XE 2019 Rear-wheel drive, All-wheel drive
10. BMW 5-series 2023 (new) Rear-wheel drive, All-wheel drive
11. Mercedes-Benz C-class 2021 (new) Rear-wheel drive, All-wheel drive
12. Genesis G70 2021 (new) Rear-wheel drive, All-wheel drive
13. Lexus LS 2021 (new) Rear-wheel drive, All-wheel drive

Fuel

1. Lexus LS 2021 (new) Premium
2. Volvo S90/V90 2020 (new) Premium, Diesel
3. Jaguar XF 2021 Premium, Diesel
4. Jaguar XE 2019 Premium, Diesel
5. Genesis G70 2021 (new) Premium, Diesel
6. Genesis G80 2021 (new) Premium, Diesel, Electric
7. Audi A4 2019 (new) Premium, Diesel, Super Premium, Natural Gas
8. Mercedes-Benz C-class 2021 (new) Premium, Super Premium, Diesel
9. ALPINA B5/B7/B9/B10/D5/D10 (5-series) 2020 Super Premium, Diesel
10. ALPINA B3/B6/B8/C1/D3 (3-series) 2024 (new) Super Premium, Diesel
11. BMW 5-series 2023 (new) Super Premium, Diesel
12. Mercedes-Benz S-class 2020 (new) Super Premium, Diesel, Premium
13. Audi A8 2021 (new) Super Premium, Premium, Diesel

Gearbox

1. Audi A4 2019 (new) Automated Manual Transmission (Dual-Clutch), Automatic Transmission, Manual Transmission
2. Lexus LS 2021 (new) Automatic Transmission
3. Jaguar XF 2021 Automatic Transmission
4. Jaguar XE 2019 Automatic Transmission
5. Genesis G70 2021 (new) Automatic Transmission
6. Mercedes-Benz C-class 2021 (new) Automatic Transmission
7. ALPINA B5/B7/B9/B10/D5/D10 (5-series) 2020 Automatic Transmission
8. ALPINA B3/B6/B8/C1/D3 (3-series) 2024 (new) Automatic Transmission
9. BMW 5-series 2023 (new) Automatic Transmission
10. Mercedes-Benz S-class 2020 (new) Automatic Transmission
11. Audi A8 2021 (new) Automatic Transmission
12. Volvo S90/V90 2020 (new) Automatic Transmission, Manual Transmission
13. Genesis G80 2021 (new) Automatic Transmission, Reduction Gearbox

Max. speed

1. ALPINA B5/B7/B9/B10/D5/D10 (5-series) 2020 283 - 330 km/h
2. ALPINA B3/B6/B8/C1/D3 (3-series) 2024 (new) 273 - 308 km/h
3. Mercedes-Benz C-class 2021 (new) 226 - 280 km/h
4. Audi A4 2019 (new) 200 - 250 km/h
5. Jaguar XE 2019 222 - 250 km/h
6. BMW 5-series 2023 (new) 225 - 250 km/h
7. Genesis G80 2021 (new) 225 - 250 km/h
8. Jaguar XF 2021 230 - 250 km/h
9. Mercedes-Benz S-class 2020 (new) 250 km/h
10. Audi A8 2021 (new) 250 km/h
11. Lexus LS 2021 (new) 250 km/h
12. Genesis G70 2021 (new) 218 - 240 km/h
13. Volvo S90/V90 2020 (new) 180 km/h

Power

1. Mercedes-Benz S-class 2020 (new) 210 - 590 kW
2. Mercedes-Benz C-class 2021 (new) 135 - 500 kW
3. ALPINA B5/B7/B9/B10/D5/D10 (5-series) 2020 300 - 466 kW
4. Audi A8 2021 (new) 210 - 420 kW
5. ALPINA B3/B6/B8/C1/D3 (3-series) 2024 (new) 261 - 389 kW
6. BMW 5-series 2023 (new) 145 - 360 kW
7. Volvo S90/V90 2020 (new) 110 - 335 kW
8. Audi A4 2019 (new) 90 - 331 kW
9. Genesis G80 2021 (new) 154 - 272 kW
10. Lexus LS 2021 (new) 264 kW
11. Jaguar XE 2019 132 - 221 kW
12. Jaguar XF 2021 150 - 221 kW
13. Genesis G70 2021 (new) 145 - 180 kW

Torque

1. Volvo S90/V90 2020 (new) 300 - 4220 Nm
2. Mercedes-Benz S-class 2020 (new) 500 - 1430 Nm
3. Mercedes-Benz C-class 2021 (new) 250 - 1020 Nm
4. ALPINA B5/B7/B9/B10/D5/D10 (5-series) 2020 800 - 850 Nm
5. Audi A8 2021 (new) 500 - 800 Nm
6. ALPINA B3/B6/B8/C1/D3 (3-series) 2024 (new) 730 Nm
7. Audi A4 2019 (new) 270 - 700 Nm
8. BMW 5-series 2023 (new) 330 - 700 Nm
9. Genesis G80 2021 (new) 422 - 700 Nm
10. Genesis G70 2021 (new) 353 - 440 Nm
11. Jaguar XE 2019 365 - 430 Nm
12. Jaguar XF 2021 365 - 430 Nm
13. Lexus LS 2021 (new) ?

Cubic capacity

1. Mercedes-Benz S-class 2020 (new) 2925 - 5980 ccm
2. ALPINA B5/B7/B9/B10/D5/D10 (5-series) 2020 2993 - 4395 ccm
3. Audi A8 2021 (new) 2967 - 3996 ccm
4. Lexus LS 2021 (new) 3456 ccm
5. BMW 5-series 2023 (new) 1995 - 2998 ccm
6. ALPINA B3/B6/B8/C1/D3 (3-series) 2024 (new) 2993 ccm
7. Audi A4 2019 (new) 1968 - 2967 ccm
8. Genesis G80 2021 (new) 2151 - 2497 ccm
9. Genesis G70 2021 (new) 1998 - 2199 ccm
10. Mercedes-Benz C-class 2021 (new) 1496 - 1999 ccm
11. Jaguar XE 2019 1997 - 1999 ccm
12. Jaguar XF 2021 1997 ccm
13. Volvo S90/V90 2020 (new) 1969 ccm

Acceleration 0-100km/h

1. ALPINA B3/B6/B8/C1/D3 (3-series) 2024 (new) 3.4 - 4.6 s
2. ALPINA B5/B7/B9/B10/D5/D10 (5-series) 2020 3.6 - 4.6 s
3. Lexus LS 2021 (new) 5.5 s
4. Audi A8 2021 (new) 3.8 - 5.9 s
5. Mercedes-Benz S-class 2020 (new) 3.3 - 6.2 s
6. BMW 5-series 2023 (new) 4.3 - 7.3 s
7. Genesis G80 2021 (new) 4.9 - 8 s
8. Jaguar XF 2021 6.2 - 8 s
9. Jaguar XE 2019 5.9 - 8.4 s
10. Mercedes-Benz C-class 2021 (new) 3.4 - 8.6 s
11. Genesis G70 2021 (new) 6.4 - 9.3 s
12. Volvo S90/V90 2020 (new) 4.8 - 10.2 s
13. Audi A4 2019 (new) 4.1 - 11.3 s

Consumption/ecology

Combined consumption (WLTP)

1. Jaguar XE 2019 ? l/100km
2. Jaguar XF 2021 4.9 l/100km
3. Volvo S90/V90 2020 (new) 5.3 l/100km
4. BMW 5-series 2023 (new) 5.9 l/100km
5. Mercedes-Benz C-class 2021 (new) 6.2 l/100km
6. Genesis G80 2021 (new) 6.3 l/100km
7. Mercedes-Benz S-class 2020 (new) 6.4 l/100km
8. Audi A8 2021 (new) 7 l/100km
9. ALPINA B3/B6/B8/C1/D3 (3-series) 2024 (new) 7.2 l/100km
10. Lexus LS 2021 (new) 7.8 l/100km
11. Genesis G70 2021 (new) 8 l/100km
12. ALPINA B5/B7/B9/B10/D5/D10 (5-series) 2020 8.4 l/100km
13. Audi A4 2019 (new) 9.7 l/100km

CO2 emissions (WLTP)

1. BMW 5-series 2023 (new) 13 - 155 g/km
2. Volvo S90/V90 2020 (new) 17 - 186 g/km
3. Mercedes-Benz C-class 2021 (new) 11 - 199 g/km
4. Genesis G80 2021 (new) 164 - 205 g/km
5. Jaguar XE 2019 128 - 207 g/km
6. Jaguar XF 2021 130 - 207 g/km
7. Genesis G70 2021 (new) 170 - 212 g/km
8. Lexus LS 2021 (new) 177 - 216 g/km
9. Audi A4 2019 (new) 121 - 220 g/km
10. ALPINA B3/B6/B8/C1/D3 (3-series) 2024 (new) 188 - 239 g/km
11. Audi A8 2021 (new) 40 - 261 g/km
12. ALPINA B5/B7/B9/B10/D5/D10 (5-series) 2020 221 - 272 g/km
13. Mercedes-Benz S-class 2020 (new) 13 - 301 g/km

Emission standard

1. Jaguar XF 2021 Euro 6d-ISC-FCM (WLTP) 36AP-AR
2. Genesis G70 2021 (new) Euro 6d-ISC-FCM (WLTP) 36AP-AR
3. ALPINA B5/B7/B9/B10/D5/D10 (5-series) 2020 Euro 6d-ISC-FCM (WLTP) 36AP-AR
4. Genesis G80 2021 (new) Euro 6d-ISC-FCM (WLTP) 36AP-AR, Electric Vehicle
5. Volvo S90/V90 2020 (new) Euro 6d-ISC-FCM (WLTP) 36AP-AR, Euro 6d-TEMP-EVAP-ISC (WLTP) 36CH, 36CI, 36DG, Euro 6e (WLTP) 36EA
6. Mercedes-Benz C-class 2021 (new) Euro 6d-ISC-FCM (WLTP) 36AP-AR, Euro 6e (WLTP) 36EA
7. Lexus LS 2021 (new) Euro 6d-ISC-FCM (WLTP) 36AP-AR, Euro 6e (WLTP) 36EA
8. Audi A8 2021 (new) Euro 6d-ISC-FCM (WLTP) 36AP-AR, Euro 6e (WLTP) 36EA
9. Mercedes-Benz S-class 2020 (new) Euro 6d-ISC-FCM (WLTP) 36AP-AR, Euro 6e-bis (WLTP) 36EB, Euro 6e (WLTP) 36EA
10. Jaguar XE 2019 Euro 6d-TEMP-EVAP-ISC (WLTP) 36CH, 36CI, 36DG, Euro 6d-ISC-FCM (WLTP) 36AP-AR
11. Audi A4 2019 (new) Euro 6d-TEMP-EVAP-ISC (WLTP) 36CH, 36CI, 36DG, Euro 6d-ISC-FCM (WLTP) 36AP-AR, Euro 6e (WLTP) 36EA
12. BMW 5-series 2023 (new) Euro 6e (WLTP) 36EA
13. ALPINA B3/B6/B8/C1/D3 (3-series) 2024 (new) Euro 6e (WLTP) 36EA

Tyre size

1. Genesis G70 2021 (new) 225/45R18Y
2. Mercedes-Benz C-class 2021 (new) 225/50R17
3. Jaguar XE 2019 225/50R18
4. BMW 5-series 2023 (new) 225/55R18Y
5. Audi A8 2021 (new) 235/55R18
6. Mercedes-Benz S-class 2020 (new) 235/55R18
7. Jaguar XF 2021 245/45R18
8. Volvo S90/V90 2020 (new) 245/45R18
9. Genesis G80 2021 (new) 245/45R19
10. Lexus LS 2021 (new) 245/50R19
11. ALPINA B3/B6/B8/C1/D3 (3-series) 2024 (new) 255/35R19ZR
12. ALPINA B5/B7/B9/B10/D5/D10 (5-series) 2020 255/35R20ZR
13. Audi A4 2019 (new) 265/35R19

Noise

1. BMW 5-series 2023 (new) 65 - 68 dB
2. Jaguar XF 2021 66 - 69 dB
3. Mercedes-Benz C-class 2021 (new) 66 - 71 dB
4. Audi A8 2021 (new) 67 - 71 dB
5. Mercedes-Benz S-class 2020 (new) 67 - 71 dB
6. Volvo S90/V90 2020 (new) 67 - 72 dB
7. Audi A4 2019 (new) 67 - 72 dB
8. Jaguar XE 2019 67 - 75 dB
9. Lexus LS 2021 (new) 68 dB
10. Genesis G80 2021 (new) 68 - 70 dB
11. ALPINA B5/B7/B9/B10/D5/D10 (5-series) 2020 68 - 73 dB
12. Genesis G70 2021 (new) 69 dB
13. ALPINA B3/B6/B8/C1/D3 (3-series) 2024 (new) ?

Weight/towing

Empty weight (EU)

1. Jaguar XE 2019 1611 - 1779 kg
2. Genesis G70 2021 (new) 1675 - 1897 kg
3. Audi A4 2019 (new) 1490 - 1910 kg
4. Jaguar XF 2021 1735 - 1931 kg
5. ALPINA B3/B6/B8/C1/D3 (3-series) 2024 (new) 1875 - 1950 kg
6. Volvo S90/V90 2020 (new) 1764 - 2119 kg
7. ALPINA B5/B7/B9/B10/D5/D10 (5-series) 2020 2010 - 2155 kg
8. Mercedes-Benz C-class 2021 (new) 1625 - 2225 kg
9. BMW 5-series 2023 (new) 1800 - 2230 kg
10. Genesis G80 2021 (new) 1860 - 2325 kg
11. Lexus LS 2021 (new) 2260 - 2345 kg
12. Audi A8 2021 (new) 2035 - 2415 kg
13. Mercedes-Benz S-class 2020 (new) 1995 - 2650 kg

Permissible total weight

1. Mercedes-Benz S-class 2020 (new) 2675 - 3145 kg
2. Audi A8 2021 (new) 2710 - 2950 kg
3. BMW 5-series 2023 (new) 2335 - 2805 kg
4. Lexus LS 2021 (new) 2725 - 2800 kg
5. Genesis G80 2021 (new) 2380 - 2770 kg
6. Mercedes-Benz C-class 2021 (new) 2250 - 2695 kg
7. Volvo S90/V90 2020 (new) 2260 - 2620 kg
8. ALPINA B5/B7/B9/B10/D5/D10 (5-series) 2020 2520 - 2620 kg
9. Jaguar XF 2021 2290 - 2450 kg
10. Audi A4 2019 (new) 2005 - 2385 kg
11. ALPINA B3/B6/B8/C1/D3 (3-series) 2024 (new) 2340 kg
12. Genesis G70 2021 (new) 2140 - 2335 kg
13. Jaguar XE 2019 2150 - 2310 kg

Braked trailer

1. Volvo S90/V90 2020 (new) 1800 - 2400 kg
2. Audi A8 2021 (new) 2300 kg
3. Mercedes-Benz S-class 2020 (new) 2100 kg
4. BMW 5-series 2023 (new) 1800 - 2000 kg
5. Jaguar XF 2021 1900 - 2000 kg
6. ALPINA B5/B7/B9/B10/D5/D10 (5-series) 2020 2000 kg
7. Audi A4 2019 (new) 1300 - 1900 kg
8. Mercedes-Benz C-class 2021 (new) 1800 kg
9. ALPINA B3/B6/B8/C1/D3 (3-series) 2024 (new) 1800 kg
10. Jaguar XE 2019 1800 kg
11. Genesis G70 2021 (new) 1500 kg
12. Lexus LS 2021 (new) ?
13. Genesis G80 2021 (new) ?

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