W205L Long Wheel Base

[KillerHERTZ]

60mm Longer for the Chinese market.

 

[Red C220]

They do a lot of midsize cars like this in China.

Audi do an A4L and A6L

BMW do 5 series L

It was something I noticed last time I was in Shanghai.

 

[theogeor]

Not sure what is the obsession with LWB small cars.. Yes they do have tax/cost challenges but for sure a C LWB does not sound right to me.. Even the E LWB is questionable

Theo

 

[coalville126]

Believe it or not, even small saloons might be chauffeur driven in China, hence the demand for cars with decent rear legroom.

 

[gaz_l]

Smart For2L?

Cheers,

Gaz

 

[Watchcame430]

April fools?

 

[markjay]

The Skoda Superb was rather successful?

 

[grober]

Lets get this in perspective- 60mm is a couple of inches- not exactly a stretch limo then. Undoubtedly the extra wheelbase will give an improved ride- assuming the rear suspension is recalibrated [ and I do wonder whether they bothered ] and an extra welcome bit of legroom for the rear passengers. If you assume the target market for the C class in the UK is the business user thrashing up and down the motorway single handed and in China the car may be carrying 2+ passengers as a limo or taxi perhaps makes a lot more sense. The VW Passat in the states has a longer wheel base and their HONDA Accord is an entirely bigger car than the European version ----altho I think that has more to do with a size of the average American than number of passengers envisioned.

 

[V12]

60mm is very welcome. I can't sit a toddler in a car seat behind me in a C class but 60mm may make it just doable.

Regarding the better ride, in theory that's true, it should be better but in practise there is no perceivable difference between a W220 SWB and W220 LWB.

 

[KillerHERTZ]

 

[V12]

Lwb and a proper grille...why can't we have the Chinese versions of the cars!

 

[Watchcame430]

The grill looks like it has had botox injections!