The BMW 3 Collection and Mercedes-Benz C-Class have in all probability the longest working sedan rivalry within the enterprise. They’ve been going at it for many years, attempting to one-up one another within the premium sport sedan section. Audi has tagged alongside as effectively, with the A4, and has type of turn into the third wheel within the struggle. Now that every one three manufacturers’ vehicles have been both facelifted—or are solely new—Throttle Home acquired them collectively for a three-way comparability, to see which is finest.
On this video, the BMW 3 Collection LCI facelift took on the brand-new Mercedes-Benz C-Class, and facelifted Audi A4. All three vehicles have been in related specs; 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engines, automated transmissions, and all-wheel drive. All of them even make related energy. Each the BMW 330i and Mercedes C300 make an identical energy figures: 255 horsepower and 295 lb-ft of torque. Whereas the Audi A4 is the outlier, with 261 horsepower and 273 lb-ft. So it was a fairly even struggle, which allowed for an excellent check. However which one received?
It’s really fairly tough to resolve. Every automobile has its personal causes for selecting it they usually’re all fairly totally different. As at all times, the BMW 3 Collection is the sporty one. It’s the automobile that that also looks like a sport sedan, with the sharpest steering, essentially the most playful chassis, and essentially the most thrilling dynamics. It additionally appears to have the very best journey/dealing with steadiness of the three. Nevertheless, its inside is boring and so are its exterior seems to be.
Whereas the Mercedes C-Class is the looker of the bunch. Whereas its exterior isn’t actually any totally different from different Mercedes merchandise, it’s nonetheless an excellent trying automobile and its inside is fabulous to have a look at. There’s nightclub-esque ambient lighting, a improbable dashboard design, and a steering wheel that feels costly. Its tech can be a bit nicer to make use of and take a look at than BMW’s iDrive 8. Though, in relation to ease-of-use, the Audi’s tech is by far and away the very best.
The Audi A4’s tech—with its Digital Cockpit and bodily local weather buttons—is the simplest to stay with. You’re feeling proper at house, straight away. However it’s additionally a bit uninteresting to drive and uninteresting to have a look at. It’s an amazing automobile for the on a regular basis commuter however doesn’t precisely excite in any approach.
So which automobile is the very best of the three? That’s a tricky one to resolve and also you’re going to have to observe the video to search out out.
