Sunday Drive by Hormazd Sorabjee: Dashing past the goalposts

It’s called a baby S-Class. To be likened to the flagship of the Mercedes range (and upstaging the senior E-Class in the process) is possibly the best compliment the all-new Mercedes C-class could get. But why is it more of a baby S-Class and not just a smaller E-Class? It starts with the design. The all-new W206 C-Class has scaled down, but similar proportions, to the S-class. The long bonnet, longer wheelbase (25mm more) and a distinctive ‘three-box’ shape gives the vehicle the stately demeanour of the luxurious S-Class.