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Avantgarde trims has been introduced for choice since the W204 C class and now the W205 range. It has also started for the W213 E class. In terms of design, the most obvious difference is the grille design. The Avantgarde has become a popular choice among recent Mercedes Benz cars buyers, offered on top of the once default and familiar Elegance front face. Currently only the C and E class offer such trim choices. Avantgarde front grille. Front grille is mostly focused on the big tri-star logo in the middle of the grille. Background design is normally the double wings design and recently the more beautifully designed diamond grille. It is also featured in all the AMG range models, except the S class AMG models, e.g. S63, S65. The grandfather of the Avantgarde grille is probably started from the gullwing 300SL. Elegance The most familiar front face throughout Mercedes Benz history, spanning to most of its sedan range for the past decades. This familiar face gives an identity to the brand, unmistakably a Mercedes Benz, with a car of such a front. It's design is basically a grille crossed horizontally with slim chromed wings, and a centered lined chrome to make the grille look symmetrical, simple and elegant. The top if the chrome rimmed grille finishes with a small mercedes Benz classic logo,... ... and a protruding tri start ornament. These has become a classic design language for many Mercedes Benz models for decades. W204 C class W205 C class W213 E class With the emergence of the Avantgarde grille design for more and more Mercedes Benz models, and gaining popularity among buyers, would the Elegance be pharsed out in the near future for all Mercedes Benz cars? Which do you prefer?

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Registration : Nov 2009 Mileage = 20K OMV = $33K + COE = $18K + Colour = Anthracite grey Stock with small additions= DRL , Sports pedals , window deflectors, front and rear mud flaps, rims changed to Skoda VRS rims . Well maintained. Please feel free to PM Thank you.

Hey need some advice on where best to send a Merc E240 for servicing (warranty ended liao). Car's about five years old i think. Reliability is crucial. Price of course is a huge factor as well. C&C is expensive and occasionally annoying.

Believe this has been asked before, could not find on the resource. can anyone enlighten me on the difference between Elegance, GLi, Xli (might have got it wrong), Ambiente, Classic, RS (of course the Turbo version)

Anyone else noticed the default Elegance wheels rather difficult to keep clean? I mean, when they nice and shiny, they're quite OK to look at, but with 13 small little holes and spikes around them, I'm finding them difficult to maintain... What might be a good and not too expensive option? Currently, my E is on the default 225/55/R16 Elegance. Thinking of going up modestly to 17" as I don't intend to change the shock and springs, and would not like too harsh a ride. I heard Brabus tends to be heavier. Is that true? I was looking at Brabus Monoblock IV. Suggestions? Where best to view Merc's Rims? Thanks.

Was told by CA that they will not be bringing in the Classic & Elegance Octavia in the future. The Elegance will be replaced by the RS and the Classic ??? . I won't be surprised if they stop importing the current 68bhp Fabias in favor of the 75bhp or 100bhp ones if the transfer price is right. They may even stop importing the manual Octavias for the Ambiente like they did with their VW cars. Doesn't make sense to stock too many variants? I for one would like to see them bringing in the wagons.