Has Mercedes’ New Entry-Level C 300 Electric Just Made The C 400 Redundant?

Mercedes debuts new entry-level C 300 electric with 416 hp instead of C 400’s 483 hp. Zero to 62 mph takes 4.5 seconds, and range falls from 473 to 429 miles. C300 is $5,500 cheaper in Germany, but even more affordable RWD models land soon. Mercedes pulled the covers off its first-ever electric C-Class sedan back in April, but so far we’ve only seen one flavor. That was the C 400 4Matic electric, a bi-motor, all-wheel-drive version of the compact luxury car. Now it’s joined by a more affordable C 300, but the specs are so close it feels like one of those cars is pointless. But which one? var…

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