“The S-Class style cabin is another big point in the [Mercedes] C-Class’s favour – it’s striking to look at, the tech works well, and it feels almost as upmarket as the bigger car too.”
However, whilst the C-Class came top, it was criticised for being expensive to run, having bigger wheels that had a negative impact on ride comfort and a smaller boot that rivals from the likes of BMW.
Coming behind in second and third were the E-Class (£55,250) and EQA SUV (£48,890) respectively. The E-Class was described as “one of the best examples of just what Mercedes can do”.
Whilst the President has put most countries back onto the base tariff level of 10 percent, this still leaves manufacturers with a difficult balance to strike.
One potential ramification of the tariffs could be that the prices of new cars in the UK rise as the cost of the tariffs are passed down to consumers, reported the Express.
President of the AA, Edmund King OBE, explained: "Car manufacturers dependent on a high proportion of sales in the United States will be hardest hit and will lose sales.
“Whether their loss of sales in the USA will increase the costs of vehicles in the UK may well depend on the competition for sales in the particular car segment market in the UK. The UK car market is already pretty competitive on price, so big hikes in prices could be counterproductive.”