Mercedes Cars To Get 5 Percent Price Hike In April: S-Class, C-Class, E-Class And EQS EV Among Models Affected

Published March 10, 2023
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The European carmaker’s lineup in India will go up by Rs two lakh to Rs 12 lakh, depending on the model and variant

Mercedes Cars To Get 5 Percent Price Hike In April: S-Class, C-Class, highlights

Luxury carmaker Mercedes Benz has announced a price hike that’ll come into effect on April 1, 2023. It affects most of the models and variants in the carmaker’s lineup, making them more expensive by around five per cent, or a minimum of Rs two lakh to a whopping Rs 12 lakh over the previous ex-showroom prices.

The price correction affects the A-Class, C-Class, E-Class and S-Class sedans; GLA, GLE and GLS SUVs and EQS EV.

Mercedes cars price in 2023

Model name	Variant	Older price	New 2023 Price	Difference
Sedans
A-Class sedan	A 200	Rs 42 lakh	Rs 44 lakh	Rs 2 lakh
A-Class sedan	A 220d	Rs 44 lakh	Rs 46 lakh	Rs 2 lakh
C-Class sedan	C 200	Rs 57.50 lakh	Rs 60 lakh	Rs 2.5 lakh
C-Class sedan	C 220d	Rs 58.50 lakh	Rs 61 lakh	Rs 2.5 lakh
E-Class sedan	E 200	Rs 72.5 lakh	Rs 76 lakh	Rs 3.5 lakh
E-Class sedan	E 220d	Rs 73.5 lakh	Rs 77 lakh	Rs 3.5 lakh
S-Class sedan	S 350d	Rs 1.65 crore	Rs 1.71 crore	Rs 6 lakh
S-Class sedan	S 450 4Matic	Rs 1.73 crore	Rs 1.80 crore	Rs 7 lakh
Maybach S-Class	S 580	Rs 2.57 crore	Rs 2.69 crore	Rs 12 lakh
EQS electric sedan	EQS 580	Rs 1.55 crore	Rs 1.59 crore	Rs 4 lakh
SUVs
GLA SUV	GLA 200	Rs 46.50 lakh	Rs 48.50 lakh	Rs 2 lakh
GLA SUV	GLA 220d	Rs 48 lakh	Rs 50 lakh	Rs 2 lakh
GLE SUV	GLE 300d 4Matic	Rs 88 lakh	Rs 90 lakh	Rs 2 lakh
GLE SUV	GLE 400d 4Matic	Rs 1.05 crore	Rs 1.08 crore	Rs 3 lakh
GLS SUV	GLS 400d 4Matic	Rs 1.19 crore	Rs 1.29 crore	Rs 10 lakh

Key takeaways:

Mercedes Cars To Get 5 Percent Price Hike In April: S-Class, C-Class, details

Entry-level cars get the smallest hike: The GLA SUV and A-Class sedan get the smallest hike which still amounts to Rs two lakh.

Mercedes Cars To Get 5 Percent Price Hike In April: S-Class, C-Class, overview

Popular sedans: The C-Class is pricier by Rs 2.5 lakh, but its top-spec C 300d variant still costs Rs 63 lakh. Similarly, all E-Class variants get a Rs 3.5-lakh hike, except the range-topping E 350d trim level, which remains at Rs 87.5 lakh.
Steepest hike: The Maybach S-Class, being the most expensive car on this list, also gets the maximum hike, a whopping Rs 12 lakh.

Mercedes Cars To Get 5 Percent Price Hike In April: S-Class, C-Class, gallery

GLS SUV: The GLS SUV closely follows the Maybach with an eye-watering increase of Rs 10 lakh. That said, its GLS 450 and Maybach GLS 600 variants haven’t seen a price hike.

Mercedes Cars To Get 5 Percent Price Hike In April: S-Class, C-Class, showcase

EV prices: The Mercedes EQS 580 is the only EV to get a price hike, becoming Rs four lakh more expensive. Its top-spec AMG EQS 53 variant, as well as the EQC and EQB electric SUVs, are unaffected by the hike.

Reason for price hike

Mercedes cites a skewed exchange rate (read falling rupee, compared with the Euro) as the reason behind the price correction. This is the second price hike from the carmaker in 2023; a similar hike of up to 5 per cent came about in January 2023.

All prices are ex-showroom, pan-India