LEXUS IS250 vs MERCEDES C200 - Comprehensive Comparison Review

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We are back today with an awesome comparison video on two of the favourites from both sides of the globe!
Lexus's most popular sedan - the IS250 and the most popular sedan by far (here in Australia anyways) - the Mercedes C Class.
We go into full detail and compare the aesthetics, the interiors - back seats and all, we take them for a drive to see which drives better and even have a special 0-50klms-0 test as well!
We hope you enjoy this one guys an if you did be sure to subscribe because we have plenty coming out!!
With creators such as Mat Watson from Carwow, Tom from Chasing Cars, Savagegeese, TheStraightPipes and Throttle House, Kirk Kreifels, savagegeese, Redline Reviews, Alex on Autos, ExoticCar PlayPlace and Car Confections reviewing these cars, we are here to provide a fresh Aussie perspective from Sunny Gold Coast! Join us with manufacturers such as the Lexus, Mercedes, Audi, BMW and many more to see what to expect from these awesome built cars!
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0:00 - Intro
2:09 - Exterior Comparison and Dimensions
3:38 - Lexus IS250 - Interior and Head room
4:22 - Lexus IS250 - Back Seats
4:41 - Mercedes C200 - Back Seats
5:00 - Mercedes C200 - Interior and Head room
5:34 - Sergs Rants
6:31 - Mercedes C200 - Interior
7:36 - Lexus - Interior
8:21 - Mercedes Benz - Drive
13:48 - Lexus IS250 - Drive
19:25 - Which one should you buy
20:47 - 0-50klms-0 Test

[@dru8705]

Lexus all the way 👌🏻

[@SergCarReviews]

Haha you and me both Andrew!! And thank you so much for watching mate 😄

[@AndyGrouch]

Every one always say that German's are better cars but they still would rather buy Lexus.

[@SergCarReviews]

Haha you're not wrong! Thanks so much for watching!

[@abdulelahalansari6485]

Lexus is always more reliable.. And resale value lexus is better.. Can last u at least 10 years... Ilove is new shape

[@SergCarReviews]

Very true!! Me too! Have you seen the video where I compare both?

[@larkt6693]

10 plus years ..with nothing mechanically breaking .. the reliability is immortal 😊

[@jbm0866]

Yes, do this same comparo in 10 years (assuming the Merc isn't still in the shop for something) and see who the clear winner is.

[@dragospahontu]

Out of the two, definitely the Lexus for me.

[@SergCarReviews]

Dragos! Mate welcome back mate! How have you been?? 😄

[@dragospahontu]

@@SergCarReviews I'm good thanks!

[@Driving_Somewhere]

Mercedes interior and exterior is just like an S-class...but a true luxury car has min 6 cylinders...no matter fast or slow.... =) Lexus wins

[@SergCarReviews]

Haha it is sort of... I've been in both and yes the C Class looks like the S Class but the materials and overall quality of the build in the C Class is no where near the S Class. It just sort of feels cheap... But yes 6 cylinders is always a winner!! 😂

[@zraudiovlogs7044]

The V6 Lexus sounds soo much better than the Mercedes 4 cylinder

[@SergCarReviews]

Literally! Not a big fan of the engine note on the c200 or c250's! It can come across as too loud for a non performance car!

[@mrwaeta1]

@@SergCarReviews lol , dude i buy a car because of the engine noise

[@SergCarReviews]

@@mrwaeta1 Haha I just re-read my comment and I didn't write it correctly. The tone of the V6 in the Lexus and noise is amazing. The tone of the 4 cylinder in the Merc is piercing and an overall very average note and loud in the sense that its almost piercing note. Some love it but I prefer the note of a V6 😄 Thank so much for watching mate!

[@sargon80]

Id take a mechanical park break over an electric one any day. Love your videos bro.

[@SergCarReviews]

Thank you so much bro 😊 Really appreciate you man 😄

[@psjpnhh8]

I love my 2010 Lexus is250! I'm not a big car guy at all, but it's by far the best car I've ever driven. I didn't even know I bought my dream car when I got it lol.

[@SergCarReviews]

Haha mate that's awesome! It's like that!! The longer you keep it the more you like it 😀

[@Marcoshary]

Good to hear that 😃

[@lexusbruh904]

Nice review 👌 👏 👍

[@SergCarReviews]

Hey mate! Thanks so much for watching!! See you on the next one 😄😄

[@Marcoshary]

Hey Serg. Do you still recommend the IS250? Do you think the power is good enough? What about gas mileage? Decent? There's one where I live, 2p14 F-Sport, which is in great shape and very well taken care of.

[@jbm0866]

I don't have one but an ex girlfriend had a 2012 model IS 250 and I can say this..comfortable, quiet, decent handling and great brakes, doesn't break down (for anything major) but gets abysmal gas mileage if the majority of your driving is city stop and go. Oh, and a neighbor who used to be a Toyota tech for about 10 years before switching careers to insurance told me those V6 engines won't destroy themselves if you run regular gas instead of premium, (ECU compensates) but you may get even worse gas mileage so it's not really saving much money. So that's it, gas mileage is the only con I can think of really, but that's only because you'd expect a compact car that doesn't have gobs of power (it's enough, just barely) to get at least 22 mpg city, but the IS 250 struggles to get 18-19 mpg. Highway is decent though, we got like 33 mpg once on a 300+ mile road trip that didn't require many hill climbs and traffic cops were out in force (holiday) meaning I just set the cruise for 2mph above the limit so I didn't have to worry about getting a ticket.

[@Marcoshary]

@@jbm0866 Hey, thank you so much for your review and information, it was really useful. Yep, that's exactly the situation I'd be using it like, 95% of the time, stop and go city situations. And the traffic in my city hasn't been good. Overall it"matches" all the information I have it the car. I gotta decide. Lol Thanks again

[@jbm0866]

@@Marcoshary I'd still say if you can grab a second gen (3rd and 4th still too expensive used) with decent mileage (with these things 100k is more like 30-40k on other cars) for $10-$11k you'd still come out ahead versus buying a car for twice that amount that gets better gas mileage. The money you save buying an older car plus the peace of mind it likely wont break down makes them worth it imo.

[@Marcoshary]

@@jbm0866 Lexus didn't do much marketing so, they never sold too much in my country(different of Toyota that sells a lot here), and the IS specifically, sold very little and only between 2012(IS300) and 2014(IS250) and only very few units(100 for the IS250) so, they're really rare here, differently than to the US and Canada. But I found this one (2014 IS250) in excellent shape, very well taken care of, I test drove it and it's very nice, really in very good condition. So, If I really want an IS in my county, I gotta go for this one in specific or forget it. So, I'm deciding. But thanks 😀

[@SergCarReviews]

Hey Marcos, how did you go??

[@2bunphettered788]

Serg rants!! 😁😁👍

[@SergCarReviews]

It's become one of my favourites now 😂

[@richardx4456]

hi serg, can you please do a review on vf sv6? thank you :)

[@SergCarReviews]

Hey Richard, firstly thank you so much for watching! And mate absolutely! Not sure when but 😄 It's a shame because I've driven 100's of VF's in my time but that was before I started doing KZbin! The amount of videos I could've had I don't even want to think about it 😂

[@richardx4456]

@@SergCarReviews thanks Serg :) I think lexus is prob a better than SV6, but you paying premium for it, what would you recommend a sport sedan in Aus? thanks

[@SergCarReviews]

@@richardx4456 I guess it depends how much you have to spend?

[@SergCarReviews]

You're welcome to message me on instagram as well happy to help out :)

[@lpsoldierPZ]

What about the reliability 😂 these are not new cars! I recently switched from 4-cylinder turbo Audi to V6 IS and it feels 10 times better! I don't give a f which one is faster but the V6 feels way better! And I would prefer ventilated and heated seats + the better sound system+ the standard keyless entry than blind spot monitors and stupid auto hold, any day of the week!!!

[@SergCarReviews]

Congrats on getting a Lexus! They are absolutely awesome!! And you're soo right the V6 is just a beautiful engine 👌

[@lpsoldierPZ]

@@SergCarReviews additionally, the Lexus V6 is so smooth, so quiet, and well-balanced that when idle or you are just cruising, almost feels like it's electric :D I drove the Audi a couple of times after I got the Lexus and this 4-cylinder turbo petrol engine in very good condition started to feel to me like it is a diesel - the noise, the vibrations... Engine-wise, it's just not a competition!

[@SergCarReviews]

@@lpsoldierPZ Mate, not just the Audi, the Mercedes 4 cylinder turbo is much the same, maybe even louder! Congrats again mate! Feel free to send me some pics of your new beast on insta or fb - @sergcarreviews 😊

[@lpsoldierPZ]

@@SergCarReviews Yeah, exactly the point! I'm comparing it with an Audi and it's a huge difference! Can't imagine a comparison with a lesser car - like a Civic or VW Golf or Skoda or whatever! :D

[@MohamedQureshi]

What do you think of the reliability of the Mercedes C400?

[@Axxetto]

Its..not that good, but not that bad. As long as you do your maintenance. Its not like a Lexus, if you drive normally the c400 is fine, but if you beat at it and floor it alot it will break down super easy. The lexus can take a beating any day.

[@SergCarReviews]

Hey Mohamed, Thank you so much for watching! I haven't driven a C400 and don't know too much about them, so I can't really answer that for you. Thank you again for watching!! 😄😄😄

[@sandilemajiya7831]

They are both luxurious to me

[@SergCarReviews]

Sandile! Welcome back mate and thank you so much for watching :D! And very true!!

[@sandilemajiya7831]

@@SergCarReviews thank you 🙏🙏🙏

[@asadb1990]

Its not even a comparison, lexus 10-15 year old are still driving around town and have decent resale. Mercedes of a similar era never make it that far

[@jbm0866]

I know this video is a year old now and a dozen people probably beat me to it, but nevertheless...the little thing at the end was worthless🙈🙈 The only way to make that fair is to have both keep a constant speed (by gps to eliminate speedo variances) and then set up cones as the braking point. If the Merc gets up to the set speed quicker than the Lexus then of course you'll start braking earlier and it wins lol. Lexus (and particularly the IS) are known for good brakes...I'm sure in such a test (if done fairly) it would at least match the Merc if not beat it, and that in spite of being the heavier car.

[@SergCarReviews]

That was the whole idea to see which one would accelerate and brake the quickest. Definitely pointless if anyone's actually considering buying either car but fun to see which one would win 😂

[@joelallen7]

Compare the Mercedes to 2016 Lexus is200t, not 2015 Lexus vs 2016 Mercedes

[@SergCarReviews]

Hey mate! The Mercedes did come out in 2014 so for 2 years it was still competing with the IS250. You could definitely do another review with the IS200t with the C Class! Thank you so much for watching 😄😄😄!!

[@A7llaman]

Lexus Better Quality

[@SergCarReviews]

They're too good 😄

[@N1CoN33]

Some of the so called safety features on the C250 are downright dangerous, in particular the emergency braking which is not consistent and can jam the brakes on full when you don't need it increasing the chances of a rear ender 100%. Apart from that the infotainment is absolute, overcomplicated rubbish and about 2 times out of 10 won't even connect to my phone. Don't get me started on what sort of moron puts a gear selection lever where indicators or wipers usually go! We've owned a lot of mercs over the last 30 years and the build quality has markedly reduced, sadly we probably won't own a Merc again

[@SergCarReviews]

Hey mate! Sorry to hear with your struggles! Yes there build quality has come down a lot from the old ones! I know I had a few of them! Are you looking replacing with a Lexus?

[@sizif717]

Please, stop,talking about that keyless entry as an essential feature, it is just a gimmick. It has nothing to do with the real qualities and the useful amenities of the car.

[@SergCarReviews]

Hey mate! Thank you so much for watching! And as someone who now doesn't have keyless start and not even central locking, it is a great feature to say the least 😂! Anyways it is always good to mention in a comprehensive review 😊 Thank you again for watching! 😄😄😄

[@suleimanmuhammedhady1198]

I will always pick the Merc safety matters a lot to me plus for quick speed I love it. I feel Lexus is just a wanna be car.

[@SergCarReviews]

Thanks so much for watching Suleiman!

[@e70_x5_guy4]

Mercedes’ for sure

[@SergCarReviews]

How come?? And appreciate you mate for watching 😄

[@e70_x5_guy4]

@@SergCarReviews I have a little more of a soft spot for the German cars, and I like the cleaner styling and better tech. Both are nice cars though

[@SergCarReviews]

@@e70_x5_guy4 Yeah I hear you! The infotainment is miles better in the Mercedes and the styling is just so beautiful too!

[@yes8032]

Mercedes definitely

[@SergCarReviews]

George!! You're back mate! Tell me why the Mercedes??

[@yes8032]

@@SergCarReviews i really like Mercedes operating especially stuff to do with its infotainment system and driving

[@SergCarReviews]

@@yes8032 I hear you! And you're so right the infotainment is miles better!

[@yes8032]

@@SergCarReviews facts 👍🏾

[@e70_x5_guy4]

Agreed, Mercedes

[@georginikolov1141]

I have lexus but is damn ugly next to the merc

[@SergCarReviews]

😂 Thanks so much for watching mate!!