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Mercedes-Benz has launched a new “C-Class” sedan, due to go on sale early this year, with more leg room and a lighter frame than its predecessors. Meanwhile, Jaguar Land Rover is marketing a sporty Jaguar F-type Coupe, comparing it with an “archetypal British villain”, who is apparently full of “drive and arrogance”.