Not actually hotter than other cars but it only seems that way because of how they mark the temperature gauge. You would think normal temperature would have the needle pointing right at the center of the gauge or a little below to be psychologically comforting. But on Mercedes they put 80C at the center point when the thermostat isn't full open until nearly 90C. Maybe it did back in the 60's but not now. The result being the gauge makes it appear the car is running hot when it's not. In the C300 I picked up:
I can just imagine people asking me why is the car running hot.
I can just imagine people asking me why is the car running hot.