if you look at it from a purely capitalist prestige classification viewpoint then ofcourse then c class caters to a higher prestige segment and competes with the bmw 3 series and the audi a4,,, but if you look at it from a personal viewpoint and consider budget and overall bang for the buck then the a3 leads the way,,, for example the new W205 c class costs around 6.9 million for a base model at shahnawaz the car might be higher on the prestige hierarchy but lacks many different things that even an a3 gets as standard such as a mouth watering 180hp engine with a 7 speed dual clutch transmission,,, i'm not sure about how much the options cost but a semi tricked out w205 should set you back atleast 8 million,,, if you're comparing it to the previous w204 then decent shahnawaz imported c180 and c200's can still range between 5 and 6 million,,, then i would definitely say that the a3 is a steal as it is a 0 meter car which has only recently begun its product lifecycle and should't be changed for atleast 3-4 years,,, then there are the jdm and ukdm imported w204's which might cost somewhere between 3 and 4 million but i would just stay clear of those for obvious reasons,,,