2005 mercedes benz c230 kompressor sport sedan specs

2005 MERCEDES BENZ C230 KOMPRESSOR SPORT SEDAN SPECS DRIVERS
2005 MERCEDES BENZ C230 KOMPRESSOR SPORT SEDAN SPECS PLUS

Beyond 5000 rpm, the racket becomes downright intrusive and, at one frequency, actually sets the sun visors to buzzing like a pair of deranged June bugs. Although the Kompressor doesn't sound as tractorish as it does in the SLK, it still emits a coarse, gruff, low-pitched grumbling that is far from satisfying. There is, however, a downside to this newfound thrust. The engine pulls eagerly from 2500 to 4800 rpm, through which range it produces peak torque, and the five-speed automatic clicks off flawlessly smooth wide-open-throttle upshifts. In fact, the car is only 0.4 second slower to 60 mph than an SLK roadster, and-holy smokes-is 0.3 quicker to 60 than the last C280 V-6 we tested. Sixty mph now looms large in only 7.6 seconds, a 1.2-second improvement over the last four-cylinder C-class we tested, a 1994 C220, and a margin the C230K maintains throughout the quarter-mile. Is the C230K ballsier than the sedan it replaces? You bet your polished wingtips.

2005 MERCEDES BENZ C230 KOMPRESSOR SPORT SEDAN SPECS PLUS

That trim, plus the gray seats and black dash, comprise an interior more austere than Henry Hyde's shoes.īut forget about that. Our test car was fitted with the optional $890 Sport package-16-inch Continental ContiSport Contacts (which sounds like a rough Euro iteration of croquet that requires helmets), beautiful six-spoke alloy wheels, more aggressive seat bolsters, firmer suspension calibrations, and a load of faux carbon-fiber trim scattered around the cockpit.

2005 MERCEDES BENZ C230 KOMPRESSOR SPORT SEDAN SPECS DRIVERS

The base C230K ($31,795) now also includes standard-equipment traction control (previously a $990 option), leather seating inserts, and brake assist (which helps timid drivers summon ABS during emergencies in the Big K's parking lot). This year, the four is intercooled and supercharged-the 'K' stands for Kompressor-raising its output from 1998's 148 hp (and 162 pound-feet of torque) to 1999's 185 hp (and 200 lb-ft). And there's the base car depicted here, with a DOHC 2.3-liter four-banger. There's the over-the-top C43 AMG, producing 302 horsepower and costing, ahem, $54,651. Mercedes-Benz currently offers three C-class sedans. When the salesman first saw our C230K, he said, 'Hey, look, it's the little K,' not to be confused with the Big K, which has something to do with a Kmart marketing scheme. Get it? Neither did we, but we think he's referring to the C-class's styling or its age or both. 'One's a roadster, the other's a toaster.' This caused him to bend double in a fit of laughter. What do a cherry-red SLK230 and a base C-class sedan have in common?' asked an Acura salesman in Ohio. From the March 1999 issue of Car and Driver.

2005 mercedes benz c230 kompressor sport sedan specs