![]() ![]() It came in both gasoline and diesel-fueled versions, though it was a bit less powerful than its sedan predecessors. This car was not available in the United States, which explains why it is so difficult to drudge up information on it, but basically it was the same as the sedan, but featured five doors (counting the one in back). While it shared the same trim-type as the sedan, but the AMG-tuned version was a bit different. Interestingly, the ‘T’ in T-model stood for ‘tourenwagen’, and that is what it was referred to inside the wall of the company, but it caught on a bit during off hours as well. 1996 C-Class 5-Door Station Wagon (aka The T-Model) The 5-speed automatic offered 302 hp and had 302 lb.-ft of torque, making it quite the surprise indeed. Soon, what started out as a compact luxury sedan soon earned the privilege of getting a new, larger engine that offered much more comparable power than its ancestor before it. ![]() As their popularity rose, the factory upgrades and new, similar models came out to mimic them, like the S-Class and the CLK. Those who fell in love with it seemed to prefer the C63 M3 model because they were not only drivable, but they had a luxurious feel to them as well. This car type was actually a fairly new styling concept in 1998, and BMW had pretty much cornered the market on them, according to TopSpeed. The first AMG-tuned Mercedes on our list is the C43 sedan, which was referred to as an entry-level luxury sedan. Someone out there liked it, but it just wasn’t so at our home. The reason it made our list at all is because it seemed to sell quite well, but only for a short period of time. To me, it was sluggish to drive and the gears were jerky and awkward.Īll I can say is that Mercedes-Benz has seen better days. Now, to speak of the mechanics of the car, it had a super-charged 2.3 liter 4-cylinder and a six-speed manual transmission. ![]() As a matter of fact, it’s altogether too ‘bubble-like’, for lack of a better term. I’ll begin my critique by saying this little car IS a zippy one, but it’s certainly not sporty. So, at number twenty is the 2003 C230 Kompressor Hatchback Sport Coupe. At one time we owned this exact model car, and it simply wasn’t anything to brag about other than it looked a little cool, and it had a Mercedes emblem on it.ĭuring my research on this topic I found that it was not only on list of the best C-Classes, but it was higher than I was willing to put it. 2003 C230 Kompressor Hatchback Sport Coupeįirst off, I should admit that I chose this model for the number twenty position strictly out of prejudice. Below is our take on this very topic:Ģ0.1 You can also read: 20. So, grab a beverage, maybe a snack, as well, and sit back. Here are the results, compiled in a list from least greatest to greatest, numbered 20 to 1. Maybe you haven’t just sat around, wondering what the best C-Class models are, but the question has been on our minds, so we decided to figure it out. But of all the models in the C-Class line produced by Mercedes, there some that were and are, just better than others. It was, in turn, replaced with the new C-Class Coupe in 2012. This model was eventually renamed the Mercedes-Benz CLC-Class (which went out of production in 2011). In 2000 Mercedes released the C-Class line’s fastback Coupe (aka SportCoupe), which they basically redesigned in 2000. Generation three was released in 2007, while the fourth came out in 2014. The second generation came in July of 2000, including the addition of the 4Matic (a four-wheel-drive equipment option) in 2002. Technically considered a replacement for the 190, they were the smallest cars in the Mercedes lineup until the A-Class was introduced in 1997.Ĭonsidered to be compact executive cars, C-Class released its first generation in June of 1993, a sedan, and then a station wagon version in 1996, but later the coupe, and cabriolet versions were added. Primarily manufactured in Mercedes-Benz factories located Sindelfingen, Germany and Bremen, Germany, the C-Class models were brought into the public eye by Daimier AG in 1993. ![]()
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