The Mercedes-Benz Classe C is a truck of intermediate size. It belongs to the luxury cars produced by Mercedes-Benz. The first Class C, going back to 1993, was intended to replace the Mercedes 190. It was about the most accessible model until in 1998, year during which the Classe has appeared.
Mercedes Classe C is produced in the German cities of Sindelfingen and Bremen.
The first generation dated June 1st 1993 and second was assembled in March 2000. The third generation arrived in concession at the end of the month of March 2007.
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The Class C was launched in 1993 to compete with the BMW series 3 E36, as did it before the 190. The Class C, thanks to a reasonable price, was very popular, becoming quickly for Mercedes the best sale of vehicles in the whole world. This model could keep the sporting image of the 190, with smoother lines and more rounds that the other models produced by the mark at the time. This sportivity gave rise to a competition in the German championship DTM.
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The originality of this model lay mainly in the rupture of style contrasting with the preceding model. Taking again the fluid and light lines of the Class S, this Class C also knew a big hit, thus ensuring a good part of the turnover of Mercedes.
AMG proposes, for the first time on the truck, a diesel preparation posting 231ch. This small truck begins its Diesel motorization with engine TDCI (direct injection with common slope and direct injection), on a basis of a 2.2L, Mercedes markets a version 2.2L 115-116CV with a correct couple of 250Nm towards 1600trs/min, this version is known for its sobriety. and a more powerful version of the 2.2L of 143CV. then the engines TDCI 2.7L (5 cylinder on line) come and 3.2L (6 cylinder on line) from respectively 177C and 218CV.
This class C is very appraisal, it is marketed with one limps manual 6 speeds, or one limps automatic of 5 rappots.
the version and the completions are the following ones in the direction growing: classic, classic optimum, elegance, avantgarde…
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Presentation
Seven years after the output of the old model, DaimlerChrysler has advertisement the new generation of the Class C the January 18th 2007, revealed with the Motor-show of Geneva. The sales began the March 31st 2007 in all the Europe.
The new model has a design inspired of the last Classe S and some functions of the Classe CLS.
Sporting evolution
A specific version of the Class C, developed in collaboration with the preparer AMG, will be animated by atmospheric V8 of 6.2 liters providing 457 horses. It is about the driving block, modified, already present in:
- Class M (510 ch)
- Class CLS (514 ch)
- Class E (514 ch)
- Class CLK (481 ch)
- Class S (525 ch)
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