Maximum engine speed is only 5800 rpm, but the supercharger and 10.4:1 compression ratio yield a broad torque plateau, generating 200 foot-pounds of torque from 2500 rpm to 4800 rpm.
The 2.3-liter engine produces an impressive 185 horsepower at 5300 rpm. The crankshaft-driven supercharger compresses intake air that is then cooled by an intercooler packing the engine with a dense charge. The C230 Kompressor is powered by the same double overhead cam, 16-valve inline-4 that goes under the hood of the SLK roadster. (All prices include $595 destination charge.) Three C-Class models consist of the $31,795 C230 Kompressor reviewed here, the V6-powered $36,195 C280, and the limited-production, ultra-performance $53,595 C43. There is no doubt the C-Class sedan is a Mercedes-Benz, from its unmistakable profile to its three-pointed hood ornament to the latest iteration of the traditional Mercedes grille. WalkaroundĬ-Class sedans are the smallest of the three classes of Mercedes-Benz sedans, which includes the larger E-Class and patrician S-Class. The only reason to pass on this package is its slightly firmer ride, but we found the optional sport-tuned suspension pleasantly firm. It not only sharpens the handling of the C230 Kompressor but also gives the junior Mercedes four-door a slightly naughty track-ready look. Our car was equipped with the Sport Package, a remarkable bargain at only $890. That may not be as quick as the limited-production V8-powered C43 performance sedan that tops the C-Class line-up, but it is quick and the C230 Kompressor is much more accessible with a base price not far over 30 grand.
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Anyone driving last year’s C230 would quickly find out, however, as the 1999 C230 Kompressor scampers from rest to 60 mph in a factory-claimed 8.1 seconds, a full two seconds faster than the older model. Mercedes renames the C230 in honor of the sports car’s engine, appending “Kompressor” – German for supercharger – to the alphanumeric, adding a shiny badge to the trunklid to make sure everyone knows.
Stir in the Sport option package, and the solid but stolid C230 becomes a sport compact with a 0-60 mph acceleration time only a tick slower than its V6-powered C280 sibling. Installing a sports car engine in a sedan often results in an unhappy combination, but when Mercedes-Benz took the engine from the SLK230 and dropped it in the C-Class, it added wings to the heels of its entry-level sedan.
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