Unlike V8s, the little six has to shift a lot to get going. It's smooth and loves to rev, which it has to to move the little C230 in the manner to which I'm accustomed in my V8s. You have other options including a V8, but not on this loan car. The C230 is the car to have for running local errands and trips. The C230 is almost twice as slow on the clock, but feels as fast for fun driving around. Oddly, the C230 is so nimble and fun it feels as fast as my big V8 E430 which I clock 0-60 in 6.2 seconds, from idle, real-world. It's cute little six is no V-8 it takes a while to get started from a stop. Only happens if you rev the engine to about six grand andĭo a power drop into drive. I measured the same performance with two different samples. In real-world starts from idle, it takesġ0.2 seconds.
Earlier C230s had blown 2.3L fours, and evenĮarlier ones had un blown fours. Version with the silly blue-tinted windows. It looks like an S-Klasse if you don't have a ruler.Ī four-door with rear-wheel drive.
These little things would love days at the track. I'd be happy taking it on a long, comfortable trip, and every time I get in it I'm looking for the green flag on the track. It feels very solid, it rides very quietly with very little choppiness (as you'd expect from a much larger Mercedes), and has great agility. The C230s are very nimble, well made and wellīalanced. They drive like go-karts and are almost as quiet and comfortable as my larger cars. Was loaned a 2006 C230, via Enterprise, when I took my E430 inįor service in July and September 2006, and when I brought my SL500 in for service in March 2007.Ī fun little car to drive! Each time that I step out of my higher-end Mercedes into these economy cars I thoroughly enjoy them.
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