Have you all seen the new Mercedes C-class coupe? It's got a 2.3 inline 4 with the "Kompressor" belt driven supercharger that puts out 192 HP with 300 ft lbs torque. It comes with a 6 speed standard. A review I read said it does a sub 8 second 0-60.

There is an option where you can have the whole roof be one continuous peice of glass. It's a hatchback too. It has a lot of nicities standard.

The rear of the car looks like a Saab or old Nissan Pulsar to me. And I think it looks kind of girlish all around.

It starts at around 26K and goes up to around 30K I think.

Mercedes finally found a car to compete with the 3 series and Lexus's. I'd give it a test drive, but there are a lot of other cars I'd rather own.

http://www.c-coupe.com/

 

I entered to win one yay...

 

the front grill ROCKS, the dash is to die for..... but the rest is pure cheese. The back looks like a sunfire or something. The cloth seats (as shown in those pics) are the nastiest display I've ever seen from Merc.

Maybe they *feel* more quality than they look.

 

well the C-Class is benz's 'cheapest' line of cars..

and i hate how the c-coupe looks. the rear is worst, UCK. worse than our maximas :^X

 

Does it really have 300 lbs ft. of torque?
I figured it'd be more like 200 or so.

 

The one thing I like about the rear is the CRX style hatch.

 

yeah, its only 200lbs of torque. i like the design alot and the 6 speed manual aspect... its about time mercedes came out with a manual. i wouldnt buy it unless it came out with a 320 v6 superchaged amg. that would be pretty fast...

 

I drove one a couple of days ago. We had one at the office for us to test drive(I work for a TV stattion). I was not impressed! The car itself looks sporty but it lacked power. Im used to my 6 cylinder MAXIMA. This MB was sluggish. It did not have the PUNCH that i expected from a supercharged engine.

 

What an ugly car.

but...

All I want to do is to thank you even though I don't know who you are

God, what year was that song from?

 

i saw a black one today..it doesn't look bad at all...

 

I drove one at the MB Powerdrive event. It was okay, interior was kind of cramped and the powertrain was not that smooth. But handling was very nimble, approximately on par with the C-class sedan, which itself handles very very well.


The interior is pretty much identical to the C-class sedan. It is an interesting coupe, but not worth it for the cost.

 

I'm actually over in London right now and have seen a couple of the C coupes in person. They look ok, I'm not a big fan of the styling in the rear. The new M3 convertible will make your jaw drop for an hour.