MERCEDES-BENZ C-klasse · C 230 Esprit · Sedan · 1996 ‐ 1997

Type of autos C-klasse, modification C 230 Esprit began manufacture by Mercedes-Benz from 1996 and terminated in 1997. This car has 4 doors, the body chassis is shaped like a sedan, weight 1.3 tons and length 4.5 meters, which can seat 5 people in sum.

«C-klasse C 230 Esprit» vehicle with a 5-speed automatic gear shift is fitted to the rear wheels. This auto can be accelerated for 10.6 s to 100 km/h, with a max speed of 207 km/h, thanks to a 4-cylinders petrol motor with a «multipoint injection fuel system», which generate a maximum output of 150 hp at 5400 rpm.

Fuel tank volume of this auto is 62 l of petrol, thereby when intermediate fuel consumption is 9.6 liters per 100 km (7.3 l on the track, 13.5 l in the urban), what allows drive roughly 646 kilometers unrefueled.

The forward wheels of this car have ventilated disks brakes and fixed to the undercarriage by dint of suspension «Double wishbone, independent, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Back wheels have disks brakes and fixed to the body chassis through suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Tires have the next size - 195/65VR15.

According to the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Mercedes-Benz C-klasse received the 2 quantity of stars. In addition to passive safety features (passenger, driver airbags), it is also has active safety systems such as ABS.