MERCEDES-BENZ C-klasse · C 180 Esprit · Sedan · 1997 ‐ 2000

Model of autos C-klasse, modification of C 180 Esprit started manufacturing by Mercedes-Benz in 1997 and finished in 2000. This four-door sedan has a length of 4.5 meters, weight 1.3 tons and is designed to fit 5 passengers total.

«C-klasse C 180 Esprit» car with a 5-speed automatic gearbox is connected to the rear wheels. This car can speed up for 13 s to 100 km/h, with a max speed of 190 km/h, owing to a 4-cylinders petrol engine with a «multipoint injection system», which produce a max power of 122 hp at 5500 rpm.

Fuel rate is 12.8 l in the urban mode of driving, on the suburban 7.3 l, and the intermediate fuel consumption is 9.3 liters per 100 kilometers. Fuel tank volume is 62 liters of petrol, what lets to go roughly 667 km unrefuelled.

The forward wheels of this car have disks, 273 mm brakes and attached to the chassis by dint of suspension type «Double wishbone, independent, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Back wheels have disks, 279 mm brakes and fixed to the chassis by dint of suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped sway bar. Tires have the next size - 205/60R15.

In conformity with the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Mercedes-Benz C-klasse received the 2 number of stars. In addition to passive systems of safety (passenger, driver, side airbags), it is also has active systems of safety such as EBD, Brake assistant, ABS.