MERCEDES-BENZ C-klasse · C 200 Kompressor Avantgarde · Sedan · 2000 ‐ 2002

Type of automobiles C-klasse, modification of C 200 Kompressor Avantgarde started producing by Mercedes-Benz from 2000 and terminated in 2002. The weight of the car is 1.4 tn and a length of 4.5 m, It is shaped as sedan with four doors, and can be fit in 5 men including the driver.

«C-klasse C 200 Kompressor Avantgarde» is a rear wheel drive vehicle with a 6-speed manual transmission. This automobile can speed up for 9.3 s to 100 km/h, with a ceiling speed of 230 km/h, thanks to a 4-cylinders petrol motor with a «multipoint injection fuel system», which produce a peak power of 163 hp at 5300 rpm.

Gas tank volume of this car is 62 liters of petrol, thus when normal fuel consumption is 9.7 liters per 100 km (7 l on the track, 14.3 l in the urban), what allows drive roughly 640 km unrefueled.

The front wheels of this auto have ventilated disks, 288 mm brakes and fixed to the underframe using suspension type «Double wishbone, independent, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Back wheels have disks, 278 mm brakes and attached to the body chassis through suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped sway bar. Tires have the next measure - 195/65VR15.

According to the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Mercedes-Benz C-klasse received the maximal quantity of stars - 5, indicating that it is a perfect safe car. Furthermore to passive systems of safety (head/curtain, passenger, side, driver airbags), it is also has active safety features such as ABS, EBD, Traction control, Brake assistant, ESP.