MERCEDES-BENZ C-klasse · C 230 Elegance · Sedan · 2007 ‐ 2009

From 2007 Mercedes-Benz began manufacture of autos model C-klasse, modification of C 230 Elegance and terminated it in 2009. The weight of the car is 1.5 tons and a length of 4.6 m, It is shaped as sedan with 4 doors, and may be placed in a 5 people including the driver.

«C-klasse C 230 Elegance» is a rear wheel drive vehicle with a 7-speed sequential automatic gear shift. This vehicle can be accelerated for 8.7 seconds to 100 km/h, with a peak speed of 233 km/h, due to a 6-cylinders petrol motor with a «multipoint injection fuel system», which generate a peak power of 204 horsepower at 6100 rpm.

Gas tank volume of this car is 66 liters of petrol, thereby when average fuel rate is 9.1 l per 100 km (6.8 l on the suburban, 13.1 liters in the urban), accordingly let you to go approximately 726 kilometers without refueling.

The forward wheels of this automobile have ventilated disks brakes and attached to the chassis using suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Back wheels have disks brakes and fixed to the underframe by dint of suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Tires have the next dimensions - 205/55R16.

According to the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Mercedes-Benz C-klasse got the maximum number of stars - five, which indicates that it is a very safe automobile. Furthermore to active safety features (ESP, Brake assistant, Traction control, EBD, ABS), it is also has passive safety features (head/curtain, side, passenger, driver airbags).