A front air dam and side skirts, unique wheels and a two-tone interior separate the C32 from the garden-variety C-class sedans.Īlso added to the C-class family for 2002 is the C320 Sport Wagon. Beefy vented disc brakes, an AMG-massaged suspension and 17-inch alloys wearing fat performance rubber complete the hardware package. No less than 349 horsepower pour out of the C32's supercharged V6, hooked up to an enhanced five-speed automatic dubbed "SpeedShift" that together vault the car to 60 mph in around 5 seconds flat. Wundertuner AMG applies their magic to the C-class sedan and the result is the pavement-scorching C32 AMG. Options include a stand-alone navigation system and Mercedes' Cockpit Management and Data System (COMAND) - the center console interface that controls the navigation system, the audio system and the cell phone - xenon headlamps, heated seats, a six-disc CD changer and a sport package that provides higher spring rates, tighter shock valving, a thicker stabilizer bar and larger tires.
2002 MERCEDES C230 COUPE FULL
Step up to the C320 and receive a Bose stereo system, full power memory front seats and power tilt/telescoping steering wheel. Such luxury features as dual climate control, steering wheel-mounted controls and wood trim come standard on the C240. With a five-link rear suspension and a rack-and-pinion steering system, the C-Class demonstrates ability at canyon carving that the pre-2001 car lacked. It's standard on the 320 and optional on the 240.
2002 MERCEDES C230 COUPE MANUAL
Those who prefer automatic gear changes will like the responsive tranny in the C320, a five-speeder with Mercedes' TouchShift feature that allows manual gearchanging should the mood strike. BMW), a six-speed manual gearbox can be had in the C240. And, in an effort to further compete with its venerable statesmen (i.e. The C240 is motivated by a 2.6-liter V6 with 168 horsepower (why it's not called the C260 escapes us) and the C320 sports a 3.2-liter V6 with 215 horses. Moving on to the sedans, the C240 and C320 are unchanged, having just been introduced last year.
Leather seating and a large "Panorama" sunroof are among the available options.Īnd, as expected from a Benz, the new hatch sports a boatload of high-tech safety features such as four-wheel disc brakes with ABS and Brake Assist, electronic stability control and front, side and head-protection airbags.
2002 MERCEDES C230 COUPE DRIVER
Quite the opposite as dual-zone climate control, aluminum cabin accents, 16-inch alloy wheels, six-speaker sound system with cassette deck (though it lacks a CD player, a changer is optional), a tilt and telescopic steering wheel with stereo and trip computer controls and eight-way (manual) adjusting driver seat are all standard. Just because this is the entry-level C doesn't mean that the standard features list is skimpy. Using the same supercharged ("kompressor" in German) 192-horsepower 2.3-liter inline four found in the SLK 230 roadster coupled to a six-speed manual gearbox, the baby Benz can sprint to 60 mph in just 7.2 seconds. Starting at the low end, the $25,000 C230 Kompressor Sport Coupe (actually a hatchback) puts the three-pointed star in reach of more folks who want Mercedes safety, engineering and, yes, status. For 2002, Mercedes covers all the bases by bringing out hatchback, wagon and high-powered sport sedan versions of the C-Class.
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