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On October 20th, 2007 the 1998 Mercedes C280 of which this site is dedicated to was officially saved. This blog is dedicated to this event with....
The Top 5 Reasons Why the W202 Mercedes Kicks Ass!
1. The Bloodline
The W202's bloodline is quite prestigious. Before the W202 came into fruitation, the car's predecessor was the 190E. This car is number 10 on a recent Top 10 Greatest Mercedes' List http://cars.uk.msn.com/News/Top_ten_article.aspx?cp-documentid=544788
Now, this was the W201. The C280 is the W202 , and is legendary in German DTM racing. Read the Race History portion of this site for more info!
2. The Race History of the W202
The Chart- DTM Champions (1987-1996)
3. It is not a Volvo.
The Car to the left is not a volvo. Its a Mercedes-Benz. This is reason 3 why the C280 kicks ass. Volvo did not sweep DTM racing. They were too busy racing Yachts up each others asses.
4. Those Crazy Germans put a V8 into the Chassis
In 1998, AMG developed a new top model for the C-Class, the C 43 AMG. The Beast was powered by a smoother 4.3 L V8 which produced 302 hp at 5850 rpm, with a torque of 410 302 ft·lbf peaking at 3250 rpm. The C43 was also available as a station wagon, making it a pretty ballsy station wagon. 4200 AMG units were produced, with only 25 C 43 vehicles of the 2000 model year imported to the US. A C36 existed since 1996, but it wasn't nearly as nuts.
5. The Baby Benz Lives On
With its S-Class derived styling, various trims at various prices, the W202, which appeared in 1993, outsold the first generation W201 (190E) by 45%. The car dominated German Racing, spawned this website, and is now on a quest for High Mileage Certification. 155k is the goal!
Plus....its not a Volvo!
-RichManOfAction
On October 20th, 2007 the 1998 Mercedes C280 of which this site is dedicated to was officially saved. This blog is dedicated to this event with....
The Top 5 Reasons Why the W202 Mercedes Kicks Ass!
1. The Bloodline
The W202's bloodline is quite prestigious. Before the W202 came into fruitation, the car's predecessor was the 190E. This car is number 10 on a recent Top 10 Greatest Mercedes' List http://cars.uk.msn.com/News/Top_ten_article.aspx?cp-documentid=544788
190E 2.3-16 (1983)
Mercedes 190E 2.3-16
The W201 series was introduced in 1982 to sit below the E-Class range and was quickly dubbed the 'Baby Benz'. By Mercedes own admission the car was 'massively over-engineered', the company spent £600 million on its development. That hewn from solid quality did mean the car wasn’t a fireball however. To remedy this Mercedes called in the wizards from Cosworth to breathe on the basic 2.3-litre four cylinder engine. Thanks to double overhead camshafts and a light alloy, 16-valve cylinder head the engine produced 185bhp, 72 horses more than the stock motor. The car set three speed records at Nardo in August 1983, averaging 154mph over 50,000km.
2. The Race History of the W202
The Chart- DTM Champions (1987-1996)
3. It is not a Volvo.
The Car to the left is not a volvo. Its a Mercedes-Benz. This is reason 3 why the C280 kicks ass. Volvo did not sweep DTM racing. They were too busy racing Yachts up each others asses.
4. Those Crazy Germans put a V8 into the Chassis
In 1998, AMG developed a new top model for the C-Class, the C 43 AMG. The Beast was powered by a smoother 4.3 L V8 which produced 302 hp at 5850 rpm, with a torque of 410 302 ft·lbf peaking at 3250 rpm. The C43 was also available as a station wagon, making it a pretty ballsy station wagon. 4200 AMG units were produced, with only 25 C 43 vehicles of the 2000 model year imported to the US. A C36 existed since 1996, but it wasn't nearly as nuts.
5. The Baby Benz Lives On
With its S-Class derived styling, various trims at various prices, the W202, which appeared in 1993, outsold the first generation W201 (190E) by 45%. The car dominated German Racing, spawned this website, and is now on a quest for High Mileage Certification. 155k is the goal!
Plus....its not a Volvo!
-RichManOfAction
