Mercedes-Benz C-Class
The C-Class is the name for a mid- range model series from Mercedes-Benz . It was entered in the European trademark register for Daimler AG under registration number 000113985. The body shapes of the C-Class include sedan , station wagon , coupe and convertible .
Body shapes
The C-Class is available in the following body styles:
Model history
As the predecessor of the C-Class, the Mercedes 190 (internal designation W 201) was introduced in 1982 as the smallest Mercedes car at the time. To this day it is popularly referred to as the so-called Baby Benz. He expanded the range of passenger cars downwards, which until then had mainly consisted of the mid-size Mercedes of the 123 series (predecessor of today's E-Class ) and the 126 series S-Class . In 1993 the W 201 was replaced by the first C-Class ( 202 series ). This was followed by the second C-Class 203 series in 2000 .
The 204 series C-Class appeared on March 31, 2007 . The T-model followed in September 2007. Between May 2008 and February 2011 there was a new coupé based on the previous model, the CL 203 , which was called the CLC class . C-Class vehicles of the 205 series have been delivered since March 2014 .
Since 1997 there has also been the A-class below the C -class . Since then, the C-Class is no longer the smallest Mercedes model series, but the smallest rear-wheel drive in series. The B-Class has also existed below the C-Class since 2005 .
The C-Class 204 series was available with two “faces” for the first time: while the Mercedes star is on the bonnet of the Classic and Elegance equipment lines , the sporty avant-garde line is the first Mercedes sedan to have the star Grille. So far, only the roadster and coupé models have had the star in their grilles.
While the sedan of the 204 series was also manufactured in the Sindelfingen, Pune (India) and East London (South Africa) plants, the station wagon was built exclusively in Bremen.
The C-Class has been produced at the Bremen plant since 2014 (205 series) .
The series at a glance
Type | limousine | Station wagon | Coupe | Cabriolet |
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1st generation |
W 202 1993 to 2000 |
S 202 1996 to 2001 |
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2nd generation |
W 203 2000 to 2007 |
S 203 2001 to 2007 |
CL 203 2000 to 2008 |
Unavailable |
3rd generation |
W 204 2007 to 2014 |
S 204 2007 to 2014 |
C 204 2011 to 2015 |
Unavailable |
4th generation |
W 205 since 2014 |
S 205 since 2014 |
C 205 since 2015 |
A 205 since 2016 |
A facelift went on sale in July 2018 . Of the approximately 11,500 components in the car, around 6,500 were changed or replaced.
Awards
- 2009: Top Safety Pick 2010
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Brand entry C-Class
- ↑ Tom Grünweg: The car that tatters bumpers . In: Spiegel Online . 5th July 2018.
- ↑ Stephan Bähnisch: The safest US cars 2010: Top Safety Pick 2010 . In: Auto Bild . November 19, 2009.
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6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | |
Compact class | W 15 (type 170) | ||||||||||||||||||
W 23 (type 130) | |||||||||||||||||||
W 30 (type 150) | |||||||||||||||||||
W 28 (type 170 H) | |||||||||||||||||||
Middle class | W 02 (type Stuttgart 200) | W 136 / W 149 (types 170 V / 200 V) | |||||||||||||||||
W 11 (type Stuttgart 260) | W 143 (type 230 n) | ||||||||||||||||||
W 21 (type 200/230) | W 153 (type 230) | ||||||||||||||||||
W 138 (type 260 D) | |||||||||||||||||||
upper middle class | W 03 / W 04 / W 05 (types 300/320/350) | W 18 (type 290) | |||||||||||||||||
W 10 / W 19 (types 350/370/380) | W 142 (type 320) | ||||||||||||||||||
W 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
Upper class | Type 400 & Type 630 | W 24 / W 29 / W 129 (types 500 K / 540 K / 580 K) | |||||||||||||||||
W 08 (type Nürburg 460/460 K / 500 / type 500 N) | |||||||||||||||||||
W 07 / W 150 (types 770/770 K) | |||||||||||||||||||
Sports car | Model K | ||||||||||||||||||
W 06 (type S / SS / SSK / SSKL) | W 24 / W 29 / W 129 | ||||||||||||||||||
Off-road vehicle | W 103 (type G1) | W 31 (type G4) | |||||||||||||||||
W 133 III (type 170 VG) / W 139 (type 170 VL) / W 152 (type G5) | |||||||||||||||||||
Vans | L 3/4 | L 1000 Express | L 301 | ||||||||||||||||
L 300 |