The C230 Sport Coupe shares a modular platform that has spawned five different cars and allowed Mercedes to expand its model line while speeding development cycles and trimming costs. Its 106.9-inch ...

It doesn't sound like a Mercedes," opined my passenger. She had a point. The supercharged, sixteen-valve, 1.8-liter DOHC in-line four in the C230 Kompressor has the aural quality of a vacuum cleaner.

]]> So what to make of the fact that for 2002 the German carmaker with the most models is Mercedes, with 34 variants ranging in price from $25,615 to $120,000? That's a big spread in price, and in ...

Designed to compete with the Acura RSX (Integra), BMW 3 Series Compact (not yet committed for our market), and maybe even VW's GTi VR6, the C230 Kompressor Sport Coupe mixes the feel and versatility ...

From the July 2003 issue of Car and Driver. You might have noticed that periodically we find occasion to be unkind to a vehicle. The introduction of the Mercedes-Benz C230 Kompressor "sports coupe" ...