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2003 Mercedes-Benz C230K Sport - Long-Term Wrapup

It's always interesting to drive, back to back, two generations of the same car. Progress, or the lack thereof, is readily evide more

2003 Mercedes-Benz C230K Sport: Long-term Wrapup

It's always interesting to drive, back to back, two generations of the same car. Progress, or the lack thereof, is readily evident and is also a good indication of a car company's response to ever evolving customer demands and market conditions. more

2003 Mercedes-Benz C230k Sport - Long-Term Update

Tuesday morning, keys are tossed to me as I sit at my desk. Keys belonging to the Mercedes-Benz C230 Kompressor Sport sedan sitt more

Long-term Update: 2003 Mercedes-Benz C230K Sport

Tuesday morning, keys are tossed to me as I sit at my desk. Keys belonging to the Mercedes-Benz C230 Kompressor Sport sedan sitting in the company garage. I hadn't been behind the wheel of a Benz since my days as a garage monkey when I put myself through colle more

2003 Mercedes-Benz C230K Sport - Long-term Update

Ownership of a Mercedes-Benz has long been a privilege reserved for the older and well-heeled, but times have changed. The compa more

Long-term Update: 2003 Mercedes-Benz C230K Sport

I remember being surprised how much more fun a C240 six-speed was to drive than a C320 with its automatic. The shorter-stroke V6 revved smoothly and freely, and I simply spun it up high and shifted, wherever I went. I used a surprising amount of fuel, but I en more

2003 Mercedes-Benz C230K Sport

It must be tough for a car to wear the three-pointed star. It's like being Serena Williams, Barry Bonds or David Beckham. Perform in any way short of perfection, and all hell breaks loose. The barbs fly: You've lost it. You've allowed the complacency of succes more

2003 Mercedes-Benz C230K Sport - Long-term Update

It must be tough for a car to wear the three-pointed star. It's like being Serena Williams, Barry Bonds or David Beckham. Perfor more

Long-term Update: 2003 Mercedes-Benz C230K Sport

What's a C230 sedan doing with a 1.8-liter engine? We're about to find out. Despite its smaller capacity, the supercharged 1.8-liter four is just as powerful (okay, it makes 3 bhp less) than its 2.3-liter forbear, outputting 189 bhp and 200 lb-ft of torque. Wh more