Comfortable, well-equipped cruiser with a sporting edge to its handling. Excellent crash test rating. Good reliability record.
A 3-Series Compact drives better. Indicator stalk is awkward to use. Manual gearbox isn't the best. Some build quality niggles.
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FUEL ECONOMY
30.4–43.5
OFFICIAL MPG
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REAL MPG
89%
OF OFFICIAL MPG
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INSURANCE
12–18
GROUPS
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MOT RESULTS
67.7%
AVG. PASS RATE
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| CARS FOR SALE | USED C-CLASS SPORT COUPE PRICES |
Introduction
Forget the previous Mercedes Benz CLK. This new Sports Coupe is an entirely different sort of animal. For a start, note the emphasis on 'sports'. Not a word that could honestly be used to honestly describe any derivative of the old C Class, including the CLK coupe and cabrio. The steering of the older car was far too light for that.
The new C Class does have some meat in the helm. And, though the new coupe feels like a boulevard cruiser on the motorway, get it onto a tricky, uneven, badly surfaced road riddled with hairpin bends and it really comes into its own. Throw the car into a corner and, despite the traction control taking over, you can actually feel every nuance of the front wheels biting again after the understeer.
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