Can a C-class car be considered as "luxury car"?
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2011 C300
Consumer reports thinks it's a luxury car..
....>"Expert Review
The new Mercedes-Benz entry level C-Class cars show that the world's oldest automaker is trying hard to be king of the hill again, although fairly recent marginal quality ratings and lots of competition won't make that an easy task.
Lots of Choices
There are three body styles: sedan, station wagon and 2-door hatchback coupe. They are divided into Sport and Luxury versions ranging from the $28,850 C230 hatchback Sport Coupe to the $39,150 top-line C320 4Matic luxury all-wheel-drive sedan I tested.
Just the numerous engine choices can give pause. For example, the C230 Kompressor Sport Sedan and Sport Coupe have a 189-horsepower supercharged 4-cylinder engine. The C240s get a 168-horsepower V6 and come as Luxury sedans and wagons. The C320s have a 215-horsepower V6 and are offered as a Sport Coupe and Sport Sedan—and also as a Luxury sedan and wagon. Then there's the white-hot AMG V8.
Standard on C240 and C320 Luxury sedans as well as the C240 Luxury Wagon (and optional on Sport Sedans and Sport Coupes) is a manual shift feature for the automatic transmission. A driver can select forward speeds by tapping the gear lever to the right to upshift and to the left to downshift. "
.....just for the record..=)
....>"Expert Review
The new Mercedes-Benz entry level C-Class cars show that the world's oldest automaker is trying hard to be king of the hill again, although fairly recent marginal quality ratings and lots of competition won't make that an easy task.
Lots of Choices
There are three body styles: sedan, station wagon and 2-door hatchback coupe. They are divided into Sport and Luxury versions ranging from the $28,850 C230 hatchback Sport Coupe to the $39,150 top-line C320 4Matic luxury all-wheel-drive sedan I tested.
Just the numerous engine choices can give pause. For example, the C230 Kompressor Sport Sedan and Sport Coupe have a 189-horsepower supercharged 4-cylinder engine. The C240s get a 168-horsepower V6 and come as Luxury sedans and wagons. The C320s have a 215-horsepower V6 and are offered as a Sport Coupe and Sport Sedan—and also as a Luxury sedan and wagon. Then there's the white-hot AMG V8.
Standard on C240 and C320 Luxury sedans as well as the C240 Luxury Wagon (and optional on Sport Sedans and Sport Coupes) is a manual shift feature for the automatic transmission. A driver can select forward speeds by tapping the gear lever to the right to upshift and to the left to downshift. "
.....just for the record..=)
