Remember that blue SLK that smoked his rears...just the white part...it was black and red....sooooo hot!

Erik

new C230k Sport Sedan???
 

Any idea if this "facelift" will be arriving on my new C230K Sedan when it arrives in late January/Early February? It was built on December 17th.

actually no, this is the only one i seen.

http://www.formymercedes.com/gallery/gallery53.jpg

Da da damn...
 

Looks like it's time to trade up my car for a newer model...ahhhhh the modding saga continues :D

oh ****... that looks hot...

i want one... put me on the list...

In my memory he smoked them backwards...grr. I've seen a car with smoked clear part and red otherwise, and it looked hot too.

Erik

I love the new head lamps and the new cluster. They look very updated and fresh.

Were the pics pulled? IF so, anyone still have them?

check out www.jesmb.de

the webmaster changed the links.

Thanks, better.

Thanks for the link.

Looks almost exactly like the Audi A4 cluster...

When will we be able to check the new facelift at the dealers? Early January maybe?

I like what I see. New interior looks cool, love the ringed gauges. The new steering wheel for the coupe is great! The amber lights are gone as well.

The new nose on the coupe is going to be a definate upgrade should mine need to be repaired or replaced! Love the more aggressive look!

I think the fuss some folks are making about the tail lights on the coupe is pretty overblown. They are the same shape, just with the white stripes ala the SLK. I think if they added a portion on the hatch with some lights it would change the look of the rear end significantly. Still, not a high priority in my book.

NEW FACELIFT RELEASE
 

According to the european publications on the subject I've read, production begins as of February 2004.

If it is true that the facelifted C240 gets a new 2.5 making 190HP, then I'm tradin'...

Martin-;)

Re: NEW FACELIFT RELEASE
 

Why would MB have 2 models (the 240 and the 230) both available in Sedan both pulling 190hp (189)? I understand one is a 6 the other a SC 4, but still...thats odd.

Erik

Re: Re: NEW FACELIFT RELEASE
 

I agree. Very stupid! it makes no sense, i understand the C230 sedan is a little more sporty, but its not such a big difference, they can delete either the C240 and make a C230 sedan without the sport package if they want. And its pretty much the same thing.

Re: Re: NEW FACELIFT RELEASE
 

well, for that you can look back at the 99-2000 w202 C280 and the C230k. They both had 190 something horsepower, but the C280 had a more useful torque band.

Re: Re: Re: NEW FACELIFT RELEASE
 

That makes a lot of sense. When we got our 230k sedan, the main negative thing we put on the initial survey was that the car had no power at low engine rpms. If a new 240 comes with the engine stated above, that problem would be completely solved.

Also, weren't sales of the 240 going down the drain?

The interior is probably important too. For example, my wife hated the wood look of the 320 and really liked the aluminum of the 230. Others are probably just the opposite, yet don't want to blow a few thousand extra for the 320?

Re: Re: Re: Re: NEW FACELIFT RELEASE
 

I think the 240 still sold better than the 320. Every where you look it's 240 passing by. Most who buy'em don't care about hp and TQ all they need to know it's that it has a V6 and has a bargain price tag to go w/ it.

I can't stand the wood trim in the W203 as well. Somehow the pattern they chose for the trim looks like those faux trims used in Chrysler. It's kind of like you buy a IS300 and order it w/ the wood trim on the door handle.

some people do like them tho. It still gives the car a warmer look inside.

The NEW interior will be awesome.:)

Wasn't it also the case that the 230 sedan is a model over here only? Could it be that it was in response to a more youth oriented driver, more affordable. The C240 may be OK at highway speeds but didn't really satisfy below that. JMHO

don't think that's the case because C230k is availble everywhere. Speaking of sales figure, I was only thinking about the US. sorry if it wasn't clear.

through out the world, the most model sold would probably be the C200k or the C180k:nix:

It doesn't appear on the German website, pricelist or build your own. And I'm too lazy to search country by country other than USA and Canada.

I'm lazy too...haha u might be right too...:nix:

EDIT: checked Taiwan and UK's site...not there either...so you might really be right.

A true man.