how about AMG?
Explain classes?
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Explain classes?
Can someone explain the classes for MB cars. Does the K mean anything in CLK? What about the L, etc? I'm not looking for someone to put them in order from best to worst or cheapest to most expensive. I want to know if the letters describe the car or its equipment.
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I think (originally) the L is an abbrevation for "Leicht" which would mean "light". Today it don't make sence at all, since MBs not can be called light-weight cars... I actually think the SL is an abbrevation of "Sehr Leicht", wich would translate to "Very Light"...
Might be way off on this, but this is what I've heard years ago.
Might be way off on this, but this is what I've heard years ago.
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Originally posted by Bud
I think I read that the K is for Kurt
I think I read that the K is for Kurt
In the olden days, the suffix "S" meant a more luxuriously equipped version of a car (e.g. 220 S as compared to the plain 220).
"E" used to denote fuel injection "einspritzung", when it was a high-performance option.
"L" = "lang" = long body
...as for the modern nomenclature, they have completely lost any meaning so far as I can tell, these days. Shame.
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black on black 2k2-230k auto/c1/c5/c7/k2c/COMAND/TELEAID/Stage II HIDS
AMG=
Hans Werner Aufrecht and Erhard Melcher start their business in Grobaspach. The start making racing engines sometime in the late 60s.
The classes as everyone said, used to denote a key feature or vehicle type, now they are just monikers
Sedans in order of price/content
C
E
S
Coupes/Hatchbacks, same order
C coupe
Clk
CL
Roadsters/Converts
SLK
CLK cabrio
SL
Light trucks
M
GST (i think its cool)
G
Hans Werner Aufrecht and Erhard Melcher start their business in Grobaspach. The start making racing engines sometime in the late 60s.
The classes as everyone said, used to denote a key feature or vehicle type, now they are just monikers
Sedans in order of price/content
C
E
S
Coupes/Hatchbacks, same order
C coupe
Clk
CL
Roadsters/Converts
SLK
CLK cabrio
SL
Light trucks
M
GST (i think its cool)
G
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07' ML350
from what i know
A=????????????????
C=COMPACT
E=EXECUTIVE
S=SUPERLATIVE
SLK=SPORT LIGHT COMPACT
CLK=COUPE LIGHT COMPACT
CL=?
SL=SPORT LIGHT
G=GELANDEWAGEN
ML=?
"K" AFTER NUMBERS=KOMPRESSOR ENGINE
I have come to known these terms in my pursuit to know what the "A" in the A Class really meant...................but without luck for d past 3years, i have sold d car without knowing what A really meant. But i dont think its Affordable, at least, its not affordable in my country where its as expensive an an Expedition4x4 and a 318i.
A=????????????????
C=COMPACT
E=EXECUTIVE
S=SUPERLATIVE
SLK=SPORT LIGHT COMPACT
CLK=COUPE LIGHT COMPACT
CL=?
SL=SPORT LIGHT
G=GELANDEWAGEN
ML=?
"K" AFTER NUMBERS=KOMPRESSOR ENGINE
I have come to known these terms in my pursuit to know what the "A" in the A Class really meant...................but without luck for d past 3years, i have sold d car without knowing what A really meant. But i dont think its Affordable, at least, its not affordable in my country where its as expensive an an Expedition4x4 and a 318i.
