pdougklein

I recently bought a CPO 2012 C350. It had immediate problems, which I'll get into in another thread, but is good-to-go now. My question is about what the car actually IS and is called. I have seen the car referred to as:

C350
C350 Sport
C350W
and some form of W204 or something like that

What is the difference in these notations?

Thanks!

Dynotrick

I think it's all the same there was only one model of C350 in 2012.

https://www.mbusa.com/vcm/MB/Digital...edan-Coupe.pdf

michail71

MB naming is a little all over the place. It's basically a C-Class, the various numbers are mostly engine related 250, 300, 350, etc.

W204 refers to the generation of the C-Class which spans multiple years of production. Just like E90 is for BMW or MKV is for VW or W205 for the new C-Class generation.

pdougklein

Got it. It was great seeing the original brochure - thanks for that. It seems the C350 is only a Sport model, so C350 Sport is the long version, and C350 is simply shorthand. Thanks for the explanation of the W, too.

I like the sound of C350 Sport, so I'll keep using that in talking about my new car - which I'm loving, by the way.

Thank you.

michail71

It even gets complicated in the there are subtle changes from year to year. Or sometimes major changes without much reclassification, like with the C300.