C300 0-60 anyone?
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C300 0-60 anyone?
I tested for the first time both the C300 and C400 yesterday.
The C400 flies... but I found the C300 weak even compared to my '09 C350.
Does anyone have any idea what 0-60 mph (or 0-100kph) are? I can't find any info for the C300 at all
The C400 flies... but I found the C300 weak even compared to my '09 C350.
Does anyone have any idea what 0-60 mph (or 0-100kph) are? I can't find any info for the C300 at all
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According to car and driver the 0-60 for the new c300 is 5.0 to 6.6 seconds,
http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...t-drive-review
http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...t-drive-review
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Your c350 has a decent amount of more HP and torque compared to the c300, so that would make sense.
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The real question is why does the lighter and more powerful C300 get to 60 slower than the 328i...could be the 4matic system
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That's exactly what I thought: they should be pretty evenly matched, but they're not. The new C300 feels really weak in comparison. I tried it today again in another dealership, it's ok, but definitely slower than expected.
I don't have a lot of experience with 4matic but that could be the reason, yep.
I don't have a lot of experience with 4matic but that could be the reason, yep.
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Not quite.... Its actually a bit below 5 seconds.....
https://mbworld.org/forums/c-class-w...ml#post6236070
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If you stomp and go both cars expect 6.5 from the 300 and low fives from the 400. With a little torque braking the 300 will drop to 6 and the 400 to the upper 4's. The 300 actually gets a little more improvement from torque braking since it uses only one turbo. I drove the 300 on all modes, the difference in acceleration from comfort to sport plus is quite significant. Sport plus mode really livens up the 2.0l engine. In comfort its exactly what you would expect, comfortable aka not fast.
I don't think however that anyone would drive the car in sport plus routinely it keeps the revs up (loud) and makes the overall driving experience noticeably edgy, great for a romp but fatiguing as a default mode. If like, me a much sportier car is your default (s2000) sport is fantastic for daily driving since it tightens up steering very nicely and the transmission shifts with nice authority. Another thing to consider, sport and sport plus (of course) will increase fuel consumption significantly. In comfort the car takes off in second gear (unless you bury the accelerator) and uses all its gears. Sport and sport plus essentially lock out seventh gear.
I don't think however that anyone would drive the car in sport plus routinely it keeps the revs up (loud) and makes the overall driving experience noticeably edgy, great for a romp but fatiguing as a default mode. If like, me a much sportier car is your default (s2000) sport is fantastic for daily driving since it tightens up steering very nicely and the transmission shifts with nice authority. Another thing to consider, sport and sport plus (of course) will increase fuel consumption significantly. In comfort the car takes off in second gear (unless you bury the accelerator) and uses all its gears. Sport and sport plus essentially lock out seventh gear.
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The fastest time I've seen published was 5.75 seconds; the slowest around 6.6 seconds.
The Audi A4 Quattro has reported times of 6.3 to 7.0 seconds, and the BMW 320xi 7.3 seconds. I couldn't find test numbers for the 328xi, but the C300 seems to be right in there as far as other AWD 4 cylinder cars.
The Audi A4 Quattro has reported times of 6.3 to 7.0 seconds, and the BMW 320xi 7.3 seconds. I couldn't find test numbers for the 328xi, but the C300 seems to be right in there as far as other AWD 4 cylinder cars.
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The fastest time I've seen published was 5.75 seconds; the slowest around 6.6 seconds.
The Audi A4 Quattro has reported times of 6.3 to 7.0 seconds, and the BMW 320xi 7.3 seconds. I couldn't find test numbers for the 328xi, but the C300 seems to be right in there as far as other AWD 4 cylinder cars.
The Audi A4 Quattro has reported times of 6.3 to 7.0 seconds, and the BMW 320xi 7.3 seconds. I couldn't find test numbers for the 328xi, but the C300 seems to be right in there as far as other AWD 4 cylinder cars.
My next car I'm looking at is an F Type AWD, can't live without AWD here, both for traction and all terrain/all weather usability.
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The fastest time I've seen published was 5.75 seconds; the slowest around 6.6 seconds.
The Audi A4 Quattro has reported times of 6.3 to 7.0 seconds, and the BMW 320xi 7.3 seconds. I couldn't find test numbers for the 328xi, but the C300 seems to be right in there as far as other AWD 4 cylinder cars.
The Audi A4 Quattro has reported times of 6.3 to 7.0 seconds, and the BMW 320xi 7.3 seconds. I couldn't find test numbers for the 328xi, but the C300 seems to be right in there as far as other AWD 4 cylinder cars.
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If you stomp and go both cars expect 6.5 from the 300 and low fives from the 400. With a little torque braking the 300 will drop to 6 and the 400 to the upper 4's. The 300 actually gets a little more improvement from torque braking since it uses only one turbo. I drove the 300 on all modes, the difference in acceleration from comfort to sport plus is quite significant. Sport plus mode really livens up the 2.0l engine. In comfort its exactly what you would expect, comfortable aka not fast.
I don't think however that anyone would drive the car in sport plus routinely it keeps the revs up (loud) and makes the overall driving experience noticeably edgy, great for a romp but fatiguing as a default mode. If like, me a much sportier car is your default (s2000) sport is fantastic for daily driving since it tightens up steering very nicely and the transmission shifts with nice authority. Another thing to consider, sport and sport plus (of course) will increase fuel consumption significantly. In comfort the car takes off in second gear (unless you bury the accelerator) and uses all its gears. Sport and sport plus essentially lock out seventh gear.
I don't think however that anyone would drive the car in sport plus routinely it keeps the revs up (loud) and makes the overall driving experience noticeably edgy, great for a romp but fatiguing as a default mode. If like, me a much sportier car is your default (s2000) sport is fantastic for daily driving since it tightens up steering very nicely and the transmission shifts with nice authority. Another thing to consider, sport and sport plus (of course) will increase fuel consumption significantly. In comfort the car takes off in second gear (unless you bury the accelerator) and uses all its gears. Sport and sport plus essentially lock out seventh gear.
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Absolutely not. Most high powered, high torque cars start in 2nd gear in their normal mode. When you have many cogs first is a little lower than it needs to be and the tallest gear is just for economy.
