It doesn't sound like a Mercedes," opined my passenger. She had a point. The supercharged, sixteen-valve, 1.8-liter DOHC in-line four in the C230 Kompressor has the aural quality of a vacuum cleaner.

What happens when you cross a sport sedan with an entry-level luxury car? This sounds like the setup for a joke, but there's little humor in the answer. The "entry level" and "sport-sedan" combo ...

Using four cylinders instead of six, the C230 Kompressor offers lower carbon dioxide emissions and better fuel consumption than the outgoing 2.6-litre V6. The compromise is that you don’t get the ...

The Mercedes-Benz C230 2004 prices range from $9,900 for the basic trim level Coupe C-Class C230 Kompressor to $16,170 for the top of the range Coupe C-Class C230 Kompressor Evolution Amg. The ...

STUTTGART -- Mercedes-Benz will drop supercharged Kompressor gasoline-powered engines from its lineup in favor of turbochargers. Mercedes will add a turbocharged 2.0-liter gasoline engine for the A ...

"Survival" comes up in a conversation loosely focused on the 2002 C230 Kompressor Sport Coupe. Osthaus smiles broadly at the name. There's nothing really new in Mercedes-Benz's next American release, ...

After having redone its entry-level line for 1998, you’d think the folks at Mercedes Benz would leave well enough alone for their most affordable sedan, the C230. But with increasing competition in ...

The Mercedes-Benz C230 2005 prices range from $9,900 for the basic trim level Coupe C-Class C230 Kompressor to $16,170 for the top of the range Coupe C-Class C230 Kompressor Evolution AMG. The ...