With 190 horsepower and 200 pound-feet of torque, the 2.3-liter Kompressor can power the coupe to 62 mph in 7.5 seconds, according to Mercedes. For the sports coupe (and the 2001 SLK) Mercedes added a new fuel-injection system and upgraded the intake plumbing to increase low-end power and improve the engine's sound-both former weak points. The only engine offered is an improved version of the familiar iron-block 2.3-liter supercharged four-cylinder found in the SLK roadster. The car's body remains nearly flat going around corners, but it feels more confident and composed than frisky. As with most Mercedes, the coupe feels heavy, despite its reasonable 3300-pound heft. The result is an impressively smooth ride-at least on the nearly faultless roads of southern France where we drove the car.īut the sports coupe is no more sporting than the sedan. All U.S.-model sports coupes come with 16-inch wheels bearing 225/50VR-16 performance tires. The standard tuning of the coupe's strut-front and multilink-rear suspension approximates the C-class four-door's optional Sport package, although specific spring rates and shock valving differ slightly. It's vaguely French-looking, almost Renault-like. Only the rear view will be seen as controversial. Viewed from anywhere but behind, the sports coupe is distinctive and attractive, with an aggressive wedge shape. Mercedes is counting heavily on this fact to convince shoppers that the sports coupe isn't just a budget-minded C-class but is something with a distinct image. Unlike BMW's failed U.S.-market hatchback, the Mercedes sports coupe does not share any body panels with its C-class donor sedan. The "sports" portion of its name is justified, Mercedes says, by the car's rakish styling and its standard sport suspension tuning. The sports coupe is based on the 2001 C-class sedan, sharing its 106.9-inch wheelbase, suspension, steering, and brakes. Forget for a moment that Mercedes sells a proper coupe, the CLK. "Hatchback" is such a marketing cuss word that Mercedes officials wince at the mention of it. That explains the calculated misnomer Mercedes has given to its new "sports coupe," although it's obviously a hatchback. Best Sports Sedans for $15K: Window Shop with C/D.Hi this is showing fuel trim bank 1 malfunction, this could be caused by the following things, intake leak, AIR system, fuel pressure/pump, injector/s EVAP canister purge valve, or HO2S ( air fuel mix incorrect) if it starts and runs fine, i do not think it will be fuel pump, or the injectors as this would make it run rough or even not start at all, if it was an intake leak, you would be suffering from high rev's when you start the car and would take a long time for the rev's to come down, so really, that just leaves the HO2S (sensor/s) these are located one on the exhaust manifold ( from engine follow exhaust manifold you will come to a things sticking out with some wires on) this is HO2S sensor bank 1, or if you look under the car on the exhaust, just past the catalytic converter you will see the same thing, this is HO2S sensor bank 2, it may be either of these, but i possibly would go for the first one, could be, if you have an air leak on it, the EVAP can be found under the hood/bonnet, at the front on the right hand side as you look into the engine/motor bay just in front of the screen was bottle. SOURCE: I have an engine fault code of p0170 on a mercedes
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