Mercedes-Benz CLC-Class
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| Manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz |
| Parent company | Daimler AG |
| Production | 2008 onwards |
| Assembly | Juiz de Fora |
| Predecessor | Mercedes-Benz C-Class Sport Coupe |
| Class | Compact executive car |
| Layout | Front engine, rear-wheel drive |
| Engine(s) | 1.8 L I4 2.5 L V6 3.5 L V6 2.2 L I4 Diesel |
The Mercedes-Benz CLC-Class (codename CL203) is a luxury compact car to be produced by the Mercedes Car Group division of Daimler AG from 2008[1].
The car is a three-door liftback. The first generation was based on the W203 C-Class and sold as the C-Class Sportcoupé or Sport Coupe. It was designed to counter the BMW Compact, though both the Sportcoupé and Compact prove unpopular with the younger buyers it was targeted towards, due to high prices compared to the lower entry-level models it was competing against, and unfavorable exchange rates. Although removed from the North American lineup in 2005, it continued on sale in other markets. From October 2000 until 2007, a total of 230,000 Sportcoupés were built in the Bremen factory and in Brazil[2]. In Canada, it was replaced by the Mercedes-Benz B-Class.
At the launch of the Sportcoupé, a new family of supercharged four cylinder engines, dubbed M271, also debuted for the entire range C-Class range. All of them used the same 1.8 L engine, with different designations according to horsepower levels, including a version powered by natural gas. The 193 PS(142 kW/190 hp) C 230K was initially available only in the Sportcoupé.
The Sportcoupé was eventually spun off into its own separate line called the CLC-Class, but it still based on the W203 platform, with an updated front and tail inspired by the next generation W204 C-Class. Mercedes found that the Sportcoupé was a popular first Mercedes for new customers, 40 per cent of whom reportedly return to buy more expensive models later on.[3][1]
The CLC is produced in Brazil at the company’s plant in Juiz de Fora, close to the state border with Rio de Janeiro[4].
The car was presented at the 2008 Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Berlin, which took place from the 27th to 31st of January 2008.[5]
[edit] Range
The CLC range is the following[6] :
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[edit] References
- ^ New Key Visual for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Berlin 2008: Two stars in the photo studio: Top model Eva Padberg and the new Mercedes-Benz CLC Daimler Global Media Site - January 9, 2008
- ^ auto motor und sport, #3/2008, p. 27
- ^ Malloy, Gerry. "Production version set for Toyota mini-car concept", Toronto Star, 2008-02-23. Retrieved on 2008-02-23.
- ^ Segredo : Mercedes-Benz Class C Sport Coupe no Brasil http://www.noticiasautomotivas.com.br
- ^ Mercedes-Benz releases CLC-Class coupe teaser
- ^ CLC Flyer Official German Mercedes web site - January 2008
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