MERCEDES-BENZ C-klasse · C 280 Avantgarde · Sedan · 2005 ‐ 2007

Model of automobiles C-klasse, modification of C 280 Avantgarde launched manufacture by Mercedes-Benz in 2005 and closed in 2007. This vehicle has four doors, the body chassis is shaped like a sedan, weight 1.4 tons and length 4.5 meters, that allows a seat 5 people in sum.

«C-klasse C 280 Avantgarde» is a rear wheel drive automobile with a 6-speed manual transmission. This automobile can speed up for 7.3 s to 100 km/h, with a ceiling speed of 250 km/h, owing to a 6-cylinders petrol motor engine with a «multipoint injection system», which generate a peak power of 231 hp at 6000 rpm.

Fuel consumption is 13.7 liters in the urban driving mode, on the suburban 6.9 liters, and the medium fuel consumption is 9.4 l per 100 kilometers. Tank volume is 62 l of petrol, what allow you to go approximately 660 kilometers unrefuelled.

The front wheels of this car have ventilated disks brakes and fixed to the underframe by dint of suspension «Double wishbone, independent, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Back wheels have disks brakes and fixed to the undercarriage using suspension type «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Tires have the next measure - 205/55VR16.

In conformity with the results of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Mercedes-Benz C-klasse gained the higher number of stars - five, which indicates that it is a highly safe auto. Furthermore to active safety (ABS, Brake assistant, Traction control, ESP, EBD), it is also equipped with passive safety (passenger, head/curtain, side, driver airbags).