Mercedes-Benz C350 Sport - Road Test - Car and Driver (blog)
According to the numerologist we often consult when writing cover blurbs, an engine that lives for nine years unchanged is equivalent to 90 human years. So after a nine-year career without any significant changes, Mercedes' old SOHC 3. 2-liter V-6 was feeling about as competitive as a nonagenarian. Mercedes' strong and lively 24-valve, 3. 5-liter V-6, introduced a year ago on the SLK350 roadster, has been gradually forcing the gray-bearded 18-valve, 3. 2-liter V-6 into retirement. After being impressed by the transformation of the SLK into a genuine sports car with the insertion of the 3. 5-liter V-6 into its engine bay, not to mention its willingness to pull the 5000-pound yoke that is the R-class, we waited patiently for... We were hoping the 268-hp engine and the six-speed manual transmission from the SLK350 would make the $38,325 C350 Sport into a cheaper alternative to the $56,225 C55 AMG. " Hey, we tried to get one for our " $35,000 Sports Sedans " test in the October issue, but Mercedes didn't feel like inserting one into the cargo hold of a Lufthansa 747-400 bound for Los Angeles. Source: www.caranddriver.com
