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.

Not long after the 20th century transitioned into the 21st century, Mercedes Benz introduced to the world the C230 Kompressor sport coupe — a svelte, sexy automobile that one reviewer called “the ...

In a nutshell: BMW tried a two-door hatchback in the mid-1990s, the 318ti, and while it didn’t sell well new, used, it’s quite popular. Same with this Mercedes C230 Sport Coupe, which shared ...

Mercedes-Benz-as-taxicab doesn't precisely match the image that Mercedes has cultivated in the States. Nor might a tiny, boxy car with 82 horsepower. The company brain trust has decided that the ...

Designed to compete with the Acura RSX (Integra), BMW 3 Series Compact (not yet committed for our market), and maybe even VW's GTi VR6, the C230 Kompressor Sport Coupe mixes the feel and versatility ...