C-Class help:drag coefficient of all C-class

[yzbenz]

I 'm write a article about C. Which is necessary to mention four generations's drag coefficient.

W201

W202

w203

W204

 

[Wolfgang]

W201 0.34

W202 0.31

W203 0.26

W204 0.25 to 0.33 (mercedes-benz.de lists the value by model)

 

[Gullwing]

The body kit on the 2.3-16 and 2.5-16 reduced the drag coefficient to 0.32, one of the lowest CD values on a four door saloon of the time, whilst also reducing lift at speed.
Evo II .29

 

[Mr. Mercedes]

MB really has been putting a lot of effort into CD values (some might say to the detriment of the overall stance of the vehicles). But they seem to have a lead on Audi and BMW in this respect. Good for fuel efficiency.

 

[Gullwing]

MB really has been putting a lot of effort into CD values (some might say to the detriment of the overall stance of the vehicles). But they seem to have a lead on Audi and BMW in this respect. Good for fuel efficiency.

If there weren't the crappy pedestrian crash requirements most cars would be mid .20s instead of .30s

 

[K-A]

Interestingly, both the previous generation CLS and the current BMW F10 have similar drag coefficients to the W202 C-Class.

M-B are really the masters (don't know what happened with the original CLS, lol) of making cars that don't sacrifice such character by looking overly aerodynamic, but are extremely aerodynamic.

 

[kenai]

mercedes has the lowest drag c. of any major car company for many years.......and many of the design clues have been copied for others.

 

[Gullwing]

The 1954 300SL has a CD of .25 and that was without a wind tunnel.