Some pics of the 190E-AMG, C43 AMG, C55 AMG, and C63 AMG to compare at various angles. You can really see some similarities between the W201 and W202. From the side and rear angles, even the W203 and W204 obviously share the same lineage. The only thing that stands out from the rest is the front headlamp design of the W203. And I still say there is not much in common between the W201 and W204.
And here are 2 pics with all of them together (including a C36 AMG, C32 AMG Estate, and C63 AMG Estate). I have separate pics of these 3 cars too, but I was too lazy to post them in the above comparison pictures.
I just get bothered by newer mercedes because of the lack of a manual transmission in all of their performance oriented cars. But I understand that their market is middle aged rich men, who would rather drive an automatic.
I’d still kill for a C32 AMG… 0-60 in 4 seconds… faster around the glen then an E46M3 (stock against stock).
what a great daily driver that would be.
it might be an automatic, but it’s about the best automatic ever for when it was new… it has all kinds of fun tricks like it will hold a gear instead up upshifting if it detects the G forces are high which is priceless at a track day.
After the success of the AMG models in the previous generation, Mercedes-Benz attempted to increase sales by introducing two different AMG versions in the new model, also in 2001. The C 32 AMG scaled back down to a 3.2 L V6 engine, to match the E46 M3 displacement and improve weight distribution, but it required a twin-screw type supercharger (manufactured by IHI) to reach 354 PS (260 kW/349 hp) at 6100 rpm and 450 Nm (332 ft•lbf) at 4400 rpm. Like its predecessors, it used a five-speed automatic, helping it to complete a 0-100km/h sprint within 5.2 seconds. The second version was C 30 CDI AMG, using a 3.0 L five-cylinder engine, capable of 231 PS(170 kW/228 hp) at 3800 rpm and 540 Nm (398 ft•lbf) at 2000 rpm. Both were available in all three body styles, but the diesel model did not reach sales expectations and was retired in 2004, as well as the C 32 AMG Sportcoupé.
By the revision of the C-Class in 2005, C 32 AMG was also replaced, giving way to a new 5.5 L naturally-aspirated V8-powered C 55 AMG. This was an evolution of the V8 engine found in the previous E-Class, with power raised to 367 PS (270 kW/362 hp) at 5750 rpm and torque climbing to 510 Nm (376 ft•lbf) at 4000 rpm. Unlike the less-powerful V6s and V8s in the rest of the Mercedes-Benz lineup, it continues to use Speedshift five-speed automatic. Though maximum speed is still limited to 250 km/h (155 mph) and 4.9 seconds from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) is not improved, this model is considered the sportiest AMG model in the C-Class history before the recent release of the W204 (third generation) C63 AMG.
EDIT: For shits an giggles
E46 M3
343 PS (252 kW/343 PS) @ 7900 rpm
Torque: 370 N·m (270 ft·lbf) @ 4900 rpm
0-100 km/h - 4.8 seconds
1/4 Mile - 13.1 sec. @ 105 mph (169 km/h)
Top Speed (limited): 250 km/h (155 mph)
