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Mercedes-Benz C-Class Generation

Years1997–2000
BodySedan
Variants73

The Mercedes-Benz C-Class Generation is a sedan, produced 1997–2000. This generation includes 73 variants available in Petrol and Diesel, with outputs ranging from 95 to 306 hp. The quickest variant in this generation reaches 100 km/h in 6.5 seconds. All variants in this generation use REAR WHEEL DRIVE drive. Select a variant below to compare full specifications, or use the fuel filter to narrow the list by powertrain type.

Mercedes-Benz C-Class 1997 front view

Mercedes-Benz C-Class Generation73 variants

Top max speed in this generationBest consumption in this generationLongest electric range in this generationLowest CO₂ emissions in this generation
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Mercedes-Benz C 43 AMG
4,266 cc·Automatic·RWD·Petrol
306hp / 225 kW
6.5s
11.7l/100km
280g/km
Mercedes-Benz C 280 Sport
2,799 cc·Automatic·RWD·Petrol
197hp / 145 kW
8.5s
10.0l/100km
238g/km
Mercedes-Benz C 280 Sport
2,799 cc·Manual·RWD·Petrol
197hp / 145 kW
8.3s
10.1l/100km
241g/km
Mercedes-Benz C 280 Elegance
2,799 cc·Automatic·RWD·Petrol
197hp / 145 kW
8.5s
10.0l/100km
238g/km
Mercedes-Benz C 280 Elegance
2,799 cc·Manual·RWD·Petrol
197hp / 145 kW
8.3s
10.1l/100km
241g/km
Mercedes-Benz C 280 Esprit
2,799 cc·Automatic·RWD·Petrol
197hp / 145 kW
8.5s
10.0l/100km
238g/km
Mercedes-Benz C 280 Esprit
2,799 cc·Manual·RWD·Petrol
197hp / 145 kW
8.3s
10.1l/100km
241g/km
Mercedes-Benz C 280 Classic
2,799 cc·Automatic·RWD·Petrol
197hp / 145 kW
8.5s
10.0l/100km
238g/km
Mercedes-Benz C 280 Classic
2,799 cc·Manual·RWD·Petrol
197hp / 145 kW
8.3s
10.1l/100km
241g/km
Mercedes-Benz C 230 Kompressor Sport
2,295 cc·Automatic·RWD·Petrol
193hp / 142 kW
8.4s
9.9l/100km
237g/km
Mercedes-Benz C 230 Kompressor Sport
2,295 cc·Manual·RWD·Petrol
193hp / 142 kW
8.4s
9.8l/100km
233g/km
Mercedes-Benz C 230 Kompressor Elegance
2,295 cc·Automatic·RWD·Petrol
193hp / 142 kW
8.4s
9.9l/100km
237g/km
Mercedes-Benz C 230 Kompressor Elegance
2,295 cc·Manual·RWD·Petrol
193hp / 142 kW
8.4s
9.8l/100km
233g/km
Mercedes-Benz C 230 Kompressor Esprit
2,295 cc·Automatic·RWD·Petrol
193hp / 142 kW
8.4s
9.9l/100km
237g/km
Mercedes-Benz C 230 Kompressor Esprit
2,295 cc·Manual·RWD·Petrol
193hp / 142 kW
8.4s
9.8l/100km
233g/km
Mercedes-Benz C 230 Kompressor Classic
2,295 cc·Automatic·RWD·Petrol
193hp / 142 kW
8.4s
9.9l/100km
237g/km
Mercedes-Benz C 230 Kompressor Classic
2,295 cc·Manual·RWD·Petrol
193hp / 142 kW
8.4s
9.8l/100km
233g/km
Mercedes-Benz C 240 Sport
2,398 cc·Automatic·RWD·Petrol
170hp / 125 kW
9.9s
9.9l/100km
235g/km
Mercedes-Benz C 240 Sport
2,398 cc·Manual·RWD·Petrol
170hp / 125 kW
9.3s
10.0l/100km
239g/km
Mercedes-Benz C 240 Elegance
2,398 cc·Automatic·RWD·Petrol
170hp / 125 kW
9.9s
9.9l/100km
235g/km
Mercedes-Benz C 240 Elegance
2,398 cc·Manual·RWD·Petrol
170hp / 125 kW
9.3s
10.0l/100km
239g/km
Mercedes-Benz C 240 Esprit
2,398 cc·Automatic·RWD·Petrol
170hp / 125 kW
9.9s
9.9l/100km
235g/km
Mercedes-Benz C 240 Esprit
2,398 cc·Manual·RWD·Petrol
170hp / 125 kW
9.3s
10.0l/100km
239g/km
Mercedes-Benz C 240 Classic
2,398 cc·Automatic·RWD·Petrol
170hp / 125 kW
9.9s
9.9l/100km
235g/km
Mercedes-Benz C 240 Classic
2,398 cc·Manual·RWD·Petrol
170hp / 125 kW
9.3s
10.0l/100km
239g/km
Mercedes-Benz C 250 Turbodiesel Sport
2,497 cc·Automatic·RWD·Diesel
150hp / 110 kW
9.9s
8.1l/100km
215g/km
Mercedes-Benz C 250 Turbodiesel Sport
2,497 cc·Manual·RWD·Diesel
150hp / 110 kW
10.2s
8.0l/100km
212g/km
Mercedes-Benz C 250 Turbodiesel Elegance
2,497 cc·Automatic·RWD·Diesel
150hp / 110 kW
9.9s
8.1l/100km
215g/km
Mercedes-Benz C 250 Turbodiesel Elegance
2,497 cc·Manual·RWD·Diesel
150hp / 110 kW
10.2s
8.0l/100km
212g/km
Mercedes-Benz C 250 Turbodiesel Esprit
2,497 cc·Automatic·RWD·Diesel
150hp / 110 kW
9.9s
8.1l/100km
215g/km
Mercedes-Benz C 250 Turbodiesel Esprit
2,497 cc·Manual·RWD·Diesel
150hp / 110 kW
10.2s
8.0l/100km
212g/km
Mercedes-Benz C 250 Turbodiesel Classic
2,497 cc·Automatic·RWD·Diesel
150hp / 110 kW
9.9s
8.1l/100km
215g/km
Mercedes-Benz C 250 Turbodiesel Classic
2,497 cc·Manual·RWD·Diesel
150hp / 110 kW
10.2s
8.0l/100km
212g/km
Mercedes-Benz C 200 Sport
1,998 cc·Automatic·RWD·Petrol
136hp / 100 kW
11.5s
9.5l/100km
225g/km
Mercedes-Benz C 200 Sport
1,998 cc·Manual·RWD·Petrol
136hp / 100 kW
11.0s
9.4l/100km
222g/km
Mercedes-Benz C 200 Elegance
1,998 cc·Automatic·RWD·Petrol
136hp / 100 kW
11.5s
9.5l/100km
225g/km
Mercedes-Benz C 200 Elegance
1,998 cc·Manual·RWD·Petrol
136hp / 100 kW
11.0s
9.4l/100km
222g/km
Mercedes-Benz C 200 Esprit
1,998 cc·Automatic·RWD·Petrol
136hp / 100 kW
11.5s
9.5l/100km
225g/km
Mercedes-Benz C 200 Esprit
1,998 cc·Manual·RWD·Petrol
136hp / 100 kW
11.0s
9.4l/100km
222g/km
Mercedes-Benz C 200 Classic
1,998 cc·Automatic·RWD·Petrol
136hp / 100 kW
11.5s
9.5l/100km
225g/km
Mercedes-Benz C 200 Classic
1,998 cc·Manual·RWD·Petrol
136hp / 100 kW
11.0s
9.4l/100km
222g/km
Mercedes-Benz C 220 CDI Sport
2,151 cc·Automatic·RWD·Diesel
125hp / 92 kW
10.8s
6.7l/100km
178g/km
Mercedes-Benz C 220 CDI Sport
2,151 cc·Manual·RWD·Diesel
125hp / 92 kW
10.5s
6.1l/100km
161g/km
Mercedes-Benz C 220 CDI Elegance
2,151 cc·Automatic·RWD·Diesel
125hp / 92 kW
10.8s
6.7l/100km
178g/km
Mercedes-Benz C 220 CDI Elegance
2,151 cc·Manual·RWD·Diesel
125hp / 92 kW
10.5s
6.1l/100km
161g/km
Mercedes-Benz C 220 CDI Esprit
2,151 cc·Automatic·RWD·Diesel
125hp / 92 kW
10.8s
6.7l/100km
178g/km
Mercedes-Benz C 220 CDI Esprit
2,151 cc·Manual·RWD·Diesel
125hp / 92 kW
10.5s
6.1l/100km
161g/km
Mercedes-Benz C 220 CDI Classic
2,151 cc·Automatic·RWD·Diesel
125hp / 92 kW
10.8s
6.7l/100km
178g/km
Mercedes-Benz C 220 CDI Classic
2,151 cc·Manual·RWD·Diesel
125hp / 92 kW
10.5s
6.1l/100km
161g/km
Mercedes-Benz C 180 Sport
1,799 cc·Automatic·RWD·Petrol
122hp / 90 kW
13.0s
9.3l/100km
221g/km
Mercedes-Benz C 180 Sport
1,799 cc·Manual·RWD·Petrol
122hp / 90 kW
12.0s
9.2l/100km
218g/km
Mercedes-Benz C 180 Elegance
1,799 cc·Automatic·RWD·Petrol
122hp / 90 kW
13.0s
9.3l/100km
221g/km
Mercedes-Benz C 180 Elegance
1,799 cc·Manual·RWD·Petrol
122hp / 90 kW
12.0s
9.2l/100km
218g/km
Mercedes-Benz C 180 Esprit
1,799 cc·Automatic·RWD·Petrol
122hp / 90 kW
13.0s
9.3l/100km
221g/km
Mercedes-Benz C 180 Esprit
1,799 cc·Manual·RWD·Petrol
122hp / 90 kW
12.0s
9.2l/100km
218g/km
Mercedes-Benz C 180 Classic
1,799 cc·Automatic·RWD·Petrol
122hp / 90 kW
13.0s
9.3l/100km
221g/km
Mercedes-Benz C 180 Classic
1,799 cc·Manual·RWD·Petrol
122hp / 90 kW
12.0s
9.2l/100km
218g/km
Mercedes-Benz C 200 CDI Sport
2,151 cc·Automatic·RWD·Diesel
102hp / 75 kW
13.7s
6.7l/100km
178g/km
Mercedes-Benz C 200 CDI Sport
2,151 cc·Manual·RWD·Diesel
102hp / 75 kW
13.4s
6.1l/100km
161g/km
Mercedes-Benz C 200 CDI Elegance
2,151 cc·Automatic·RWD·Diesel
102hp / 75 kW
13.7s
6.7l/100km
178g/km
Mercedes-Benz C 200 CDI Elegance
2,151 cc·Manual·RWD·Diesel
102hp / 75 kW
13.4s
6.1l/100km
161g/km
Mercedes-Benz C 200 CDI Esprit
2,151 cc·Automatic·RWD·Diesel
102hp / 75 kW
13.7s
6.7l/100km
178g/km
Mercedes-Benz C 200 CDI Esprit
2,151 cc·Manual·RWD·Diesel
102hp / 75 kW
13.4s
6.1l/100km
161g/km
Mercedes-Benz C 200 CDI Classic
2,151 cc·Automatic·RWD·Diesel
102hp / 75 kW
13.7s
6.7l/100km
178g/km
Mercedes-Benz C 200 CDI Classic
2,151 cc·Manual·RWD·Diesel
102hp / 75 kW
13.4s
6.1l/100km
161g/km
Mercedes-Benz C 220 Diesel Sport
2,155 cc·Automatic·RWD·Diesel
95hp / 70 kW
17.4s
7.5l/100km
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Mercedes-Benz C 220 Diesel Sport
2,155 cc·Manual·RWD·Diesel
95hp / 70 kW
16.3s
7.4l/100km
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Mercedes-Benz C 220 Diesel Elegance
2,155 cc·Automatic·RWD·Diesel
95hp / 70 kW
17.4s
7.5l/100km
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Mercedes-Benz C 220 Diesel Elegance
2,155 cc·Manual·RWD·Diesel
95hp / 70 kW
16.3s
7.4l/100km
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Mercedes-Benz C 220 Diesel Esprit
2,155 cc·Automatic·RWD·Diesel
95hp / 70 kW
17.4s
7.5l/100km
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Mercedes-Benz C 220 Diesel Esprit
2,155 cc·Manual·RWD·Diesel
95hp / 70 kW
16.3s
7.4l/100km
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Mercedes-Benz C 220 Diesel Classic
2,155 cc·Automatic·RWD·Diesel
95hp / 70 kW
17.4s
7.5l/100km
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Mercedes-Benz C 220 Diesel Classic
2,155 cc·Manual·RWD·Diesel
95hp / 70 kW
16.3s
7.4l/100km
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Updated Jun 2026 · Specifications sourced from manufacturer press releases and homologation documents.

Quick answers

What body type is the Mercedes-Benz C-Class Facelift 1997 (1997-2000)?

The Mercedes-Benz C-Class Facelift 1997 (1997-2000) is a sedan. All 73 variants in this generation share this body configuration. Full specifications including dimensions, weight, and cargo volume are listed on each variant page.

How many variants does the Mercedes-Benz C-Class Facelift 1997 (1997-2000) have?

The Mercedes-Benz C-Class Facelift 1997 (1997-2000) has 73 variants, each representing a distinct combination of engine output, transmission type, and equipment level. Browse the table below to compare power, acceleration, and consumption across all specs.

What years was the Mercedes-Benz C-Class Facelift 1997 (1997-2000) produced?

The Mercedes-Benz C-Class Facelift 1997 (1997-2000) was produced 1997–2000. During this production run the model was offered with multiple engine options and powertrain configurations. All variants from this period remain indexed with their original manufacturer specifications.

What fuel types are available in the Mercedes-Benz C-Class Facelift 1997 (1997-2000)?

The Mercedes-Benz C-Class Facelift 1997 (1997-2000) is available in Petrol, Diesel. Each fuel variant carries its own consumption rating, CO₂ output, and performance figures. Use the fuel filter above to narrow the list by powertrain type.