Early W205 C43s let you flip the exhaust flaps open from a cabin button for pops and burbles on demand — a trick later models lost to noise rules.
Median 213 hp across 260 similar cars
Lead trim: AMG C43 4matic · 3.0L · 4WD
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FactEarly W205 C43s let you flip the exhaust flaps open from a cabin button for pops and burbles on demand — a trick later models lost to noise rules.
C43 AMG variant split out of the W205 C-Class (2015–2021) as its own generation: 6 trims from the catalogue (AMG C43 4matic · 3.0L · 4WD; AMG C43 4matic Convertible · 4WD; AMG C43 4matic Coupe · 4WD; AMG C43 4matic Convertible · 4WD; …).
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VerifiedFIRST · WORLDWIDEFIRST PRINTONLY ONE IN VANCOUVERMercedes built the W204 AMG's 6.2 litre M156 with no turbo at all, a naturally aspirated V8 already going against the grain by 2008.
6 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMG C43 4matic Convertible · 4WD | 2020–2021 | 3.0 L V6 | 385 hp | 384 lb-ft | — | 4WD | Automatic 9-spd | — |
| AMG C43 4matic Convertible · 4WD | 2017–2021 | 3.0 L V6 | — | — | — | 4WD | Automatic 9-spd | — |
| AMG C43 4matic Coupe · 4WD | 2017–2021 | 3.0 L V6 | — | — | — | 4WD | Automatic 9-spd | — |
| AMG C43 4matic Coupe · 4WD | 2020–2021 | 3.0 L V6 | 385 hp | 384 lb-ft | — | 4WD | Automatic 9-spd | — |
| AMG C43 4matic · 3.0L · 4WD | 2020–2021 | 3.0 L V6 | 385 hp | 384 lb-ft | — | 4WD | Automatic 9-spd | — |
| AMG C43 4matic · 3.0L · 4WD | 2017–2021 | 3.0 L V6 | — | — | — | 4WD | Automatic 9-spd | — |
An estimate, for the AMG C43 4matic Coupe · 4WD trim: fuel on its EPA figure and a dated national price, upkeep on a per-mile average for the kind of car it is.
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The new C63's tiny turbo-four is a giant on paper: 469 hp from 2.0 litres makes it the most powerful four-cylinder engine in series production.
Every single W206 C-Class, even the AMG-badged C43, now makes do with four cylinders — Mercedes dropped the six-cylinder entirely from this generation.
For the first time ever, every C-Class engine option became a four-cylinder — this generation quietly dropped the six-cylinder choice entirely, pairing a 48-volt system with each one.
Early W205 C43s let you flip the exhaust flaps open from a cabin button for pops and burbles on demand — a trick later models lost to noise rules.
The C450 AMG borrowed more than a badge from its big brother — the front axle, steering system and suspension all came straight from the C63.
Mercedes-Benz built the W205's body structure from a mix of steel and aluminum, making it the first C-Class with an aluminum-intensive hybrid shell, cutting up to 100 kg versus its predecessor.
Despite the jump to twin-turbo power, Mercedes says this C63 actually sips less fuel than the naturally aspirated car it replaced — 32 percent less.
It inspired a boat: Cigarette Racing built a 50-foot Black Series Marauder powerboat after it, unveiled at the 2012 Miami Boat Show.
Years before a single physical prototype existed, Mercedes crash-tested the W204 C-Class entirely in software — a 2.1-terabyte 'digital prototype' driven a virtual 15 million miles, an industry first.
Mercedes built the W204 AMG's 6.2 litre M156 with no turbo at all, a naturally aspirated V8 already going against the grain by 2008.
Squeezing in the 5.4-litre V8 meant AMG had to stretch this C-Class's nose by about 80mm, borrowing the longer engine bay and front end from the CLK55 AMG.
The W203 C32 AMG Sport Coupé was never a regular catalog option — AMG Studio built it strictly to special order, making it far rarer than the saloon and wagon versions of the same car.
The W203 was the first C-Class offered with a factory sunroof panel made of a single curved piece of glass spanning nearly the full roof, marketed as the Panorama roof.
This C43 AMG was the first AMG model ever assembled complete at Mercedes' own factory — after Daimler-Benz bought AMG in 1998 — rather than finished off at AMG's shop like the C36 before it.
No two C36 AMGs were quite the same — AMG admitted its hand-built engines could vary by over ten horsepower from car to car.
By 1999 the W202 had quietly become the first compact sedan on the market to offer electronic stability control as standard equipment across its entire lineup.
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It briefly served as senior sibling to Marquette, a GM companion brand cancelled after just one year.
Nissan hired former BMW engineers to help develop the 510's suspension, which is why period reviewers frequently compared its handling to the BMW 1600/2002.
A Trabant 601 won its class at the 1970 Monte Carlo Rally, with a second 601 right behind it in second.
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The G80 Sport brought a 370 PS twin-turbo 3.3 V6, a mesh grille and copper-tinted chrome with copper stitching to match.
The Vigor was sold only with a five-cylinder engine, an unusual configuration Honda used to fit a longer engine transversely under a short hood.
The GS/E coupe earned the nickname "German Charger" for its long hood, short deck stance borrowed from Detroit muscle cars.
This DeVille/Fleetwood was the first production car anywhere to mount its V8 sideways, Cadillac's front-drive gamble on the new C-body.
