speedybenz
06-09-2003, 08:55 AM
After owning and driving both cars with almost identical suspension setups I would have to say that the C280 sport is a little better handling car.
The main difference is the V8 engine the C43 which tends to add an extra 100-150 lbs right over the front axle or maybe even infront of the axle.
Both cars use the same roll bars and have very similar springs and shocks. Driving at 9/10ths speed the C280 is more communitive that it's at the edge while the C43 is more numb. The C280 is somewhat more flat through the corners and this helps to drive it harder, but still leave a cushion.
Hopefully in the next few months I can tune my C43 to be as good a handler as my C280 Sport was.
Now if Mercedes made the 1999-2000 C230K with an aluminum engine block. Watch out. Better Kompressor and about 220Hp to the wheels. Get out of my way!
Jeff
The main difference is the V8 engine the C43 which tends to add an extra 100-150 lbs right over the front axle or maybe even infront of the axle.
Both cars use the same roll bars and have very similar springs and shocks. Driving at 9/10ths speed the C280 is more communitive that it's at the edge while the C43 is more numb. The C280 is somewhat more flat through the corners and this helps to drive it harder, but still leave a cushion.
Hopefully in the next few months I can tune my C43 to be as good a handler as my C280 Sport was.
Now if Mercedes made the 1999-2000 C230K with an aluminum engine block. Watch out. Better Kompressor and about 220Hp to the wheels. Get out of my way!
Jeff