The Canadian market offered only the AMG Line trim level four-cylinder models and station wagon models were not offered. Both trims featured required US amber side reflectors and lights. There were no Classic/SE trim models, no models with four-cylinder or diesel engine, and no station wagon models available in the US market. In the United States, the Elegance trim was only available on the C 300 Luxury with an option for the 4MATIC all-wheel-drive system, and the Avantgarde trim with the AMG Sport Package was available on the C 300 Sport (the only US market C-Class with a standard manual transmission with 4MATIC system available as an option) and the C 350 Sport (RWD only). In the United Kingdom, the Classic trim level was marketed as the SE, and the Avantgarde trim with the AMG Sport Package was marketed as the Sport. The AMG variant, marketed as the C 63 AMG used the 6.2-litre V8 petrol engine. The W204 line offered a range of four-cylinder petrol and diesel engines, a 3.5-litre V6 petrol and a 3.0-litre V6 diesel engine are also available. W204s advertising predominantly featured the sport grille and AMG bodykit, especially in Canada and the United States. Avantgarde trim featured a 'sport' grille with three wide matt-finish horizontal bars and a large, central emblem as well as an optional AMG bodykit, sport seats, three-spoke sport steering wheel, lower and stiffer sports suspension, upgraded brake piston calipers, and larger alloy wheels. Classic and Elegance retained a traditional Mercedes-Benz grille, with horizontal chrome bars and standing hood emblem. The Avantgarde offered Liverpool fabric/leatherette seats or optional leather. Elegance trim featured standard leatherette upholstery with optional leather. The base trim, marketed as Classic, was offered with smaller four-cylinder engines and cloth seats or optional leatherette, marketed as ARTICO. Typically, Mercedes offered the W204 in three trim and equipment levels, marketed as Classic, Elegance and Avantgarde. Deliveries began in late March 2007 in almost all European countries. ĭaimlerChrysler introduced the W204 C-Class on 18 January 2007 at the 2007 Geneva Auto Show. The design of W204 was finalized in 2003 and a German design patent application was first filed on 9 September 2004, demonstrating a W204 fiberglass design model. An industry first, the digital testing allowed for crash testing before a physical prototype existed. In the summer of 2003, the development of the W204 C-Class used a "digital prototype", a 2.1 terabyte digital replica of the car, over a virtual distance of 15 million miles. Production reached over 2.4 million worldwide, and the W204 was the brand's best selling vehicle at the time. The W204 station wagon was not marketed in North America. The C 180 Kompressor, C 230, and C 200 CDI were available in the beginning of August 2007. Sub-models included the C 200 Kompressor, the C 230, the C 280, the C 350, the C 220 CDI, and the C 320 CDI. The W204 platform was also used for the E-Class Coupé (C207). The C-Class was available in rear- or all-wheel drive, the latter marketed as 4MATIC. It was manufactured and marketed by Mercedes-Benz in sedan/saloon (2007–2014), station wagon/estate (2008–2014) and coupé (2011–2015) bodystyles, with styling by Karlheinz Bauer and Peter Pfeiffer. The Mercedes-Benz C-Class (W204) is the third generation of the Mercedes-Benz C-Class.
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