Tony proclaimed the C320 Sport the ideal sports sedan for novice drivers– especially those who view tail out power slides as an open invitation to the emergency room. Switch off the ESP and Nanny's still there, lurking in the background, ending even the most lurid drifts with a brutal snap. Throw the wheel hard over at any speed and she'll understeer, then oversteer, then quickly return you to normal programming.
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Apply full anchors at 80mph, and she slows to zero in a straight line, through massive puddles, with no hands. The C320 Sport's computerized brain simply won't allow the car to get out of shape. The ritual abuse finally revealed the best that the C320 Sport has to offer: safety. Nothing broke, but it wasn't for lack of trying. We maxed out at 130 and mucked-about with the tip shifter. We slalomed, fish-tailed, donuted and burned rubber. We cranked-it-up, forwards, backwards and sideways with opposite lock and panic stop. We caned the car across the length and breadth of Quonset Point's abandoned runways. It was my final chance to see if the C320 Sport's other virtues somehow masked the soul of a sports car. Tony and I joined forces and had a play in the rain.
Still, even with a reasonably powerful, sweet-spinning V6 engine in the engine bay, these attributes don't add up to "sporty". I reckon it's this quartet of characteristics that defines the Mercedes brand, and makes Mercs the logical choice for customers who view driving as a means to an end. The journey to the decommissioned Navy base was almost as revealing as our thrash Olympics.Īs I guided the C320 Sport down I-95 in driving sleet, the car provided rock steady handling, effortless lane changing, perfect comfort and superb visibility. I called my man Anthony Ricci, local instructor of extreme limo driving, and headed for his private playground. At the very least I could determine if the mini-Merc had earned the right to call itself "Sport", and thereby justify its heftier-than-a-Hemi price tag ($38k before tax and toys). I decided to concentrate my efforts on the performance side of the equation.
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