Totally Immaculate and Perfect Example Genuine C43 AMG Model - Full Detailed History New Continental Conti-Sport Tyres All Round Only 74k miles with just 2 Owners from New Almost impossible to find in this Condition

When AMG get their hands on a Mercedes, they dont fool around. The German tuner has been preparing Mercedes cars for European motor sport competition for years. Among other things, they prepared the C36 high-performance saloon for Mercedes a couple of years ago. They specialise in suspension tuning, engine upgrades, and tasteful styling touches.

Basically, what AMG do is take a perfectly good sensible estate, yank out the stock motor and stuff in a high performance engine, overhauling the suspension and brakes and redoing the interior and exterior while they’re at it. In the case of the C43, they’ve taken the C230 Kompressor estate and given it the full Monty, with a 4.3 litre V8 from the upscale E-series replacing the asthmatic factory-issue supercharged 2.3 litre four cylinder.

AMG actually tweak this engine even more, and it develops 302BHP at 5850 rpm….27 hp more than the stock unit. Transmission is a five-speed automatic which really adds to the car’s performance and driveability.

The Mercedes autobox is one of the best of its kind and you can choose between automatic mode and doing the shifting yourself. Still, the engine in the C43 is such a powerhouse, with so much usable torque (302 foot-pounds at 3250 rpm), it’s almost impossible not to have a smile on your face when you get behind the wheel. The C43 delivers instant gratification, both from a practical and performance standpoint.

You have to look pretty hard to recognise this car. It’s definitely a sleeper, and from a distance, looks like just another entry-level Mercedes estate. However, little give-aways like 17-inch performance tyres and forged, not cast, alloy wheels (which are wider at the rear) with polished edges, blacked out centre roof pillars, very subtle body side moulding, and discreet badging distinguish it from the common garden variety C230. So does the performance, of course; if you want it to, the C43 will take you from 0 to 60 miles an hour in just over six seconds and on to well over 150MPH yet stll returns over 26mpg . Not too shabby for an old estate car!

But there’s more to the C43 than exterior trim and a powerful engine. AMG have done a masterful job of retuning the suspension. Among other things, they have stiffened up the bushings, lowered the body, added stiffer shock absorbers, and installed an anti-skid system and electronic stability control. Also found on some BMWs, this latter system automatically applies the brakes - one wheel at a time - if you get in over your head during hard cornering. The result is an estate that behaves like a sports car. This is one car you can fearlessly toss into the tightest corners, knowing it’ll forgive you if you make a mistake. In a word, the C43 is exhilarating, with an intoxicating blend of pavement-removing acceleration, ground-hugging handling, and an exquisite sense of balance - and it makes excellent noises into the bargain.