German Car Zone

In the latest issue Swedish AMS tested BMW 330i against the brand new C280 in Avantgarde version. Both cars equipped with automatic transmission.

Model ……………………………. 330i ………. C280
Driving Dynamics ………….. 91% ……… 79%
Engine/transmission ………. 95% ………. 77%
Comfort …………………………… 71% ……… 78%
Quality ……………………………. 89% ………. 91%
Design ……………………………. 90% ………. 82%
Costs ……………………………… 49% ………. 50%
Safety …………………………….. 83% ……….. 87%
Passenger space ……………… 64% ………. 60%
Trunk space ……………………. 63% ………. 68%
Ergonomics ……………………. 75% ……….. 87%
Environment ……………………. 47% ………. 50%
“Sporty car” ……………………. 94% ………. 76%

Total ………………………………. 77% ………. 75%

1. BMW 330i (77%)
2. Mercedes C280 (75%)


Engine (Hp/Nm) …………… 258/300 …… 231/300
Weight (kg) …………………….. 1615 …………. 1681
0-100km/h ……………………….. 6.8 …………… 7.5
Fuel consumption (l/100km) . 10,7 ……. 11.0
Slalom (km/h) …………………... 61,9 ……….. 59,8

Why they didn't get the C350? and isn't the 330i now has 272hp?

Enough to beat MB.

Impressive, considering the 3er is a much older car!
Bravo BMW

good question.

those are really slow o-100 times

The C350 has been getting a really good reviews last one by Evo and they loved it,swedish folks what's wrong with u?

Natural competitor for the C350 is 335i and not 330i. In Europe is this logical competition between C-class and 3-series:

320i vs C180
325i vs C200
330i vs C280
335i vs C350

And from September 2007, the 3-series sedan and touring gets the new DI engine with 272hp

is the C280 a 3.0l or a 2.8l?

I really don't understand why MB has let themselves get so behind the times with their engine range (V6 and 4Cil). Despite how good the rest of the car is, the engine range is letting the car down in comparisons, though in isolation I'm sure they're fine.

this engine sucks..and so does this comparison
how can one gain points in 2 categories wich to me are almost the same?
Driving Dynamics.. and sporty car..haha whats sporty car?

and still the mb lost by 2% against a car with a heck of alot better engine..
so mb wake up and give the C the engines it deserves.. so we can see some real battles