Does anyone out there have any information on the 2-star/marginal rating that a '97 C180 picked up in the European NCAP test? I wonder what the test conditions were, and if Mercedes had a response to the performance. There's also a NHTSA test that's much more positive, and apparently loss data from the insurance industry is pretty favorable... here's a quick overview of all the tests I've found at:

http://www.crashtest.com/mercedes_benz/ie.htm

I'm just curious because we added a C230 earlier this year, and are potentially shopping around for another W202.

-anthony