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Originally Posted by barkford
I understand the new C55 is actually a CLK from the bottom of the windshield forward to accomodate the monster under the hood. Was the older w202 C55 in Europe modified in a similar design to accomodate the larger V8 also?
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The W202 C55 was a special order modified C43. I believe the rear floor was modified to accomodate the new diff with axles and driveshaft. Not quite as drastic as swapping the whole front end like the current C55. In that vein it got me wondering how the C43 was built; was it similar to the C36 that started as a pretty much fully built C280? If so, this would mean the W202 C55 end product was reinCARnated (
) twice before delivery .
BTW I think the quad exhaust is pretty much overkill; doesn't look
too bad on the larger bodies but I think it ruins the smaller body of the C55. To me it's all getting too fadish and I suspect it's going to "date"... IMNSHO. Mind you I wouldn't say no
