76.7kW/t
Half of every C-Class on the road is below this. Power divided by mass in running order — the one figure that compares across model and era.
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There are 70,004 of them on Dutch roads, built between 1999 and 2021, weighing anywhere from 1,395 to 1,665 kg. They share a name and not much else. Here is the spread.
Half of every C-Class on the road is below this. Power divided by mass in running order — the one figure that compares across model and era.
A typical C-Class has more power per tonne than 82% of the 8,248,168 combustion cars in the Netherlands.
For the median version, from power, mass and body shape. A prediction, not a measurement.
The slowest in this sample makes 53.5 kW per tonne and the quickest 139.8 — a factor of 2.6 between two cars wearing the same badge. Any single number for a C-Class is an average over that.
| Engine | Share of the sample | kW per tonne |
|---|---|---|
| 115 kW 156 hp | 49% | 76.7 |
| 125 kW 170 hp | 10% | 83.3 |
| 105 kW 143 hp | 10% | 70.0 |
| 135 kW 184 hp | 9% | 90.0 |
| 85 kW 116 hp | 4% | 56.7 |
| 100 kW 136 hp | 3% | 66.7 |
| 120 kW 163 hp | 3% | 80.0 |
| 90 kW 122 hp | 2% | 60.0 |
Of 300 sampled: 163 petrol, 85 petrol + electric, 50 diesel, 1 petrol + LPG, 1 diesel + electric.
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Everything above describes 70,004 cars sharing a name, spanning 1999 to 2021 and 1,395–1,665 kg. Your C-Class has one engine, one mass and one registration. Put the plate in and the answer is about that car rather than about the name on it.