On sale since September. Sport package includes firmer springs and shock absorbers, stiffer stabilizer bars, wider tires, sport seats upholstered in leather, and blue-tint glass. 35,000 a year in 2001. Then, as many as 70,000 a year, after '02 models C320 station wagon, C32 AMG supercharged hot rod and C230K supercharged coupe are launched in fall '01. Fractions of an inch longer, lower, wider than the car it replaces.
Test Drive appears Fridays.