Mercedes-Benz C-Class (W202)

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Mercedes-Benz C-Class compact executive car passenger car

The Mercedes-Benz C-Class (W202) is a compact executive sedan introduced in the early 1990s that marked Mercedes’ modern entry-level luxury line, offering improved refinement, safety, and performance over its predecessor.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Mercedes-Benz C-Class	8
Mercedes-Benz C-Class (W202) canonical	1
Mercedes-Benz W202	1
Mercedes-Benz W210	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2978405 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Mercedes-Benz C-Class (W202)
Context triple: [Mercedes-Benz 190E, successor, Mercedes-Benz C-Class (W202)]

A. Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class
The Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class is a compact luxury sedan known for its sleek coupe-like styling, premium interior, and advanced technology features.
B. Mercedes-AMG C 43
The Mercedes-AMG C 43 is a high-performance, AMG-tuned version of the Mercedes-Benz C-Class, featuring a powerful engine, sport-focused handling, and upgraded styling and technology.
C. Mercedes-Benz W154
The Mercedes-Benz W154 was a dominant late-1930s Grand Prix racing car, famed as one of the legendary German "Silver Arrows" for its speed, engineering innovation, and racing success.
D. W204
W204 is the internal designation for the third-generation Mercedes-Benz C-Class, produced from the mid-2000s to early 2010s.
E. Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.5-16 Evolution
The Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.5-16 Evolution is a rare, high-performance homologation version of the W201 compact sedan, developed for DTM touring car racing with upgraded aerodynamics, suspension, and engine tuning.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Mercedes-Benz C-Class (W202)
Target entity description: The Mercedes-Benz C-Class (W202) is a compact executive sedan introduced in the early 1990s that marked Mercedes’ modern entry-level luxury line, offering improved refinement, safety, and performance over its predecessor.

A. Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class
The Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class is a compact luxury sedan known for its sleek coupe-like styling, premium interior, and advanced technology features.
B. Mercedes-AMG C 43
The Mercedes-AMG C 43 is a high-performance, AMG-tuned version of the Mercedes-Benz C-Class, featuring a powerful engine, sport-focused handling, and upgraded styling and technology.
C. Mercedes-Benz W154
The Mercedes-Benz W154 was a dominant late-1930s Grand Prix racing car, famed as one of the legendary German "Silver Arrows" for its speed, engineering innovation, and racing success.
D. W204
W204 is the internal designation for the third-generation Mercedes-Benz C-Class, produced from the mid-2000s to early 2010s.
E. Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.5-16 Evolution
The Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.5-16 Evolution is a rare, high-performance homologation version of the W201 compact sedan, developed for DTM touring car racing with upgraded aerodynamics, suspension, and engine tuning.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Mercedes-Benz C-Class ⓘ compact executive car ⓘ passenger car ⓘ
allWheelDriveSystem	4MATIC ⓘ
assemblyLocation	Bremen ⓘ surface form: Bremen, Germany East London ⓘ surface form: East London, South Africa Graz ⓘ surface form: Graz, Austria Sindelfingen, Germany ⓘ
bodyStyle	4-door sedan ⓘ 5-door station wagon ⓘ
class	compact executive car ⓘ
designer	Bruno Sacco ⓘ
engineType	V6 petrol ⓘ V8 petrol (AMG) ⓘ inline-4 diesel ⓘ inline-4 petrol ⓘ inline-5 diesel ⓘ inline-6 petrol ⓘ
faceliftYear	1997 ⓘ
fuelType	diesel ⓘ petrol ⓘ
height	approximately 1410 mm ⓘ
layout	front-engine, all-wheel-drive ⓘ front-engine, rear-wheel-drive ⓘ
length	approximately 4480–4520 mm ⓘ
manufacturer	Mercedes-Benz ⓘ
marketIntroduction	1993 ⓘ
marketPosition	entry-level Mercedes-Benz sedan ⓘ
modelYears	1993–2000 ⓘ
notableTechnology	multi-link rear suspension ⓘ optional automatic climate control ⓘ
notableVariant	Mercedes-Benz C36 AMG ⓘ surface form: C 36 AMG Mercedes-AMG C 43 ⓘ surface form: C 43 AMG
platform	Mercedes-Benz W204 platform ⓘ surface form: Mercedes-Benz W202 platform
predecessor	Mercedes-Benz W201 ⓘ surface form: Mercedes-Benz 190 (W201)
productionEnd	2000 ⓘ
productionStart	1993 ⓘ
safetyFeature	airbags ⓘ anti-lock braking system (ABS) ⓘ electronic stability program (ESP) available ⓘ traction control (ASR) available ⓘ
segment	entry-level luxury car ⓘ
successor	Mercedes-Benz C-Class ⓘ surface form: Mercedes-Benz C-Class (W203)
transmission	4-speed automatic ⓘ 5-speed automatic ⓘ 5-speed manual ⓘ 6-speed manual ⓘ
wagonDesignation	T-Modell ⓘ
wheelbase	2690 mm ⓘ
width	approximately 1720 mm ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

190E → successor → Mercedes-Benz C-Class (W202) ⓘ

subject surface form: Mercedes-Benz 190E

BMW 3 Series → competitor → Mercedes-Benz C-Class (W202) ⓘ