The 300 3.0 CRD is a motor car from Chrysler, with rear wheel drive, a front positioned engine and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style.
Power is supplied by a double overhead camshaft, 3 litre turbocharged 6 cylinder engine, with 4 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 215 bhp (218 PS/160 kW) at 4000 rpm and 510 N·m (376 lb·ft/52 kgm) at 1600-2800 rpm respectively.
A 5 speed automatic 'box delivers the power to the wheels.
Quoted kerb weight is 1910 kg.
Top quoted speed is 230 km/h (143 mph), official fuel consumption figures are 10.8/6.6/8.1 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 215.0 g/km.
Full specs
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Applicable to the USA domestic market(s). | ||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3048 mm | 120 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1600 mm | 63 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1605 mm | 63.2 inches | |
| Length | 5015 mm | 197.4 inches | |
| Width | 1880 mm | 74 inches | |
| Height | 1475 mm | 58.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.65 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1910 kg | 4211 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 72 litres | 15.8 [19] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged diesel | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3 litre 2987 cc (182.278 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 83 × 92 mm
3.27 × 3.62 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.9 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 218 PS (215 bhp) (160 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 510 Nm (376 ft·lb) (52 kgm) at 1600-2800 rpm |
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| Specific output | 53.7 kW/litre 73 ps/litre 72 bhp/litre 1.18 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
170.74 Nm/litre
2.06 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 18:1 | ||
| Fuel system | common rail direct diesel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2145.6 kPa (311.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 497.83 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo D. | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 8.6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 230 km/h (143 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 114.13 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 83.94 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 112.57 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.91 kg/kW 19.9 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 10.8/6.6/8.1 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 10.8/6.6/8.1 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 9.3/15.2/12.3 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 26.2/42.8/34.9 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 21.8/35.6/29.0 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 215.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | K | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.750 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 7½ x 18 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7½ x 18 | ||
| Tyres front | 225/60 R 18 | ||
| Tyres rear | 225/60 R 18 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 345 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 320 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 151140 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 25.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2006 Chrysler 300 3.0 CRD added 2007-01-05. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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