The 170 Sb is a car from Mercedes-Benz, with rear wheel drive, a front positioned engine and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style.
The 170 Sb forms part of Mercedes-Benz's W 191 series of cars.
Its 1.8 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, side valve, 4 cylinder unit that produces 51 bhp (52 PS/38 kW) of power at 4000 rpm, and maximum torque of 112 N·m (83 lb·ft/11.4 kgm) at 1800 rpm.
A 4 speed manual transmission delivers the power to the wheels.
The claimed kerb weight is 1260 kg.
Its maximum speed claimed is 120 km/h (75 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2845 mm | 112 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1315 mm | 51.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 4440 mm | 174.8 inches | |
| Width | 1685 mm | 66.3 inches | |
| Height | 1610 mm | 63.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.56 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1260 kg | 2778 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 47 litres | 10.3 [12.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Engine code | M 136 IV / 136.922 | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.8 litre 1767 cc (107.829 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 75 × 100 mm
2.95 × 3.94 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.75 | ||
| Valve gear | side valve (SV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 52 PS (51 bhp) (38 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 112 Nm (83 ft·lb) (11.4 kgm) at 1800 rpm |
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| Specific output | 21.5 kW/litre 29.3 ps/litre 28.9 bhp/litre 0.47 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
63.38 Nm/litre
0.77 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 6.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Solex 32 PBJC carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 796.5 kPa (115.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 3 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 441.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 32 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 120 km/h (75 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 41.04 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 PS/kg 30.18 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.03 kW/kg 40.48 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 bhp/kg 0.02 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 33.13 kg/kW 55.34 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| km/litre | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.750 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | SwAx.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | 4.50K x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 4.50K x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 6.40-15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 6.40-15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | 240 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 240 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.44 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 324984 | ||
| Production total | 8080 | ||
| Model code | W 191 | ||
| Model family | W 191 | ||
| RAC rating | 14.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1952 Mercedes-Benz 170 Sb added 2013-03-26. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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